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... My question is since i am not mechanically inclined i am afraid to change speaker pinding posts , rca's...etc. I at least want to try a battery supply. Can someone point me in the right direction as to which one to purchase and how to connect it ? i dont want to blow up the amp. Its a keeper. BTW..speakers are 93 db 8 ohm. thx.
Thanks Mister Pig. I'm looking forward to playing with it in comparison with my TRL Dude/Ncore 400 pre/amp combo with Tekton Lore speakers. I'll try it on its own as well as keeping the Dude pre in front of it. I think I'm fourth in line on the tour.
Just in case anyone missed it, here is Danny Ritchie's review of the TBI MKII. ... I first met Danny at the LSAF in 2010 and found out that he was very, very critical on his listening.
... This version of the amp has seen the designer implementing a new type of coupling capacitor, Polyphenylene-Sulphide. The compact board size of the Millenia does not allow for the use of traditional boutique type capacitors for their size is too large, and there are some electrical properties that are supposedly less than desirable.
Any updates from the tour?
I'd say the TBI's biggest strength is its midrange, and it's really great. It's very rich in tone and weight, very clean and clear, and totally engaging. Vocals especially have a focus that I don't have with my current rig. Not light years better, but better. Other sounds and instruments with an emphasis in the midrange were similarly present and stood out from the rest of the musical soundscape. Electric guitars, hand drum percussion, and vocals are where this quality stood out. Now for the downsides. The bass wasn't nearly as controlled or articulate as the Ncore. Neither were the highs as refined as the Ncore. But the midrange did have more body and weight, and there was slightly more lower midrange. Ncore was more "breathy" with vocals, but not as weighty. In the highs, Ncore had more decay and spaciousness. Soundstage wise, I found width pretty similar, surprisingly, but Ncore provided much greater depth of soundstage. It was more 3 dimensional.
Roscoeiii, I need to go back and read jackman's comments again, but I vaguely remember them. Could be a similar impression for me.
Roscoeiii, I need to go back and read jackman's comments again, but I vaguely remember them. Could be a similar impression for me. Ozarktom, do you know what specific characteristics they all liked better in the TBI compared with Ncore? Some description of characteristics is more helpful than just saying they're "better". I have found individual tastes and system synergies can swing rather wildly in this hobby.Finally, I omitted my power conditioning in my system description. Since that was a key factor in Danny's comments about the TBI vs. the last digital amps he had (and I know he had Ncore recently and talked a lot about playing a bunch with power conditioning and cables before he got the most out of them in his review of them). I run a PI audio Uberbuss into a PI BussStop into the wall. Mixture of Pangea and Signal Cable power cables.