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9 hours ago, Idontknow said:
I'm not one bit surprised. That's the difference between solid state amps and tubes. Solid state always sounds muffled, except for the First Watt amps. R8 is very bright though because it uses the modern tube sound. Ares II is awesome btw. Highly recommended.
I have a chance to get a Pontus II for 2k cdn or and Aries II for 850 cdn. Is the pontus worth the upgrade?
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13 minutes ago, Shakeydeal said:
I think both streamer and dac are important. I went from a Node to a Lumin and it was a noticeable improvement. As @Fido mentioned, the dac in the node is decent, but a Pontus II will be much better and worth the $$.
Thanks. What about steamer? I was thinking of just grabbing a wiim mini or pro when it comes out. But I’m not sure if that will sacrifice sound quality
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Are there many Klipsch enthusiasts in the Toronto area? Are there any meetups? I’d love to connect with other Klipsch fans in the area
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I sold my Hegel h590 and now looking to get some tubes for the cornwalls. I have a wilsenton r8 with a pair of heresys in my other listening area and love it
I did a comparison of the hegel h590 vs the r8 with heresys and I have to tell you….. what a night and day comparison. The Hegel is a lot more reserved and laid back vs the r8. With the tubes the heresys came to life. The Hegel really seemed to play it safe while the r8 seemed alive and fun. I can’t believe I enjoy a 2k tube to a 14k solid state.
my question is does anyone have experience With the wilsenton r800i? Seems like it will be an upgrade from the r8
im currently running a bluesound node to the r8 but looking to get something for the cornwall system. I’m Thinking about a denafrips Aries 2 or Pontus 2 paired with a streamer.
does the streamer have much to do with audio quality or is it the dac that determines that?
any feedback is appreciatedthank you
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6 hours ago, newworld said:
Would it be possible to run a behringer amp off the r8 for a set of subwoofers?
I’m not sure what kind of amp that is?I’m not sure what kind of amp that is?-
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1 hour ago, billybob said:
Well, it looks like you got it from the horse's mouth.
If you are not sure what you are doing, when you get it, tag Shakeydeal or Other here for help. Instructions should be decent enough. Guessing again that you will be using unused speaker connection from tube amp? Go slow and have both units unplugged while doing the work.
I’m not sure if I should go off of the 8ohm speaker outputs on the amp or the 4om outputs. Or if I should run parallel after the speakers daisy chain
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37 minutes ago, billybob said:
Guessing you are getting a high input to lfe converter?
I got this one on recommendation from SVS
if anyone has a better alternative I’m all ears. Or eyes?
thanks
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I still need to clean up the wires but here is the turntable set up with the wilsenton. Very nice sound even minus a sub for now
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19 minutes ago, Shakeydeal said:
I think in most situations either method of connection is fine. But since you only have low level inputs, the choice is made for you as long as you stay with that sub.
It’s more so how to hook up the speaker line to the line converter. I read somewhere to tap the 4ohm leads feom the back of the amp for the signal. Then I read you could daisy chain from the speaker to the line level.
I just do t want to damage anything. Is is my first tube and I’m a total newb
thanks
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35 minutes ago, Shakeydeal said:
The Node is using attenuation in the digital domain and throws away bits depending on the listening level. I'm not surprised that the Wilsenton used on it's own sounds better.
Not sure what sub you have, but since the R8 doesn't have any outputs, you could always use the sub with it's high level connections. That works very good in most instances.
Thanks for t he reply. I’m using an SVS pb-3000. It only has low level inputs. I ordered a line level input so I’m hoping that works. I’m not familiar how to hook them up thin I found lots of instruction on joking up a REL sub but not much on a regular tube. I did hear ocdmikey on YouTube mention it’s a horrible idea to use the speaker terminals for a signal. So I’m kind of lost
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Another Update: I Hooked up my turntable and phono preamp and using I’m the preamp in the wilsenton minus the sub for now
the preamp in the wilsenton sounds so much better than the bluesound. A lot better.
So far the bluesound has been pretty flawless. A couple glitches between the bluesound app and the Spotify app but a quick app restart and it sorted itself out.
im really loving the sound of tubes so far!
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3 hours ago, OO1 said:
Congrats on the R8
Thank you. I’m very happy so far.
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New update my bluesound node came today.
Super easy to set up and have it running as a preamp right now to the wilsenton as I don’t have high level inputs on my subwoofer and I’m using the sub out on the bluenode.
compared to using the Hegel as a preamp it’s night and day. The Hegel sounds so much better.
I have ordered a line converter so I can use the preamp in the tube amp to see how it sounds before investing into a new dac.
any input on which dac to look at would be appreciated. I was looking at the denafrips Aries 12 I think it’s called.
also if anyone has any experience hooking up a line converter any input would be great
thanks for all the help
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15 hours ago, billybob said:
Lol, glad you are feeling good about it. That Hegel must be a decent preamp. Yes, can see you selling it. Maybe another can make use of that powerhouse.
That’s what I was thinking. The headroom is nice but I really don’t need all that power
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4 minutes ago, tigerwoodKhorns said:
I'm not sure that the Hegal is 300 wpc. Look at the specs. if it goes down to 2 ohms, the output should significantly increase. Two times the power when you cut the impedance in half is a myth, but this thing should have 900 or more wpc at 2 ohms, they list nothing.
