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| directional cables? Simply-q: Current flow is indeed a flow of electrons. Electrons ARE the charge carriers, which is why we call this field "electronics" instead of "protonics" .... The measure of current is ultimately the measure of how many electrons pass a given ... | |
| 4 Ohm Load Excellent points have been made above. I would add a note of caution about the possibility of clipping the amp and damaging your tweeters as a result. Stereophile measured your speakers as having a sensitivity of about 87db for 2.83 volts input at... | |
| Best lines in a song I hope you don't mindI hope you don't mindThat I've put down in wordsHow wonderful life is while you're in the world-- "Your Song," Elton John, 1970 | |
| Digital Cable : Copper, Solid Core, Unshielded I would caution against extrapolating from your experiences with interconnects that carry analog signals to the transmission of digital signals. The principles and effects that are involved are completely different, and I don't think there is any ... | |
| metal tube covers Re 6550c's question, a great many metal jacketed tubes were produced, way back when. They were widely used in radios and tv's, and some audio equipment, from the mid-1930's until the end of the tube era in the late 1960's. They were probably most ... | |
| Matching preamp to amp Hi Dave,A preamp SHOULD have the ability to swing far more voltage at its output than the full power sensitivity of the power amp. The output voltage that the preamp WILL swing is not dependent on what it CAN swing. Your volume control setting wil... | |
| Something Vintage I am one of those with a great deal of reverence for classic high quality vintage gear, and having extensive experience with many such pieces I can attest to how well they can perform, if in good condition.Arbitrarily defining "vintage" as older t... | |
| Matching preamp to amp Hi Dave,I'm not sure exactly what the 7 volt number represents (see below), but I feel pretty certain that however it is defined those numbers should NOT match.Otherwise you may find yourself either running out of range on the volume control, or c... | |
| 75 ohm V.S.300 ohm and S.Q. most all RCA cables are 300 ohmNot sure where you got that from, but it is certainly wrong. Most rca cables utilize coaxial construction, and I am not aware of any coaxial cable that has an impedance above 100 ohms, with most being considerably le... | |
| 75 ohm V.S.300 ohm and S.Q. No problem at all. The "characteristic impedance" of the cable, in this case 75 ohms, is not relevant at the frequencies of analog audio signals. It would be relevant if you were using the cable to carry digital audio signals, in which case a mism... | |
| An Informal Assessment of Anti Cables Hi Ben,With the jumpers being present with the Anti-Cables, but not having been present with the Kimber's, unfortunately I'd have to say that it all amounts to an apples to oranges comparison, with two major variables having been changed at once (... | |
| An Informal Assessment of Anti Cables Cookie -- I second Ben's thought that we are honored by your presence and your comment.2chlben: Regarding the whole Parellel bi-wire matter, I sure don’t know why the method shown in “figure three” would provide, or even if it may hinder performan... | |
| An Informal Assessment of Anti Cables Rcrerar -- His Anti-Cables configuration is just connecting to one set of terminals (presently the high frequency terminals), with the jumpers establishing the connection to the woofer terminals. The confusion stems from Figure 3 of the reference ... | |
| An Informal Assessment of Anti Cables Excellent post, Ben. Thanks!A few questions and comments:1)Did the arrangement with the Kimber cables also employ the jumpers? If not, I would not necessarily attribute the differences you heard to the cables. In particular, as we discussed in the... | |
| Does SS cost more than HS for superior sound? "Hollow state" = tubes, slang for the antithesis of "solid state."Regards,-- Al |