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| Tekton Double Impacts Tom (Mac48025), my congratulations as well for this excellent improvement to an already very fine system. And kudos to Aric for making it possible.Regarding the hum/buzz issue, I don’t know how you have the components physically arranged, but if y... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts One more reason, Ozzy, is that you would most likely have to move the speakers away from and then back to the listening position in order to perform the DEQX calibrations. And quite possibly you would have to do that multiple times, to fully opti... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts IMO Ozzy’s concern about how the DI’s impedance may vary over the frequency range is well founded, especially given the practical issues he mentioned that would be involved in auditioning and possibly having to return the speakers. The 4.1 ohm out... | |
| 601 fuse size The rear panel drawing in the manual and various rear panel photos of the amp which can be found online show markings indicating the fuse rating as 10AH 250 volts. That presumably applies to the version of the amp that is used in the USA and other... | |
| high frequency intermittent noise ...can an XLR, balanced input, be shorted out without causing any damage to the amp? My guess is yes it would be ok. Yes, that should be ok to do, Jim. From the perspective of the amp, shorting the three pins on an XLR input connector together wou... | |
| high frequency intermittent noise AM is WAY too low in frequency. Cell phones broadcast in the 700 to 2100 MHz range. Thanks for your informative inputs, Kosst. But of course the bandwidth of James’ audio components most likely extends only up to a frequency that is even lower th... | |
| On Step Ups and the Importance of Managing Gain Is it true that during loud passages the cart output can increase 10x and run into a ceiling in the phono which also causes distortion? Yes, brief dynamic peaks on some recordings can significantly exceed the standard 5 cm/second test condition. M... | |
| On Step Ups and the Importance of Managing Gain Folkfreak, yes, that is correct. Everything else being equal, reducing the amount of feedback will reduce damping factor, increase gain, and make the amp more sensitive. Meaning that the sensitivity number, i.e., the input voltage required to dr... | |
| On Step Ups and the Importance of Managing Gain Robd2, the KAB gain calculator addresses only the gain provided by the phono stage. Also, it can be very important to note the following statement that is provided in its introductory text: The optimum gain is based on acheiving [sic] 325mV rms ou... | |
| For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp? Inna 11-13-2017 ...so stop talking nonsense. Inna, I'll follow up on my earlier response to your contention by speaking with uncharacteristic bluntness. In my opinion, your contention is nonsense.Regards,-- Al | |
| Does a new cd transport require break-in time? Rvpiano 11-12-2017 I don’t understand why the Gungnir doesn’t sound better with the Cambridge. I thought it would. Maybe it is a question of break in. Shrill is perhaps too strong a word for the problem with the sound. It just seems lacking in ful... | |
| For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp? Charles, thank you for your characteristically sage commentary.Inna 11-13-2017 What is the rationale to have solid state phono or/and line preamp and tube amp ? ... I can't think of any top amp designer who would do this BS. Not many roads lead... | |
| high frequency intermittent noise If you have a portable battery powered AM radio, try tuning it to an unused frequency toward the low end of the band (e.g. 540 kHz), and see if it picks up the noise. That might help to determine if the noise is getting into your audio system via... | |
| For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp? Analogluvr 11-12-2017 Good tube sound is not lush and warm. In my experience good tube sound just tends to have slightly more realism, palpability, and is better at Soundstaging. +1. Excellent comment, IMO.My experience, though, has been consisten... | |
| Veterans Day My profound thanks and appreciation as well, to all who have served. And to their families, who in many cases have also sacrificed.-- Al |