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| connecting mono amps to pre amp That’s a good suggestion, Mb1, assuming as you say that the speakers can be biamped. To clarify, however, when the OP’s amp is used in mono mode it is not bridged. The two channels are paralleled, as I mentioned, via their output autoformers. Tha... | |
| connecting mono amps to pre amp The switch on the rear of the 2120 that selects between stereo and mono should be set to mono, as has been said.The mode selector switch on the front panel of the 6100 should be set to stereo, assuming you are listening to a stereo recording. Sett... | |
| connecting mono amps to pre amp You're welcome, 2channeladdicted. Just be sure to keep in mind the following statement in the 2120's manual: Should the MODE SWITCH be left in the STEREO position and the output transformers be strapped for a monophonic load, one ... | |
| connecting mono amps to pre amp Thanks, Tony (Tls49). As you realize, my comment and the one by Mb1audio02 did not address the connections between the amps and the speakers, since they were not asked about by the OP. The manual you linked to indicates that for mono use the two c... | |
| connecting mono amps to pre amp What mb1audio02 said is correct, although given your response what he said may not have been worded as clearly as it might have been. You would connect an interconnect between the right channel input of the right channel amp and the right channe... | |
| Elrog 300b's for sale. Your thoughts? Thomas, thanks very much for your excellent responses. And I second the good wishes extended by the others.Regarding: 450V/90mA would already be slightly over the limit and thus is not recommended. I would add that neither number is in itself ov... | |
| Elrog 300b's for sale. Your thoughts? Mike, thanks for those inputs. But I’m puzzled by the fact that the three tube types you mentioned use different filament voltages, among various other differences in electrical parameters. The 45 has a 2.5 volt filament; the 101D has a 4.5 volt f... | |
| Elrog 300b's for sale. Your thoughts? Hi Bill,The following article by the gentleman who founded the company that is producing the new Elrog tubes will be of interest:http://vinylsavor.blogspot.com/2016/08/the-future-of-elrog-tubes.htmlI note the following statement in a response to s... | |
| Line Magnetic 219ia vs Mc225 Thanks for the nice words, Mechans. I always value your comments about tube rolling highly, as I know you have particularly extensive tube-related experience.FYI and FWIW the CBS tubes I tried were a quartet of 6SN7GTBs, having red lettering and ... | |
| Need recomendation for an IC to fill out and enrich the sound between amp and pre-amp. 3) Jensen Transformer with their cables which are Canares Star Quad. Hi Jim,First, to be sure it’s clear you can use any cable brand with the Jensen transformer. And you needn’t use the same brand for the RCA cables and the XLR cables, for that ma... | |
| Need recomendation for an IC to fill out and enrich the sound between amp and pre-amp. Also, I am not sure I completely understand the RCA and XLR IC arrangement you explained above. Hi Jim,"Its" in that paragraph refers to the Jensen transformer. Saying it a little differently, RCA cables from preamp to transformer, and short... | |
| Which songs or musical standards have haunted you? Just to single out one, that is "haunting" to me in the positive senses of the term that have been mentioned: The version of "On The Street Where You Live" that was ghost sang by Bill Shirley for Jeremy Brett in the movie version of "My Fair Lady.... | |
| Different gain on 2 amps. Yes, consistent with Alan’s suggestion consider putting a pair of Rothwell 10 db attenuators at the inputs of the Phi 200. More than a few members here have used them, with some (including me) having found them to be very transparent, although som... | |
| Periodic noise P.S: FWIW, I note the following statement in the datasheet for the security system device I linked to earlier, which like your device transmits every 8 minutes. This is in addition to a separate statement in the datasheet indicating compliance wit... | |
| Periodic noise Now it is close to our bedrooms. And I wonder, how healthy is this, with such strong bursts? As can be seen in some past threads here, it is not uncommon for people to hear interference from radio stations when listening to phono sources. A fac... |