almarg
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| Magnet Wire Question It probably won't behave in as neutral/accurate a manner as a heavier gauge, but you may or may not find the resulting sonics to be to your liking. Some folks even prefer the sonics of 20 to 24 gauge solid core speaker cables, although IMO such ga... | |
| Looking for really fine cables at really low price Bill (Brownsfan), was the lack of sound in one channel on that first day caused by either a short or an open in the connections between the amplifier and that speaker? If so, it is very conceivable that the poor sound in the other channel resulted... | |
| wattage I agree with Onhwy61's comments. I'll add the following:First, the 86 and 98 db numbers you cited are presumably at 1 meter. Neglecting room effects, the SPL of dynamic (box-type) speakers will fall off at about 6 db per doubling of distance, mean... | |
| receptacles 09-02-15: Deepak007MY system has good sonics and not that soft. Which receptacle can give me a soft and clear tone. ThanksOutlets don't have tonal characteristics. They may affect the tonal characteristics of a system due to their interaction with... | |
| need a power amp to run a set of infinity kappa 9s As I recall, the Kappa 9's have an "extended/normal" switch, which controls their bass extension. In the "extended" position (which IIRC was the most commonly preferred setting), their impedance goes down below 0.8 ohms at multiple bass frequencie... | |
| Love / Hate relationship with vinyl? A lot of good comments have been made, and, yes, it certainly seems possible that the condition of the tubes in your line stage preamp may be a factor. Especially given the unusually high 30 db gain that the preamp provides. I'll add the following... | |
| ARC VT-50 Damage/Repair Advice Thanks, Kng. And thanks Jim for providing the info. I suppose it's possible that the physical placement of the rectifier circuit and the filter capacitors could have provided some reduction in the likelihood that a short to that screw would have a... | |
| ARC VT-50 Damage/Repair Advice Thanks, Jim (Jea48). So, yes, the 420V B+ is supplied to both channels by the same power supply circuit. And yes, 354 joules is a goodly amount of energy storage, especially in relation to the 45W/channel rating of the amp. But some of the more po... | |
| ARC VT-50 Damage/Repair Advice 08-27-15: HiendpawnSo even if I blew EVERYTHING on that side...which I wouldn't even bet on; I would be very surprised, if the 2 input tubes and 2 output tubes on the left side, were also "blown."08-28-15: Jea48Just guessing you shorted the B+ 420... | |
| Bose 901's with "highend ancillaries"?? I MAY have to try a pair just to satisfy my curiosity ... though I am not sure I can drive them with 6w of tube power. Might have to break out my old Yamaha 2020 receiver!Keep in mind that the deep bass boost provided by the 901's external equaliz... | |
| REVIEW: The Fritz Carbon 7 SE Tony, I don't know Rebbi personally, and we live almost at opposite ends of the country, but I feel I've gotten to know him quite well via our mutual participation in many threads here at Audiogon. As well as by having periodically read the blog h... | |
| Bose 901's with "highend ancillaries"?? You'll probably find this thread to be of interest. My comments in it were as follows:01-07-12: Almarg01-07-12: Johnnyb53 There are other things I don't agree with. For example, Amar Bose arrived at an 11/89% ratio of direct-to-reflected sound bas... | |
| interconnects I agree with ZD. I would add that the importance of the cables between preamp and amp will tend to be greatest if the output impedance of the preamp is high (as it often is for many tube-based preamps), and their importance will also increase in p... | |
| In Memoriam: Bobby Palkovich of Merlin Music Terrible news indeed. Very very sad. But thanks for letting us know, Rebbi.-- Al | |
| CV181 6SN7 ModWight CD Player ? Here is a corrected version of the link that was posted by Doak:http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Shuguang-Treasure-CV181-Z-Vacuum-Tube-Matched-Pair-Replace-CV181-CV181-T-6SN7/32403414804.htmlRegards,-- Al |