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| An Audio Conversation with ChatGPT @hilde45 There's no correct answer for all amps- you have to take it on a piece by piece basis. Customers say our class D amps sound better than class A amps they've heard. @decooney There's no 'class A' sound. There is only what sounds musical a... | |
| Turntable Mats for Technics Grand Class, "G" Series The Oracle hard mat was recommended to me for my Technics SL1200G. I tried it but wasn’t really satisfied. @stereo5 The Oracle needs to be bonded to the platter for it to do its job. You didn't do that since you were able to 'go back' (you woul... | |
| An Audio Conversation with ChatGPT So then, what % into Class AB is it that you know or can hear you are no longer in Class A and now into AB? @decooney If the amp is at all competent you won't know/hear any transition. IOW there isn't a percentage. | |
| Pass....Accuphase....or...... @southofdallas Here’s a little tip if you want the best sound for your investment $$$$. The amp really should be loafing while doing its work. If your speaker is hard to drive the amp will make more distortion making it go. The result is the amp ... | |
| Pass....Accuphase....or...... if load is lower than nominal, one of devices indeed goes into cutoff! @westcoastaudiophile That's true of a single-ended class A amp too. @southofdallas Our amps have an over-current protection circuit that shuts the amp down if too much curr... | |
| Nuisance tripping of AFCI circuit breaker by inrush of current when turning on amplifiers @toronto416 , @devinplombier made a very good suggestion! Breakers break more easily the more they break. Eventually they are breaking at far lower currents than they are rated. So you might just try replacing the breaker with a new one and prob... | |
| Pass....Accuphase....or...... @southofdallas Class A means the output device or devices never go into cutoff. There are class A push-pull amps and class A single-ended amps, which might be tube or solid state. Class A is used to get more linearity out of the output section o... | |
| Do military/industrial tubes sound better than regular ones ? @inna Some do and some don't. Something to keep in mind- all tubes, regardless of the source, should be vetted prior to use in high performance tube equipment! This means they should test good and also auditioned for noise, crackling and microphon... | |
| An Audio Conversation with ChatGPT Although its rated output is 225 watts, much of its sonic magic comes from operating in a pure Class A mode for a significant portion of its output range. Here’s how to think about it: 1. Design Philosophy of the P-4600:Accuphase amplifiers are ... | |
| Pass....Accuphase....or...... A48 is designed as class A amp for loads = or > than 8 Ohms. for loads < 8 Ohms it is a high-bias AB class amp. To be clear, 'high bias' class AB amp isn't a thing. Its either class A or its class AB. In this case, class AB. Any properly... | |
| For Tube Folks... My question - Within reasonable certainty, is this tube is NOS or is it USED? @inagroove Just look at the pins of the tubes. If you see scrapes along them the tube has been inserted into sockets a few times. An NOS tube will have no scrapes. | |
| Pass XP-17 and Hana ML loading question static is generated somewhere between cartridge and Preamp I can't figure out if its is inner generated or pick from some kind of electric fields generated by what I suspect TV hanging above. @ssg308 By static do you mean a crackling sound? One... | |
| Your journey with lower-watt tube amps -- Can a kit be good enough? @hilde45 +1 Its amazing it did as well as it did initially! It's my surmise the prior owner never played the amp that much due to the error. So it might sound a bit better with some break-in. | |
| If an amp has 4 ohm taps I can confirm both amps sound fantastic with my 4 ohm speakers; no idea if the tubes will last longer because of the "reduced maximum output" or if other factors are in place. @mclinnguy There is. Its the load on the power tubes, which is trans... | |
| Pass XP-17 and Hana ML loading question @ssg308 Its a good idea to make sure the arm and cartridge are compatible before you play with loading. If the arm can't track the cartridge properly because the mechanical resonance of the two it outside the ideal window, loading really won't hel... |