atmasphere
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| SET vs OTL That speaker seems a bit on the low side of efficiency (93dB) for an amp of only 7-10 watts! Nice speaker though. I'd be putting at least 10x more power on that unless the speaker was in a small room. This is what I know about the Tenor (we had a ... | |
| After 50 years, I have finally found my destination amps... AGD Audions! Not sure I understand. If Alberto does hold a patent on the GaNFETs, are not his modules then uniquely designed and one of a kind. (other than the “tube” enclosure) Surely this is the case for much or some central part of the design? Are you sa... | |
| Best 40 to 50k used speakers My two picks:The Sound Lab Majestic and the Classic Audio Loudspeakers T-1Set up properly they sound very similar- both are quite fast since both have power supplies to run their diaphragms (the T-1 uses field coils).You'll need more power to run ... | |
| Can we finally put Reel to Reel out of its misery? Put it to rest people. So, many of the consumer reel to reel decks sold on the market like cassette decks were manufactured with heads that never wear down. For that reason ferrite heads for example cannot be relapped. They never develop a flat spot.This statement is... | |
| SET vs OTL @pani Which Tannoys did/do you have? | |
| After 50 years, I have finally found my destination amps... AGD Audions! The designer, Alberto Guerra, has a long background in integrated circuit development holding 10 patents including those for the MOSFETs used in AGD amps. The galium nitride modules are the only, and patented, GaNs designed specifically for Au... | |
| Can we finally put Reel to Reel out of its misery? Put it to rest people. We should also note that is a myth that reel to reel heads wear. While I agree with a lot of what you posted, its a simple fact that heads wear- I've replaced many of them in my time, on cassette, consumer RTR and pro machines as well. | |
| Looking for preamp which is good at BOTH single-ended AND balanced output That I believe would be a claim difficult to prove….@antigrunge2 I did and actually its not. Most audiophiles have recordings, especially those made in the 1950s, that demonstrate that cables must not be as heavily colored as the high end cable in... | |
| SET vs OTL Ralph, are you able to address my comparison between Graaf GM20 and Wavac EC300b in the same way? I am not yet convinced that the issues raised by @pani aren‘t valid in the same way.From what I can see of the Graaf front end circuit, while it is... | |
| Looking for preamp which is good at BOTH single-ended AND balanced output My equipment is Audio Research. It supports both single ended and balanced. The designs are balance, ARC recommends using balanced. Just for the record the ARC preamps do not support the balanced standard even though they are balanced. | |
| SET vs OTL I have heard the exact same distortion attribute when I compared:1. Audionote SET to Leben push-pull2. Ayon Crossfire II SET to Triton II push-pull3. Trafomatic Experience SET to Traformatic 6550 pushpull4. Wavac EC-300b SET to Canary audio 300b p... | |
| SET vs OTL "it feels like a one sound" I get exactly what he means. This is what I recognized when I got my SET and listened compared to my otherwise very push pull amplifiers. Funny - people describe that about our stuff too. As best I can make out, what ... | |
| preamp vs amp: relative effect on sound? Most designers of solid state amplifiers seem to strive for minimal or even zero feedback. Feedback is treated as a negative, something that should be avoided at all cost. Your remark seems to suggest sufficient amounts of feedback are required... | |
| SET vs OTL BUT!! for an OTL not to be hindered IN ANY WAY at all by todays "better sounding speakers loads" that have NOT had "their sound compromised" (because they were designed "firstly" too give a very easy load), is a big ask. There are plenty of them o... | |
| Looking for preamp which is good at BOTH single-ended AND balanced output @ccheung Just so you know, balanced and single-ended are incompatible. So there likely isn't a preamp good at both.In single-ended circuits, the ground connection is part of the signal. In balanced circuits ground is ignored. The output of a bala... |