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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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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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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