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What are your "unexpectedly good" loudspeaker-amplifier combos?
I read good things about Class D chip amps like Tripath and TPA, so I eventually decided to buy a 2 x 100 WPC TPA 3116D2 in 2018. Unfortunately the amp has loose heatsink (it's very cheap anyway), which hasn't been re-glued until recently. Indeed, the amp is very cheap. In any case, the...- Kreshna
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- bowers & wilkins dm302 chip amps class d amplifiers jbl l20t kreshna aryaguna nurzaman sansui au-7900 tpa3116 unexpectedly good sound
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- Forum: General Audio Discussion
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Why are chip amps often described as having "tube sound"? What are the similarities between them??
Alright, I often read chip amps being described as having sound similar to that of tube amps. Why? Are there really similar characteristics between chip amplifiers and tube amplifiers? And if there are, what are they? This one is an example: I have -- deliberately I might add -- refrained from...- Kreshna
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- chip amplifier gainclone kreshna aryaguna nurzaman set single-ended triode tripath tube amplifier
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- Forum: General Audio Discussion
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Solen caps in NHT SuperZero make trumpet sound harsh and ear-hurting
About two weeks ago (September 15, to be exact) I replaced the crossover capacitors of my NHT SuperZero with Solen caps. I noticed the overall sound became less grainy and more fluid, especially cymbals and hi-hats. My wife is not an audiophile, so she doesn't understand audiophile jargons like... -
Does Sansui AU-7900 drive difficult load speakers better than higher specced amplifiers?
Okay, this is about my B&W DM302, whose impedance drops to 3 ohms from 200 to 300 Hz, and to 5 ohms between 10 to 20 kHz. When driven by 25 wpc Sansui A-40 (not the best of Sansui, apparently), the resulting sound is strained and shouty. Very fatiguing. B&W DM302's impedance curve, compared...- Kreshna
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- b&w dm302 kreshna aryaguna nurzaman rotel rb-985 sansui a-40 sansui au-7900 yamaha rx-v663
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- Forum: General Audio Discussion
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I am a father again! :)
Last year I got married and became a father And then we were three. Guess what happened about nine months later? ;) Now we were four. Allow me to introduce the youngest member of my family: Siti Trianovi Salsabila, or Tria for short. She was born on June 27 at Limijati Hospital, Bandung...- Kreshna
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- baby evi novianti familly father kreshna aryaguna nurzaman shafa hawairul aini siti sutriah nurzaman siti trianovi salsabila
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- Forum: General Off Topic Forums
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Still hesitant to use modern amplifiers, recommendations are welcome.
I'm not saying vintage amplifiers always sound better than modern ones, I'm not saying Sansui AU-7900 is representative of the sound of all vintage amps either. Just like modern amps, there are good sounding vintage amps and there are bad sounding vintage amps. It's just so happens that the...- Kreshna
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- audio analogue pucinni kenwood dc20p kreshna aryaguna nurzaman modern amplifiers rotel rb-985 sansui au-7900 vintage amplifiers yamaha rx-v663
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- Forum: Solid State
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Why do some speakers sound good at loud volumes, while some others the opposite?
Loudness-wise, it seems JBL 120Tis are quite balanced speakers. They sound great at loud volumes, but they never lose details when played quietly. My Sansui AU-7900 has loudness switch, but with the 120Tis, I never need it. When I bought the B&W DM302s, I liked how they sound at low to moderate...- Kreshna
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- b&w dm302 jbl 120ti kreshna aryaguna nurzaman loud nht superzero quiet
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- Forum: General Audio Discussion
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NHT SuperZero 2.1 or NHT SuperZero original? Does the former sound worse?
Recently I've bought a pair of NHT SuperZero XU, and have fallen in love with their sound ever since. Those SuperZero sounds great even when driven by the amplifier section of a cheap Aiwa component system. Upgrading the amplifier of course makes them sound better. Currently the SuperZeros are... -
I am a father
No, it's not what you think: I did not impregnate some woman years ago only to find out I'm a father, it's nothing like that. :D Rather, I got married few months ago. :) My wife and stepdaughter. Allow me to introduce my wife, Evi Novianti, and my stepdaughter, Shafa. Evi was a widow when I...- Kreshna
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- evi novianti famiy father kreshna aryaguna nurzaman married shafa hawarul aini siti sutriah nurzaman
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- Forum: General Off Topic Forums
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Parallel-mono operation: why aren't many amps able to do it? What are the downsides?
Bridging seems to adversely affect an amplifier's capability to drive low impedance load. An amplifier rated to drive a 2 ohm stereo load (2 ohms on each channel) is only going to be able to drive a 4 ohm (or higher) bridge-mono load. A 2 ohm bridge-mono load will more than likely destroy the...- Kreshna
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- bowers & wilkins bridge-mono crown impedance dip kreshna aryaguna nurzaman low impedance speakers parallel-mono
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- Forum: Solid State
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Looking for bright-sounding, clinical-sounding power amp for my B&W.
Yamaha AV receivers are often stereotyped as bright, transparent, and clinical, and it seems my RX-V663 is no exception. In fact, when paired with JBL 120Ti --titanium dome tweeters, the system sounds so transparent and clinical, without any attempt to make bad recordings sound good. As such, it...- Kreshna
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- b&w dm302 bright-sounding amp jbl l20t kreshna aryaguna nurzaman rotel rb-985 warm-sounding amp yamaha rx-v663
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- Forum: General Audio Discussion
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Which power amplifier fits the following description?
To many listeners, JBL 120Tis probably won''t pass as "reference speakers", but they are my reference speakers nonetheless. At least they allow me to recognize the difference between amplifiers. When driven by NAD C375BEE, for example, the bass sounds very strong and punchy, but they also sound...- Kreshna
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- 120ti au-7900 jbl kreshna aryaguna nurzaman power amplifier sansui
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- Forum: General Audio Discussion
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Song(s) that sound best on your system?
Yes, I knew, an ideal system should have no sound of its own, thus, reproducing any kind of song with "equal opportunity". But it seems there is no such system; it seems sonic difference between systems is a fact of life. After all, Fostex FE206en driven by SET 300B sounds different than Monitor...- Kreshna
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- audio system b&w favorite songs jbl kreshna aryaguna nurzaman rotel sansui sonic difference yamaha
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- Forum: General Audio Discussion
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Your very first amp? What was the first amplifier you had?
Like, what was the very first amplifier you owned? And when? My first amplifier had a brown, wooden casing, with silverface of sort. Lately I tried to remember what brand and model it was. It was a pretty basic amplifier, with only few control knobs. I recently thought it was Pioneer SA-500 due...- Kreshna
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- how did you become audiophile? kreshna aryaguna nurzaman philips single-driver standard electronics what is your first amplifier?
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- Forum: General Audio Discussion
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B&W DM302 vs JBL L20T --what should I do?
No, this is not a brand war bait. Instead, I've been so accustomed to the sound of JBL titanium tweeters, because most of my speakers belong to the family: JBL 120Tis, a single JBL 4410 for center speaker, JBL LX 44s, and JBL L20Ts on my secondary system. As such, I couldn't help but comparing... -
Please help me choose the best loudspeakers for soundstage depth
My current speakers belong to the JBL titanium family; JBL 120Tis, a single JBL 4410, JBL L20Ts, and JBL LX44s. They are excellent speakers, and many of them have given me "wow" moments. The first and foremost "wow" is caused by their crisp yet clean HF. From the cymbal-heavy intro of John...