I kind of like your answer. Maybe I should stop kicking the 1970s horse and get to the 21st century.I forgot to mention to these other guys, I really like my speakers.
Looking for main amp upgrade.
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And it's an amp and pre that's not Parasounds top of the line. When you look at power amps you want to see that it doubles the watts from 8 to 4ohms. Shows that it's has a robust power supply to drive difficult loads. Even with efficient speakers I think you could hear the difference. Driving the LRS+ which can dip down to 2 ohms and slightly below the Parasound only gets warm when kicking out 90+ decibels.
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If you are in or near Portland, Oregon there is a B&K st-140 power amp on the local Facebook Marketplace for just $125. For a minute I was tempted to buy the thing myself and try it as a power amp, using my Marantz 2270 receiver as a preamp. My rack though is already full, so I don't have a good spot to put the thing and though it may sound a litttle bit better than what's in the Marantz, it's no more powerful, so it doesn't really seem worth the hassle. It is a good price though, no doubt...
Keep the speakers if you like them. Speakers and rooms change sound. Amplifiers (within their design envelope) do not.
Or rather _should_ not. Be aware of many newer chip and class D amps. that have the design flaw that they react too much according to which speakers they are connected to and change the frequency response.
Nice amp, but yeah, you’re moving sideways again, or maybe even backwards imo. Why do you want to change? I’ve heard the modded 400 is a really nice amp, and it’s powerful enough for most uses.
Gonna have to buck up more cash to get to the next level (barring a score, etc), else you’re gonna be sampling more of the same.
Have you given something completely different a go, such as tubes or Class D? Sometimes a change in direction can be refreshing…
Yeah, Im getting bored and just want to tweak my system a little. I also have my home theater system in the same room , A meager system by todays standards, a Marantz 7.1 110w per channel with a 12in powered velodine sub. 7 klipsch SL satellites. This system absolutely kills my 70s system in every way, bass, treble, presentation etc but I grew up in the 70s and like the 70s sound better because that the way music is supposed to sound. Im sure some others feel the same way. I guess im looking for the best of the 70s and 80s sound.
Very very few 2 channel systems will compete with a sub, and taking that load off your mains might clean up the rest of the register.
Try adding a small powered subwoofer to your 70s setup. Especially if you play any more modern recordings.
I think I tried my Velodyne with my 70s system both ways, passively and powered, it has options for both ways.It does exactly what you say,fortifiys the bass and frees up the rest. I liked it but In the end I took it down. I also know what you mean about modern recordings. Try Evanescence 'Bring me to Life'. A stereo killer for sure.
It's like sex. If you haven't experienced it, there's no way to describe it. If you have experienced it, there's no need to.
So it's unexplainable. Very mysterious. -I'm guessing it can only be measured as brain waves..It's like sex. If you haven't experienced it, there's no way to describe it. If you have experienced it, there's no need to.
Well, the brain is, essentially, the CPU for our sensory inputs.So it's unexplainable. Very mysterious. -I'm guessing it can only be measured as brain waves..
A CPU applies logic to inputs. The brain interprets.Well, the brain is, essentially, the CPU for our sensory inputs.
Careful, audio boredom can get expensive.
Here's a tweak.... rotate your speakers 15 degrees, they won't sound any better (then maybe they will) and it's like you spent a whole bunch of money when you haven't.
I've done that in the past to get rid of the itch.
Well ya got me there.
Perhaps someone else will take the time to explain to you what a revealing speaker is, and the subtleties that can be heard. As for me, I'm out. Have a nice day.
I'll take a jab at this word from the audiophile dictionary.Well ya got me there.
Perhaps someone else will take the time to explain to you what a revealing speaker is, and the subtleties that can be heard. As for me, I'm out. Have a nice day.
A revealing speaker has elevated treble response. -Revealing more detail in the music. It's certainly not neutral and will thus be best with certain music genre.
The revealing speaker funnily enough is missing details in the high/mid/low bass area while still being described as revealing.
The revealing speaker is, when the listener is not in the mood or the track is anything else than easy jazz or audiophile acoustics, also typically described as "fatigueing" "forward", "bright", "cold", "sterile", "thin".
Have you ever listened to any flat diaphragm speakers ... Magnepan's, Electrostatic's ?? ...
Studio monitor's ??
Revealing ... as in very accurate reproducers.
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Flat diaphragm speakers suffer from lean frequency response.
Studio monitors are all over the place IR to response. From Yamaha NS10 to JBL to B&W 800D3 to Neumanns. All with vastly different responses. Where the latter is the only ones with neutral response. Neutral response is accurate.