tripath 2020 with low efficiency speakers

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[vern]

I did go for the Charlize, and I've very happy I did

It easily drives the speakers and has plenty of power. No compromises - there's as much volume available as I could ever want...

And yes, it's all true... what a great little amp - sounds so very good. I'm especially impressed with the imaging and how natural sounding it is...

[Nuuk]

It easily drives the speakers and has plenty of power. No compromises - there's as much volume available as I could ever want...

I think it would help others if people posted what systyem they use Charlize in! For instance, do you use a pre-amp and does the pre have any gain.

But not surprsingly, another happy Charlize owner!

[kanaddict]

Originally posted by vern
I did go for the Charlize, and I've very happy I did

It easily drives the speakers and has plenty of power. No compromises - there's as much volume available as I could ever want...

And yes, it's all true... what a great little amp - sounds so very good. I'm especially impressed with the imaging and how natural sounding it is...

Good to see that Charlize is able to drive your B&W with no problem !

At this day, all the comments I read about Charlize are more then positive (including mine ). I wonder if someone had the opportunity to compare Charlize to the more powerfull UCD180 ?
(At low to medium level).

[vern]

Well, the speakers are B&W CDM1NT and the source is a PC through an external usb soundcard - creative audigy 2 nx (surprisingly good, imho).
I guess it does function as a pre-amp as well, since the output is amplified (no analog line-out). I also tried using my portable (iaudio x5) as source and got good results (both line-out and headphone-out).

[chipmec]

I hooked up Charlize first to a set of L100's (three way rock and roll speaks from the '70's). I think they are 87 db eff. My impression: not bad, a little weak in the bass area. This is without a preamp.

Then I tried my Mirage M3's (two way from the same era, I don't know the eff. rating). Better! Charlize had an easier time driving those.

The detail is very good with both.

I have a set of JBL L46's and a set of Advent originals that I plan to try tomorrow. They are both two way. I will post my impressions.

I don't listen very loud anymore and the room is small, so your milage may vary.

I plan on building my first set of speakers with full range Fostex, high eff. drivers in the near future. I want to give her something easy to drive and also experiment with full range drivers with no x-over.

Even so, she will play plenty loud enough to annoy my wife, and that's all I can ask of any amp!

[edge540]

I tried Charlize on sonus faber electa amator friend's. 87 db, i believe and very hard to drive said the owner.
There was no miracle,Charlize was rapidely KO, but my friend said that many amplifers very bigger (power and size) than Charlize were out sooner.

[speaker]

Originally posted by chipmec
I have a set of JBL L46's and a set of Advent originals that I plan to try tomorrow. They are both two way. I will post my impressions.

I've hooked my completely stock SI-5066 up to original Advents last night and it drives them just fine. I have also used it on a set of very inefficient ADS mini monitors and it did an admirable job on them as well.

[chipmec]

Charlize sounds great with my large Advents and really well with my JBL L46's. The L46's may be the most eff. speakers that I own, because they sound noticably more dynamic with Charlize than the other, larger speakers that I have put her with.

Interestingly enough, I hooked back to my L100's after the L46's and it sounded better than the test from yesterday. I guess a little burn-in time helps.

This is fun!

[cotdt]

i can drive my 89 dB efficient speakers with my monster 50W headphone amp! no need for an amp at all!