Official Wyred 4 Sound Amp Thread - Page 21

Originally Posted by Warpdrv


Now if we could get Wyred4Sound to implement a Subwoofer out for their 2 channel preamp, I would likely buy one for sure...

What do you say EJ and Rick...

Patrick

Originally Posted by rnrgagne

Yes the ARC seems like a great system - I did read Kal's take on it and he sees it as equal to the stand alone Audyssey SEQ. That's very high praise indeed. The on-board Audyssey Pro of the AVP has half the resolution of the SEQ, but again the value or need of the extra resolution is really room dependent IMO. I had the SEQ and the results I'm getting in my room are as just good with the AVP's Audyssey & a Pro calibration. I'm pretty sure both the Audyssey & ARC will make the SMS-1 redundant.

It's great that Anthem supports their products. So far Denon has been supporting the AVP quite well, I've done four firmware upgrades and two of them were actually to add features (Audyssey Dynamic Volume & 1080/24hz processing) and not just to fix bugs. Overall the AVP has come out of the gate relatively flawless.

I'd certainly consider the D2v2 if I were buying today, but as has been the case too often, when I was ready to buy, Anthem was behind the curve. That I suppose, is one of the negative things about being an early adopter like I tend to be. Usually that leads to regrets, but in the case of the AVP there is none this time, it's that good.

Originally Posted by mkv15

Which Amp? 5 CH (3 x 250w, 2 x 125w) or 5 CH (3 x 500w, 2 x 250w)
I'm learning toward the 3x500, 2x250, but is this amp too much "amp" for my speakers?

my setup:
-Paradigm Studio 100 Front
-Paradigm Studio 690 Center
-Paradigm Millenia 20 Rear
-Denon AVR-4306, upgrading to Integra DHC 9.9

I emailed EJ 2 days ago for recommendation, but no reply yet....

Thanks,
Mike

Originally Posted by kilinko

Subgenuis37

My Integra DHC 9.9/Mini MC x 5 replaced my NAD T785. My set up is currently running with the Integra EQ flat. Most noticeable improvements in my set up was the clarity and accuracy in both movies and music. For music the vocals sound amazing, clean, smooth, and pure to performer. I used Norah Jones and Coldplay as reference because I have been to their concerts(my concert ticket gifts to my wife), and the quality of the CD recordings. For movies I used Ironman as reference. Vocals again was awesome. It sounds like the characters are sitting in the room talking to you. Any gunfire with shells hitting the ground. My favorite is when Ironman escapes and gets out of the cave. In the first chapter, when the dirt returns to the ground from explosions. You can hear every separate piece of dirt and differentiate many sizes of dirt. The older receiver you can only make out two maybe three pieces. The one concern I had was my first listen. I was concerned with the quality of the sound that came out. It improved by the first hour, I felt good at about 60 hrs, and proud at 300 hrs. One more thing, I had to set the Integra volume limiter to 70%(100dB peaks) for ear protection. 70% is freaking loud. The older receiver clipped at 95% volume at about the same dB levels.Hope this helps. You should post your speakers.

I found this link helpful on AVS for how much power you need.

http://www.stageaccompany.com/en/support/splcalc.php

This link to not go deaf.

http://www.dangerousdecibels.org/hearingloss.cfm

I will like to thank E.J. & Wyred 4 Sound for a great product.

Originally Posted by subgenius37

Thank you for the review! I am leaning toward the mini 5 as my speakers aren't that big, relatively efficient, and I will mostly be doing home theater. I am replacing an older HCA 1205 Parasound amplifier so the bump up in watts (140-250), channel isolation, and reduced distortion are weighting my buy decision at the moment. And the fact that my old Parasound is a bit of a space heater and I'm trying to cool the space off That reminds me kilinko, how warm/hot does the amp get when watching Iron Man (one of my favorite reference blu-rays as well)?

Originally Posted by kilinko

I leave the Mini MC on 24/7. I used two thermometers. The temperature with the Pre/Pro off is 89 and 92 degrees fahrenheit. Watching Ironman at an average conversation 60 dB, and loud peaks around 80 dB it stayed the same temp. I checked the thermometers at 30 minutes, and 1 hr into the movie. Equipment is in a rack. Ambient temperature in rack room is 72 and 75 degrees fahrenheit with thermometers. Equipment below the Mini MC provided no additional heat during test. 3.5 inch vented space below the amp and 5.5 vented space on top with the Pre/Pro above. Hope this helps.

Originally Posted by Hogganbeck

Thanks, Klao. Have you received your STP yet? Really interested in your impressions.

Originally Posted by Warpdrv

Im running the bigger powered amp in a 7 channel config with my Studio 100's I'm very happy with the sound. I agree with Happy, just get the best right from the get go, and never look back...

Originally Posted by Warpdrv

BTW, I have a 5 channel D-Sonic (2000-5) and a 7 Channel Wyred amp..

Originally Posted by keenween

Are any of the amps 2ohm stable? Specifically, I have a pair of 2ohm bass woofers I was thinking about pairing with a ST500.

Also, I read mention early in this thread about available active crossovers internal to the amps. I see no information on the website concerning this, is there a source for more information on the active crossover solutions the Wyred 4 Sound amps provide? ...HP/LP, Available XO Freqs, Slopes, etc?

Originally Posted by WYRED 4 SOUND

Hello Keenween,

The crossover in the MC amps is a generic 80hz, 3db/octave which should work for any bi-ampable speaker. We could offer different crossover points if there are any special needs.

EJ Sarmento
sales@wyred4sound.com
www.wyred4sound.com

Originally Posted by Will Gibbons

Is the 3db/octave correct? First order crossover is 6 db/octave.

Regards,
Will

Originally Posted by rnrgagne

Are they the same modules for the main channels in each?