Re: System down: Audiophile urgency

"Sonnova" <sonnova@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> On Tue, 6 May 2008 15:59:41 -0700, Rob Tweed wrote
> (in article <fvqnst01nd3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):

>> Ah the EMU!  Glad you're still liking it Codifus, cos I seem to
>> remember I was originally responsible for you checking it out in the
>> first place.  However I started to get worried when you said it was to
>> blame!   For those who haven't checked it out, it's definitely worth a
>> look: http://www.emu.com/products/product.asp?product=15185

I was wondering about the changes in the price/performance of converter 
chips that have led to equipment like the EMu 0404  - > 110 dB dynamic
range 
for < $200.  I did a little research and found that converter chips this 
good now cost less than $3 each in small quantities.  The really 
high-performance chips which have dynamic range just under 130 dB are now 
about $10.

>> When I'm not using mine for live recording, it acts as a "digital
>> pre-amp" connected to a Behringer A500 amp.

> How do you like your A500?

Mine has been flawless after about a year of intermittant use.

> I think its a remarkable achievement to have an
> amp that powerful, be that inexpensive.

At just over 100 wpc into 8 ohms, the A500's price/performance pales in 
comparison to some 100 wpc stereo receivers selling for under $100.