almarg
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| Critique my system... If you are presently using the amplifier's 8 ohm tap, corresponding to the rated nominal impedance of the speaker, try the 4 ohm tap.I have no particular familiarity with the Boxer, and I couldn't readily find any info on how its impedance varies ... | |
| Tube Amps and Friendly Speakers - Back Impedance Alan, note that Bruce's question, as summarized in the last paragraph of his post before the P.S., is not about predicting which tap will be best. The question is if a generally applicable guideline can be defined for the maximum amount of variati... | |
| Linda Ronstadt can't sing anymore. " I can't think of any another vocalist with her range and talent. "There probably are some, but I can't think of any either, at least not in the diverse crossover pop/rock/country/jazz domains that she frequented. Definitely unique and versatile.... | |
| Is a hairbrush available? To be perfectly precise it's "they've given you a number, and taken 'way your name."Good song; good TV show.Best regards,-- Al | |
| looking for a speaker posts tighting "wrench"? My speakers have Cardas binding posts, which are recessed into a cutout in the (very thick) rear panel, and which have hex tighteners. An ordinary automotive ratchet/socket/extender combo did the trick for me. I was of course very careful not to o... | |
| It was 20 years ago today. . What was your system? SOTA Sapphire/Magnepan Unitrac/Grace F9E Ruby (still use them, w/Soundsmith cartridge re-tip)Mark Levinson ML-1 preamp (still use its phono section, accessed via tape outs). Also briefly owned a pair of Marantz 1's and a Marantz 7 around that time... | |
| Joule Electra LA -150 ii/ 200 and impedance issues BTW, I'll mention another potential biamping issue that isn't generally realized. In the case of a preamp driving a single power amplifier, if the output impedance of the preamp is high (at high frequencies), and the interconnect cable is long and... | |
| Joule Electra LA -150 ii/ 200 and impedance issues So, before biamping, this calculation and these data should always be done and obtained, or you could end up with worse sound at great expense? WoW!?Yes, unless the preamp provides two pairs of outputs that are driven by separate output stages (i.... | |
| Joule Electra LA -150 ii/ 200 and impedance issues Thanks, Denis. You understand correctly.If a single preamp output stage (for each channel) is driving two power amplifiers, either because the preamp has two pairs of output jacks that are jumpered together internally and driven from a single outp... | |
| Joule Electra LA -150 ii/ 200 and impedance issues Denis, I took a look at the PF review you referred to. The comment in the review about 100K, which I quote just below, makes no sense to me. Frankly, I don't think the author has any understanding of how gain and impedances inter-relate. Matching ... | |
| Best Amp for Timbre, Depth and Spatial Resolution? Bo, you may not have noticed the post by Roxy54. I realize that English is not your native language, so I hope you will allow me to point out, as he and others in the past have tried to do, that there is no such word in the English language as "we... | |
| Tube amp heat questions... First, congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to the ranks of happy tube amp owners :-)As the others have indicated there are many design-related variables that are involved, so the short answer to your well put questions is "no."A longer a... | |
| Tried a Bryston 4B with Maggies The Bryston 4B was introduced in 1977, and appears to have been discontinued during the 1980's or early 90's. Kind of stands to reason that the poor sound quality the OP reported had something to do with its age and condition, assuming that the mo... | |
| Whats the total gain of CJ Premier 3 phono input? See my post in your other thread.Regards,-- Al | |
| Cartridge advice Classic I from BRAZIL The gain from the phono input of the Premier 3 to its output is almost certainly 68 db, as the response from CJ indicated. However, the suggestions that have been made of various cartridges having relatively high outputs, such as the DV-10x5 rated... |