Nikolas Topaloglou

Well, do you have any experience with De Havilland aries-845 amplifiers??

What is your opinion about De Havilland aries-845 amplifiers??

What preamplifier are you using with the 45 DRDs?

KT120 is a nice tube as well!

They make very good OTL as well as SET amplifiers, although prices are very high.. http://www.aries-cerat.eu/

I have a nice subwoofer, the WHT bass clef: http://www.whtspeakers.com/sub.htm http://www.bonoaudio.com/zb41/zboard.php?id=whte&page=1&sn1=&divpage=1&sn=off&ss=on&sc=on&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc&no=1&PHPSESSID=d53f4a63e4a663282fdf1c7fb7eb452f which helps a lot. So, even if the small tubes are weak in the bass, I can manage to have enough

Thank you very much Eric! I really appreciate it! OTL could be a very nice solution.

I also have an Accuphase, class A, which I like very much. I just think that a very good tube amplifier has a magic midrange... The Accuphase is more transparent, but more bright..

My amp fills the room easily. I never used the full power of this amp, although I play very loud. Just wondering whether these tubes provide a better sound in low to normal levels..

Hi, I am using a 845 base amplifier. I have seen so many posts regarding the ability of 45 or 2A3 tubes to deliver live music. I listen to jazz, blues, female vocals, classical. People say that the 45's are really the best with intimate, small ensemble stuff. The 2A3's are better when the music is amplified, and the ensembles are larger. Do you think that the 45 or 2A3 based amplifiers are better than the 845 for the Khorns? The power is enough for these monsters?

How to choose the right gauge, and type??

Indeed, I have a coaxial wire. Not a good type of cable?? Moreover, how many gauge do I need??? These Cross-Connected Belden 89259 DIY Hi-Fi Speaker Cables look good..

Hi March1! I have an Accuphase cd player , the dp 55, which is old but good enough. I also have the metric halo connected to my iMac for digital music. I also have the Accuphase T-1000 tuner, an excellent and expensive tuner. The length of the speaker cables is 3.5 meters. Thanks!

Thanks Roger! I really appreciate your answer to my question. All you need is a decent cable. I am happy with my Mogami 3082 cables. Just wanted to know whether "high end" cables will add something to the music. You made clear that it is better to spend money to upgrade the amplifier, or the digital/analog source than cables. Thanks again! Nikolas

I am using the mogami 3082 speaker cable, which is fairly good, for the price. My question is, if you have speakers that cost $15000 and amplifier which costs even more, are you ok with cheap but good cables? The expensive cables will add something to the overall performance of the system? Or this is a myth?