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| Pairing older NAD power amp with newer preamp I found this pic of how the tubes are installed in the SA-31. Although it's hard to tell conclusively, I would have to think that since the tube has wires instead of pins the wires are most likely soldered to the board. Or possibly they are solder... | |
| Pairing older NAD power amp with newer preamp Sandspur, I believe that the 6N16B was developed for some specific military applications, which is one reason it is rated to have a very long lifespan, as I mentioned. It is unusual in that it connects via wires which emerge from its bottom, rathe... | |
| Pairing older NAD power amp with newer preamp A minor point, Sandspur, but the ASL preamp also has a power indicator LED. It is located just above the logo.Also, something to consider is that I believe 6N16B's have leads which are probably soldered to the circuit board in the SA-31 and other ... | |
| Pairing older NAD power amp with newer preamp It appears that the C316BEE integrated amplifier does not provide pre-out jacks, so it could not be used in conjunction with the 214. With the C326BEE, which is also an integrated amplifier but does provide pre-outs, you would be paying for a powe... | |
| from Sphinx to Cronus Magnum? Hi Margot,I can't speak to the intrinsic sonic characters of the Sphinx or Cronus Magnum. But given the impedance curve of the LS50, shown in the first figure here, the interaction of the speaker's impedance variation as a function of frequency wi... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? Ralph/Atmasphere has made the point in a number of past threads that a major reason SETs are commonly perceived as having especially good dynamics relates to how their distortion varies as a function of signal level.With most push-pull amps, once ... | |
| Allnic 5000DAC No problem, Ketcham. FYI, you can simultaneously display all of the posts on a given page of a thread by clicking on the date that appears to the left of the first response on that page.Regards,-- Al | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? 11-25-14: DarkmoebiusAlmarg, I think this Positive Feedback review excerpt could help explain why Jazdoc's PX-25 "ran out of gas at mid-high listening levels" with his Daedalus Ulysses....Thanks very much for the reference, Darkmoebius. Note, thou... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? 11-25-14: LarryiIf the De Capo is easy to drive, that is actually more important than the efficiency rating. I have heard low wattage tube amps driving the very easy load 15 ohm Rogers LS3/5a speaker that is extremely inefficient (low 80's for eff... | |
| Allnic 5000DAC Ketcham, thanks for your input. Note, however, that the reference earlier in the thread to isochronous adaptive mode, which was in my post, pertained to an Art Dudley review of a Lector DAC, not to the review of the Allnic.Regards,-- Al | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? Again, I don't like to rain on anyone's parade, but fwiw:The PX-25 is rated at either 5 or 6 watts, depending on what specs are looked at. The Art Audio Jota, another SET amp, is rated at 20 watts or more, depending on tube choice. Here is a comme... | |
| Does the Transport make a significant difference 11-24-14: Ricred1My other thought was add a JL Audio sub for now and down the road upgrade my source or preamp.Since you indicated that your P5 preamp has been sold, I assume you are envisioning the possibility of driving your power amp with the b... | |
| Super-sensitive volume controls - remedy? 11-23-14: JafoxI tried these several years ago and they literally destroyed the 3D performance and less so, the dynamics. Horrible horrible horrible solution to reduce the gain.John, I know that you are a particularly experienced and knowledgeable... | |
| Super-sensitive volume controls - remedy? 11-23-14: MinkwelderI have read some very negative things about the attenuators, but others seemed very enthusiastic about them, which leads me to be very cautious about going that route.Seconding George's comment about impedance compatibility, I ... | |
| The first watts If 10 watts powers that speaker to 92db, that is loud. Wouldn't a 100 watt amp be a monster amp? They certainly aren't considered that these days. Any ideas why that is?If 10 watts powers the speakers to 92 db at the listening position, 100 watts ... |