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Todd's AG Trio G3 System -- it's about time
Or more likely our OCD would lead to insanity. ;) I realize I may have to turn in my audiophile membership card, but over the last 20 years I have tried to reduce the number of variables that need to be incessantly tweaked. I know how I was 30 years ago with my vinyl setup and a certain amount...- Germanboxers
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Todd's AG Trio G3 System -- it's about time
With good gear, the tradeoff between going direct versus through an active line stage is relatively small. What you described as the differences between direct and through your darTZeel is similar to what I heard relative to the Mayer line stage. The gain in dynamics and authority was just...- Germanboxers
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Todd's AG Trio G3 System -- it's about time
Not really, at least at this point. That said, my experience in this hobby has proven one thing and that is never say never. Given the objectively small differences that we audiophiles chase at times and the subjective nature of what matters most to us at any point in time, it is reasonable to...- Germanboxers
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Todd's AG Trio G3 System -- it's about time
Hey Caesar. The setup process took 3 or 4 weeks, listening and adjusting by ear during the week and then adding measurements over the weekends. Having had 2 recent back surgeries in an 11 month span, along with several other surgeries before and one after, I was not able to perform the "full...- Germanboxers
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Todd's AG Trio G3 System -- it's about time
Hey Ked. I'm running the MSB Select DAC directly to the Mayer 300B. As you know, I used to have the Mayer 10Y Silver line stage. After extensive listening with the 10Y in the chain and without, I found a slight preference with going direct from the DAC. I know this is sacrilege for many, and...- Germanboxers
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Todd's AG Trio G3 System -- it's about time
Comparison of iTron and Thomas Mayer TM300B Silver Amps So…”iTron or the mighty Mayer amps” as someone earlier in the thread asked? It is an interesting question and was not so straightforward to answer. After an initial 4-5 weeks of listening through the iTron post replacement, I switched to...- Germanboxers
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Todd's AG Trio G3 System -- it's about time
Greetings! Apologies for my long absence in Todd’s excellent thread and for the long length of this post(s). Hopefully no one is upset that I have revived a 6m dormant, but highly successful thread. As some of you know, I received the Trio G3’s and a pair of double spacehorns this past summer...- Germanboxers
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Upgrade from Klipsch Cornwall 4 to Lascala AL5
How many hours do you have on the LaScala AL5's? Some of what you describe is similar to what I typically hear with a new speaker that has less than 100 hours of run in on the drivers and/or crossover. Not saying that this is the cause as others have postulated valid possibilities to pursue...- Germanboxers
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Todd's AG Trio G3 System -- it's about time
Hi Caesar. Yes, my Trios and space horns have arrived; however, there were a couple of problems that needed some troubleshooting. The passive-to-active switch was non-functioning and the tweeter amplifier on one of the iTrons was not functioning. Armin was very helpful in guiding the...- Germanboxers
- Post #328
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Todd's AG Trio G3 System -- it's about time
Your understanding is correct, Mike. I asked Avantgarde about this a couple of days ago while on a call. The iTron amps are capable of 3 very solid watts class A for each section (high, mid, low) and are conservatively capable of dissipating 100 watts. 3 watts is much more than needed given...- Germanboxers
- Post #325
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Todd's AG Trio G3 System -- it's about time
Yeah…I acknowledged that video in my reply to Mike. I haven’t been able to confirm that any other place and the brochure says its 3x100w in the tech specs.- Germanboxers
- Post #303
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Todd's AG Trio G3 System -- it's about time
Todd, where did you read the "3 channel, 3 watt per channel, class A current amplifier with zero negative feedback"? I have only heard Armin say 3 watts per channel in a 3rd party video. I have not read that they are biased Class A or that they are 3 watts per channel. That said, I don't...- Germanboxers
- Post #298
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Todd's AG Trio G3 System -- it's about time
Mostly correct, Mike. However, according to the brochure, iTron is a 3x100w amp. I know Armin mentioned “just 3 watts” in a video sometime last year. I would guess the brochure was more likely to be accurate as it’s possible Armin was trying to convey that it only takes 3 watts to fill up a...- Germanboxers
- Post #281
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Todd's AG Trio G3 System -- it's about time
Maybe I missed it, but how did you invert phase? I don't think the Trios have a phase invert? Did you do so accidently on the L10?- Germanboxers
- Post #221
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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Todd's AG Trio G3 System -- it's about time
Interesting...the manual I just received uses the language you circled above, whereas the manual I had downloaded a couple of months ago used the language I posted earlier. Glad they made the clarification, though honestly, the original language made sense to me, if perhaps a little less...- Germanboxers
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