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Home Theatre Receivers and speaker set-up
It seem to me that I get a less holographic image from the op-amps? of
my Sony HT receiver than I do from my Acurus DIA 100 matching levels of volume. Is that because the Dali speakers are not far enough forward from my Sony television? Is the television breaking up the 3D image? It seems that there is more "forward push" from the Acurus design. Think of it as an Aragon integrated. |
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"Philip Meech" wrote in message
... It seem to me that I get a less holographic image from the op-amps? of my Sony HT receiver than I do from my Acurus DIA 100 matching levels of volume. Is that because the Dali speakers are not far enough forward from my Sony television? Is the television breaking up the 3D image? It seems that there is more "forward push" from the Acurus design. Think of it as an Aragon integrated. Amps do tend to image differently, for reasons I do not know (here's your cue, Stewart: "it is due to tube microphonics [quote paraphrased]"). As a class, transistor amps seem to image "behind" the speakers. Tube amps seem to image "in front of" or "both in front of and behind" the speakers and seem to have more depth or "3-dimensional image body". Like all generalities, there are/may be exceptions. I believe your Acurus is a tube or hybrid design; the Sony HT is definitely a transistor design. If so, that may explain it. |
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Harry Lavo wrote:
cue, Stewart: "it is due to tube microphonics [quote paraphrased]"). As a class, transistor amps seem to image "behind" the speakers. Tube amps seem to image "in front of" or "both in front of and behind" the speakers and seem to have more depth or "3-dimensional image body". Like all generalities, there are/may be exceptions. I believe your Acurus is a tube or hybrid design; the Sony HT is definitely a transistor design. If so, that may explain it. The DIA-100 is a solid state integrated amp with a passive pre-amp section. Somehow I doubt Mondial (Acurus/Aragon) ever made a any tube products. -- Jason Kau IS FOR EMAIL IS FOR SPAM http://www.cnd.gatech.edu/~jkau |
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"Jason Kau" wrote in message
... Harry Lavo wrote: cue, Stewart: "it is due to tube microphonics [quote paraphrased]"). As a class, transistor amps seem to image "behind" the speakers. Tube amps seem to image "in front of" or "both in front of and behind" the speakers and seem to have more depth or "3-dimensional image body". Like all generalities, there are/may be exceptions. I believe your Acurus is a tube or hybrid design; the Sony HT is definitely a transistor design. If so, that may explain it. The DIA-100 is a solid state integrated amp with a passive pre-amp section. Somehow I doubt Mondial (Acurus/Aragon) ever made a any tube products. I'm sorry, but the Acurus line certainly did include tube gear. |
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It is an integrated SS with a passive preamp as Harry says. The sound
stage is behind on both, although I have never heard that difference described before. I am not sure what makes the image 3D in front, but I am working on it. I am building a Seas 2-way, the "Eclectic", but I will probably have to go to Quads to get what I want. Thiels are a thought. What model Thiels, Harry? Jason Kau wrote: Harry Lavo wrote: cue, Stewart: "it is due to tube microphonics [quote paraphrased]"). As a class, transistor amps seem to image "behind" the speakers. Tube amps seem to image "in front of" or "both in front of and behind" the speakers and seem to have more depth or "3-dimensional image body". Like all generalities, there are/may be exceptions. I believe your Acurus is a tube or hybrid design; the Sony HT is definitely a transistor design. If so, that may explain it. The DIA-100 is a solid state integrated amp with a passive pre-amp section. Somehow I doubt Mondial (Acurus/Aragon) ever made a any tube products. |
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"Philip Meech" wrote in message
... It is an integrated SS with a passive preamp as Harry says. The sound stage is behind on both, although I have never heard that difference described before. I am not sure what makes the image 3D in front, but I am working on it. I am building a Seas 2-way, the "Eclectic", but I will probably have to go to Quads to get what I want. Thiels are a thought. What model Thiels, Harry? All the floorstanding Thiels are time- and phase- coherent and pretty much image the same way. However, most of my experience has been with the 2 2, 2.3 and 3.5, 3.6 series where it is definitely applicable. The 3.6's are really fine sounding "moderately" priced speakers. However, the phenomenon I speak of is also apparent on other speakers. It's just that it seems to really show up on time-aligned speakers. As to why, I haven't a clue. But have noticed it from the late seventies on, when I had Maggies and ARC tubed gear. Have also heard it using Dynaco, Modulus 3, Conrad Johnson, Precision Fidelity, and VTL tubed gear. Jason Kau wrote: Harry Lavo wrote: cue, Stewart: "it is due to tube microphonics [quote paraphrased]"). As a class, transistor amps seem to image "behind" the speakers. Tube amps seem to image "in front of" or "both in front of and behind" the speakers and seem to have more depth or "3-dimensional image body". Like all generalities, there are/may be exceptions. I believe your Acurus is a tube or hybrid design; the Sony HT is definitely a transistor design. If so, that may explain it. The DIA-100 is a solid state integrated amp with a passive pre-amp section. Somehow I doubt Mondial (Acurus/Aragon) ever made a any tube products. |
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Harry Lavo wrote:
The DIA-100 is a solid state integrated amp with a passive pre-amp section. Somehow I doubt Mondial (Acurus/Aragon) ever made a any tube products. I'm sorry, but the Acurus line certainly did include tube gear. Really? Would you care to name an Acurus model that has a tube in it? -- Jason Kau IS FOR EMAIL IS FOR SPAM http://www.cnd.gatech.edu/~jkau |
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"Jason Kau" wrote in message
... Harry Lavo wrote: The DIA-100 is a solid state integrated amp with a passive pre-amp section. Somehow I doubt Mondial (Acurus/Aragon) ever made a any tube products. I'm sorry, but the Acurus line certainly did include tube gear. Really? Would you care to name an Acurus model that has a tube in it? -- Jason Kau IS FOR EMAIL IS FOR SPAM http://www.cnd.gatech.edu/~jkau You are correct and I am wrong, insofar as I can go back into my annual directories and check. I could have sworn I remembered a salesman telling me that the Acurus line was tube based and a lower priced line by Mondial, shortly after it was introduced. With Aragon the higher priced line. But everything I see in the directories back to '92 or '94 is solid state. My apologies. |
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