The distortion should also be 300 wpc rated from 20 to 20K. This reads like a 50 wpc amp.
https://www.hegel.com/en/products/integrated/h590
Power output: 2 x 301 W into 8 Ω, Dual Mono
Minimum load: 2 ΩDistortion: Less than 0.005% @ 50 W/8 Ω/1 kHz
I just refinished some speakers with grill cloth that looks like yours. Do you have any closeup photos of the grills?
I’ve read it goes down to 1100 watts into 2 ohms.
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8 minutes ago, the real Duke Spinner said:17 minutes ago, Chandz said:
I couldn’t wait for my bluesound node to get here so I ended up hooking my Hegel h590 up as a preamp to my new wilsenton R8 for now
. All I can say is wow!!! How is it that a 25 watt per channel tube amp sounds better than a 300w per channel solid state. I’m in aww.
the tubes are still breaking in so I’ll will see how the sound changes but so far I’m loving it!
any comments or suggestions are welcomed!thanks for looking
Tubes do not " break in"
The whole " break in ,* thing is for Audio Phools
Good to know. This is my first tube amp so I’m just going on what I’ve read and what’s in the manual. I’ll have to see for myself I guess. I’m happy if it stays sounding the same regardless
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Ps: I’m going to eventually sell my Hegel to purchase another amp/preamp or integrated for my cornwall 4’s.
any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
thanks again
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I couldn’t wait for my bluesound node to get here so I ended up hooking my Hegel h590 up as a preamp/streamer/dac to my new wilsenton R8 for now
. All I can say is wow!!! How is it that a 25 watt per channel tube amp sounds better than a 300w per channel solid state. I’m in aww.
the tubes are still breaking in so I’ll will see how the sound changes but so far I’m loving it!
any comments or suggestions are welcomed!thanks for looking
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On 11/8/2022 at 9:22 PM, billybob said:
Interesting to find out. What is available?
I ended up getting a wilsenton r8 tube amplifier
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On 11/12/2022 at 12:26 PM, OO1 said:
@Chandzan exceptional amp/preamp for the Heresy and Cornwall 4 are the Yamaha A-S1200 - A-S2200 series .
Thank you. I had the as-801 a few years ago with a pair of klh model 5. It really tuned me off Yamaha as it had horrible synergy. I have only ready great things about the higher end Yamaha integrateds I’ll have to give them a second thought.
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1 hour ago, billybob said:
Hello, Hope you are trying out the Hegel on the Cornwalls.
Looks like a more than capable SS integrated:
https://www.hegel.com/en/products/integrated/h590
Yes I’ve been listening to that setup for a few months now. It sounds great I’m just looking for something better suited
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I need some help regarding my 2 heritage systems.
I am currently and running a Hegel h590 with a pair of cornwall 4’s
i also own a pair of heresy 4 for my living room and I just ordered a wilsenton r8 and bluenode 3 which should be here this week
im looking to sell or trade my Hegel for something more suited for the cornwalls (or maybe heresys?)
my questions are:
would I be better pairing the wilsenton r8 with the cornwall and getting something else for the heresy or keeping the r8 with the heresy and getting an amp for the cornwall (I was thinking possibly solid state as it will get a lot more casual listening (tv, movies, video games) vs the cornwall system which will be music only
also, what is the best way to add a sub that has no high level inputs to a system with no preouts? (The wilsenton).
any ideas or recommendations are appreciated as I’m lost.
thanks everyone!
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On 7/8/2022 at 9:51 AM, jjptkd said:
Check out the RSL Speedwoofer 10 I bought one a few months back and it easily outperformed the Klipsch R-112sw I had. They're $450 shipped brand new only like 35lbs great sub lots of reviews out there too. Only down side is they're always on back order took me over a month to get mine but worth the wait IMO.
https://rslspeakers.com/products/speedwoofer-10s-mkii/
Features:
- Now with 400 watts RMS / 1020 watts peak
- Cast-frame 10” woofer w/ improved thermal capacity
- New LFE mode offers deeper extension (22Hz!)
- Music mode matches original 10S w/ improved dynamics
- New rear-vented Compression Guide™ tuning
- Wireless ready. Option to add during checkout*
Terms & Conditions:
- Limited quantity available
- Free shipping within the 48 states!
- 30 day in-home trial period
- Limit of 2 Speedwoofers per customer
- $25 flat-rate return fee from 48 states.
I’ve been on the waiting list for quite some time. I’m up In Canada tho so it will be a little more with the shipping and duties
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On 7/8/2022 at 5:23 PM, Peter P. said:
Honestly, if you're going to be bringing them outside for use, with that moving around I wouldn't buy a subwoofer meant for inside use. I think you'll beat up the finish. I would seriously consider have car sub boxes built or purchase stock boxes, and mounting plate amps to them. Those auto sub boxes have that cheaper felt carpet cover and I don't think you'll mind the scrapes and scratches as much.
That’s a great idea. I have an old jl audio 8w7 in a slotted box just sitting in my garage. Maybe I’ll get a plate amp for that. It’s a 3 ohm speaker I believe tho. Any recommendations for a plate amp that would drive? Thanks
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I was thinking the same thing. I should pull the plug on the Pontus. The only thing that’s holding me back is I’ll be the third owner of it. It shouldn’t matter but I was hoping to get the unit off of the original owner.