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Actually, the only circuit which a manufacturer can legitamately call "balanced" is that which uses an actual transformer. When the signal is split electronically, it is called differential. At any rate, when I was an engineer at JBL, they used a very similar circuit in some of the Soundcraft...

Dynaco amps are ultralinear too - in fact Dynaco invented the circuit. I would not generally recommend a SET for use full-range mainly because the damping factor is poor. That isn't a concern at upper frequencies. A conventional ultralinear design is best for the bass frequencies if tube...

For that circuit to be effective, you need to use twisted pair wire with the ground not attached to the shield at the far end; i.e. the shield is not a signal carrying conductor.

Jolida makes some affordable amps http://www.jolida.com/index.php?p=products&category=6&model=34 You can buy the original Dynaco http://www.dynakitparts.com/store/catalog.aspx?cid=1 I'm sure there are others I can't think of right at the moment.

I use a crossover point for my VOTTs of 100Hz which cures a room issue, but my subs are right next to them and run in stereo. The surrounds are run full range ( I don't use a center speaker ). The LFE is passively mixed into the subwoofer channel and has no upper bandwidth limit.

Not much other than it appears to be a preamp, has several power supplies which use linear regulators (at least one is bipolar), uses dual IC opamps for the line outputs which have their B+/B- fed by copper bus-bars (with local power supply bypassing), has some video circuitry (or perhaps an FM...

How was that determined? Were datasheets for the raw electronic components consulted, or the circuitry reverse engineered? Again, not trying to be a wiseguy, but just trying to pin down the specifics of how these findings were arrived at. Unlike computer design engineering, audio electronics...

Again, were these people trained in electronics, and specifically in audio circuitry? I'm not trying to be a wiseguy, but I just know first hand how difficult it can be to discern circuit differences, PCB layouts etc. For instance, a unit could have "different" circuit boards but still have...

How was that determined? Were the units actually torn down by someone who knew what he/she was looking for? I mention this because its essentially impossible to tell without inspecting the circuit boards and components.

Like I mentioned in my previous post, many "preamp/processors" are merely a receiver with the power amps left out. A user is wise to try to find out if this is in fact the case before buying that "preamp/processor". One example of this state of affairs was the Outlaw Audio 990 preamp, which...

The voltage output is whatever the user wants it to be depending on the setting of the main volume control and individual channel trims. The "spec" voltage out is just an arbitrary number under a particular set of circumstances which doesn't mean much in the real world. If nelmr had...

Manufacturers make what will sell the most, being in business to make the most money possible. Apparently they believe that more people want receivers than preamp/processors. Also, some receivers have preamp outputs which serve the same purpose.

I thought about that after the fact. I'd be wasting valuable piss. For all I know, you'd grow another head with the power of my piss. No, I'd VOMMIT down the hole after I ripped your head off. :banana-rock:

Of course there are exceptions that anybody could cite. What I'm referring to is the purely electronic build, parts quality, etc, not such non-electronic things as faceplates, chassis type, "designer" aesthetics etc. Now shut up before I rip your fucking head off and piss down the hole...

If your sole consideration is how many watts, then of course not. However that NAD might have less grating distortion (it would sound better), have less noise, and have more reliable components etc. Also, The cheaper Onkyo might not be able to meet its "100" watts under most conditions because...

I'm trying to say: YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!!!!! I know from experience what manufacturers do to save a dime. You will NEVER get something for nothing.

You Get What You Pay For

I never subscribed to the "speakers as furniture" notion, and don't care what they look like as long as they perform their primary duty well. Decorator finishes are for pussies and wives. :handgestures-thumbdown:

I'm just amazed that his woofer and subwoofer driver capability appears to be far more than the rest of the spectrum. The key is to use enough subwoofer to match the output of the speakers which provide coverage of the rest of the audio spectrum. His appears limited for frequencies above the...