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    Buckeye Amps: New US based Hypex multichannel amplifier builder, line-up announcement!

    So for those interested the the binding post fix, I performed mine last night, and *maybe* was able to tell a very slight difference in noise reduction at high volumes. Honestly, these amps are very quiet in the stock form. I already had to put my ear mere inches from the tweeter to hear even...
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    Buckeye Amps: New US based Hypex multichannel amplifier builder, line-up announcement!

    12v. On when the receiver is powered on rather than waiting for signal.
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    Does adding high SINAD amp to AVR make sense?

    I tested by pausing the music and then turning the volume up to the loudest I would likely ever listen and still enjoy the sound and the hiss was so faint that you would have to be less than 10cm from the tweeter. So I am going to assume I am in great shape.
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    Does adding high SINAD amp to AVR make sense?

    makes sense. Can Hiss be initiated by simply turning up the volume with no source playing, or do i have to have a source playing in silence to experience it? I couldn't hear even a hint of hiss with the amps on and turned up to the normal volume I listen to with my ear <5cm from the tweeter...
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    Buckeye Amps: New US based Hypex multichannel amplifier builder, line-up announcement!

    Only the relay in the amp itself. Don't think i notice anything through the speakers.
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    Does adding high SINAD amp to AVR make sense?

    Interesting. I didn't think that the electronics would degrade an already degraded speaker THD. What math did you use to arrive at the above -59.96 dB?
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    Does adding high SINAD amp to AVR make sense?

    Didn’t realize the speaker has a SINAD. In my case, I have a new X8500HA (likely non AKM DAC’s) with the internal amps turned off and feeding the external power amps. All things considered, I am starting with a pretty good source as I understand it. The speakers are NHT C4’s. The...
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    Does adding high SINAD amp to AVR make sense?

    Am I wrong to wonder what the benefit of adding a high-SINAD external amp to an AVR is? I mean, yes, having more power to handle dynamic loads is the main reason. But am I well into diminishing returns when the external AMP SINAD ratings eclipse that of the AVR's pre-outs? ie. In the...
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    Buckeye Amps: New US based Hypex multichannel amplifier builder, line-up announcement!

    @Buckeye Amps What gauge wire is currently used in the binding post repair? Can we assume from approach #3 that the current female quick connect's are non-magnetic? (ie. the only problematic part is the tab itself) Which approach do you plan to take moving forward?
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    Adding external amp to preout of internally amplified channels?

    These are acoustic suspension (sealed) speakers. No port
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    Adding external amp to preout of internally amplified channels?

    To be honest, not much is missing. But when all owners talk about audible differences with external amplification, I am more wondering how much better they could sound. Some folks point to the drop in impedance at kick drum frequencies being harder to drive with the denon (when played loud)...
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    Adding external amp to preout of internally amplified channels?

    Any suggestions on better speakers with a similar neutrality to C3s?
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    Adding external amp to preout of internally amplified channels?

    ahh, gotcha. Sorry I missed that originally. Thank you very much for the additional insight.
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    Adding external amp to preout of internally amplified channels?

    Thank you for this feedback, and #3 is really the most important question to answer...but I wonder about your references: 1) I think in Amir's review, the pre-outs were at ~95db, which I think are not terrible. So there is hope 2) X4700h can turn off the internal amps, which is what you have...
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    Adding external amp to preout of internally amplified channels?

    I have a Denon X6500H and looking to improve performance of my front sound stage (NHT C3's + CLCR). Owners point to more power to really help them sing. My uneducated research started with external amps that I can connect to the pre-outs on my X6500H, but all the talk of benefits of turning...
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