Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Technical Questions From a 1909, how much better SQ to 2809. To 3808.

That made sense, thanks for taking the time to lay it out. If distortion below 1% (or more) is fine, then it would certainly seem the 1900 would do fine. My post was aimed directly at SQ as the review implied it may not be the best choice due to the amount of THD at just 50 watts - thus really bad at 90. I was just very surprised when i read that review as it gives (me anyway) the impression that the 1900 may not be a great combination with M80s.
Then again, i like my 3300, and was very surprised to read that it starts "clipping" (their words not mine, HT Mag, Nov. '99) at 75 watts and .016 THD. I did not think that was audible, but certainly implies you don't get all the 110 they advertise without noticable distortion. Of course, I don't reach 1% THD into 4 ohms (on my PSBs) until 174 watts. That would explain why I like the 3300!

Anyway, the worms are back in their pen and the 1900 seems to be a safe bet for the low levels we are talking about.

Wee gots ourselves some fancy worm wranglin' he-ah...

"Whawt we have he-ah, is a fayl-yah to ka-mu-ni-kate"

"Yuuu shore do got a purdy mouth".

This is not going anywhere good....

Well, it got to page 5, that's not bad.

You been working on DIY asbestosis remediation today Mark?

What happed to the days of just enjoying the music?

Too many people are caught up with all the numbers that the magazines and manufactures keep throwing out at us. How many people realize that, sensitively notwithstanding, a loudspeakers driver(s) uses about 5% of the power it receives to produce sound, the rest is wasted heating up the voice coil and magnet structure. Why is this important? It’s not; it’s just another specification that is essentially useless to the consumer.

So guys, put down those meters, grab a beer (preferably Heineken) slide in a CD or DVD, and if it sounds good to you, just enjoy it.

Life’s very good with music!

If it was that easy we could all just go down to best buy, grab a box, and plug it in and forget about it. Not much need for a forum on audio stuff, if the answer is "it all sounds great, just plug and forget about it." Somewhere between a $100K system and a box from Walmart there is a maximum return on your investment. I don't know if it is a Denon 1900 or Krell separates, but I enjoy the discussion.

Actually Zimm, it can be that easy, and for most of the world, it is.

Yeh, sure, easy if you don't have OCD. It's a burden I live with. Thank God I was cured of Tourette's.