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| C'mon name that amp ...please? Thanks everyone, I will report back, but it may be a while as getting amps to audition in my home is not an easy task, especially since I want to get one used. | |
| C'mon name that amp ...please? Guys,I've been switching back and forth between the ICE amp and a Cary SLI-80 integrated. They both have virtues the other one doesn't. This is probably an age old question that has been asked and answered a million times. I think I'm wasting your... | |
| C'mon name that amp ...please? What do you guys think of the ARC HD220 hybrid amp? That was the ARC model I was thinking of in original post. I have read the Audiogon review where the guy loved it and then 4 months later didn't, but I suspect he is a true "tuber" and embraced t... | |
| C'mon name that amp ...please? Vic... DIY is not really for me. I'm more of a LSEDI kind of guy. (Let Someone Else Do It) I'm just not certain of my power requirements. I was able to audition a Class A 30 watt (Belles SA30) and it seemed to be on the lower edge of power output ... | |
| C'mon name that amp ...please? The speakers are Montana XP and it's not that the highs are overbearing, but the Class D amp has limited trailing decay of cymbals and stuff like that. | |
| Speakers with no rear wall, better or worse sound? Putting up a wall behind your speakers will lessen the perceived depth. Whether it's a visual or acoustical thing I don't know, but you will notice an amazing reduction and probably not like it at all. | |
| Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Any experiences? Sorry, I haven't heard it either, but I am hoping that anyone who has will compare the sound to the KWA amps. | |
| Crossovers and dynamics Thank you, that was very detailed and thorough. Now when my friends tell me that my 4 way 4th order floor standing speakers are being robbed of musical dynamics I can point them to your post. You have surely "busted" that audio myth. | |
| Crossovers and dynamics OK I will rephrase the question. I have heard that multi-ordered crossovers will reduce the dynamic capabilities of a speaker vs. having no crossover at all (full range). Is this true, or does the crossover just reduce the drivers efficiency a bit... | |
| Opinions Needed on which amp? I could also consider the KWA 100 SE if it was thought to be closer to the XA30.5 Thanks | |
| Owners of Pass Labs XA30.5 Thanks Onemug, I am quite close to my decision. The only other candidate is the Modwright KWA 150 SE. Anybody have any thoughts between the two? | |
| Owners of Pass Labs XA30.5 John,Thanks for your thoughts. I was using a tube integrated with 80 watts, but was considering the Pass as I'm getting sick of tubes. I also use a Velodyne DD-15 sub, so the bass is plenty as my Montanas are out in the center of the living room a... | |
| Owners of Pass Labs XA30.5 Would an XA30.5 be adequate running my Montana XP speakers? 92 db @ 2 watts 4 Ohms multi driver 2x10" 2x7" 2x4" and 1 tweeter per speaker. Room size is 34x25, but I don't think I play it that loud. | |
| ANY EXPERIANCE WITH PASS LABS AND MONTANA EPS2? You don't need that much power. Look at the XA30.5 unless you like it always loud. | |
| Wyred 4 Sound STP/SE and Emotiva XPA1 The W4S STP-SE has an output impedance of about 100 Ohms. It should be fine with just about any amp except for ones with the lowest input impedance (less than 5K) and I can't think of any right now. |