atmasphere
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| Spatial Audio Raven Preamp The most dangerous of all are DC-coupled preamps and power amps. If the DC servo system in a preamp fails, the failure can propagate all the way to the loudspeaker. I saw this happen when I was visiting the home of a reviewer. @lynn_olson The h... | |
| Send in the Clowns @laoman Daniel von Recklinghausen, the head engineer of HH Scott (a US manufacturer of tube amplifiers in the 1950s and 60s) once said all you need to know: If it measures good and sounds bad, it is bad; if it measures bad and sounds good, you've... | |
| a rant See, now tube amplifiers are all the rage again - it was class d about 3 years ago - it was solid state about 6 months ago - whenever i have tubes - i want solid state, whenever i have solid state - then i want tubes - then ill try class d in the... | |
| Why do tube amps often subjectively sound more powerful than SS ? It's not really about loudness, it just feels more powerful at the same volume. @inna, Mapman has it right. The reason the tube amps sound like they have more power is because of how they make distortion when approaching full power. Unless its ... | |
| Maybe critical listening skills are bad? And how much does precise imaging really do for my enjoyment by the way? @erik_squires A speaker that can't do precise imaging is having problems that cause that. They may affect the enjoyment of the speaker in other ways that may not be immedi... | |
| Audible illusions need Balanced output @hiend2 The suggestion above is spot on. Jensen transformers makes transformers for exactly this sort of thing. | |
| Best MC step up transformer @shmelev_dm Whatever transformer you get, keep in mind that loading it correctly will be the key to getting it to sound/perform correctly. This is why the spec sheet as @syntax points out is so important. Jensen Transformers has a pdf file that s... | |
| Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers? Very few audiophile cables made today use stranded wire. @jea48 Just so you know, solid core wire for a power cord is illegal and for a good reason! On that account, I'm pretty sure your statement above isn't correct. | |
| Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers? @mitch2 Yes! You also want good solid connections at either end so they don’t heat; heat means a Voltage loss. ***************** If you want an inexpensive means of building a power cord, use the kind of AC power cord used by an electric dryer o... | |
| Amp suggestion for Merlin TSM speakers @troutbum If you're on a budget, you might want to look into something like a refurbished or new Dynaco ST70. You can easily find one for well within your price range and its a very competent amplifier in its stock form. If you get a used one ma... | |
| Is there usually a dramatic difference between $5k and $10k cartridges ? @dwette +1 Thanks! | |
| Amp suggestion for Merlin TSM speakers everything I've read seems to suggest Merlin TSMs perform at their best with tubes. Not poo booing your suggestion, just telling you what I have read. I've nothing against solid state at all. Any response to this? Thanks. @troutbum The Merlins ... | |
| 300b lovers @alexberger Yes, that's how its done. Note that the EF86 input tube is wired in triode mode. Its quite linear that way; my Neumann U67 microphones use the same tube in the same manner sans feedback. | |
| Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers? One question, do you mean voltage drops from the "wall" or within the amplifier itself due to volume adjustment. @aberyclark I’m referring to Voltage drops from the wall. In the case of our class D the volume control will affect the Voltage dro... | |
| Is there usually a dramatic difference between $5k and $10k cartridges ? I was talking about vinyl records quality-control / sound-check, not cutting press-form process equipment. @westcoastaudiophile So was I. In the pressing plant they don't play LPs back. Instead, they send something called a 'test pressing' bac... |