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| What is the best amplifier for Tannoy Kensington ? @ Almarg: So, is passive biamping with the same amp(s) ok? It would eliminate the concerns that have been mentioned. I have no particular opinion, though, on whether or not it would be an approach worth pursuing with this particular speaker, for s... | |
| What is the best amplifier for Tannoy Kensington ? Also with a biamp setup, you'll gain some tweeter protection from huge bass transients that -- when clipped -- would otherwise send peak-power level high-frequency transients to the tweet. It should be pointed out that this is only true, to a majo... | |
| I can't handle digital after analog light my fire The engineering and mastering of the particular recording is by far the most significant variable, IMO, followed by the quality of the particular playback equipment. My LP collection considerably outnumbers my CD collection simply because I got in... | |
| Dynavector XX Mk II Hi Bruce,I went through the spec numbers for your components, and I think that you will need a SUT. Without it, the numbers are marginal at best with respect to both having enough gain to drive your amp to full power, and having adequately low his... | |
| French Astree label I have about eight of their LP's, that were issued during the late 1970's and early 1980's. They are all among the best sounding recordings I have ever heard, and most are musical treasures as well.Try to find some of their recordings of Paul Badu... | |
| The most dynamic speaker you've heard... I've always wanted to know what a "field coil driver" is, anyway. Can anybody enlighten me? Instead of being generated by a permanent magnet, the magnetic field within which the voice coil moves (the voice coil being what conducts the audio signal... | |
| Recommendations for balancing gain in bi-amp setup Kr4, re your #1, what the OP might need are amps with equal VOLTAGE GAIN and not equal sensitivity. +1. Should have spotted that myself.If BOTH sensitivity and rated maximum power are the same for the two amps, then gains will be equal, to a reaso... | |
| Recommendations for balancing gain in bi-amp setup I second all of Kal's comments, except that according to this review the crossover unit includes a level adjustment provision, at least for the subwoofer. Won't that enable you to equalize the gains?Regards,-- Al | |
| Singer sounds lower than ear level, help raise it Maybe my room & set up kills a lot of the critical high frequency info leaving nothing but the mid-range, how to fix this? I have found by listening to test tones that there is a range of frequencies in the mid to upper treble which is perceiv... | |
| PS Audio PWD MKII HiFi Tuning fuse direction 10-23-12: GeoffkaitAl, I believe the fuse data to which I provided a link above is new and different from the previous data under discussion a while back inasmuch as the new measured differences are much more pronounced. A lot of it is new, presen... | |
| PS Audio PWD MKII HiFi Tuning fuse direction 10-22-12: GeoffkaitI suspect one need look no further than the measured data for fuses of various types, including standard and HiFi Tuning, to see that fuses not only measure differently but are directional electrically. Geoff, I had provided det... | |
| PS Audio PWD MKII HiFi Tuning fuse direction Why would it make a difference on e.g., interconnects but not fuses?There are at least two relevant differences between the two situations:1)Many interconnects are asymmetrical by design, having a shield that is grounded at only one end. The inten... | |
| DId lightening strike twice? Amp s problem Is heater to cathode leakage what is measured by when I check a tube for "shorts" w my Hickock tester?Yes. I have a Hickok 800A. On that tester there is a leakage test switch which has 5 positions, in the lower right corner of the tester. The impo... | |
| DId lightening strike twice? Amp s problem Hi Michael,Glad to hear it is shaping up to not be as bad as first feared.Re the hum: First, how much more sensitive are the new speakers than the old ones? And did you hear any hum at all, at any distance, with the old ones? Keep in mind, btw, th... | |
| Question about BNC to RCA adapters? Hi Jason,I would reterminate that end to BNC. If you were to use an RCA-to-BNC adapter, the adapter itself would undoubtedly introduce a significant impedance discontinuity. And the RCA plug would also, unless it is one of those that is specifical... |