atmasphere
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| Marantz 8B Conversion to Triode Mode Help You never hear this on Audiogon, but a Dynaco ST-70 is a good amplifier in and of itself so have fun.You'll hear it from me! The ST70 was a lot less expensive than the Marantz but in terms of power, bandwidth and distortion totally gave the 8B a r... | |
| Marantz 8B Conversion to Triode Mode Help I will definitely consider the alternatives@peter16 if you are really set on doing this, really consider getting a Dynaco ST70 as your test bed (even though they are getting pricey these days, they are a lot cheaper than a Marantz 8). You can set ... | |
| Technics or Kuzma turntable. Oh, flying sucks right now,It sure does! But car rental isn't a thing right now either- flying is a lot cheaper if it goes well. If you fly you stand a good chance of having luggage going missing, missing a connecting flight and spending hours on ... | |
| What is it about spinning vinyl? I got this real urge to play a record. The wizard inside did not feel like turning the computer back on. It wanted a record. Grumpy, I decided to hit the sack. Think about that. I have a terabyte and a half of digital files sitting there in a h... | |
| Marantz 8B Conversion to Triode Mode Help As for why would I consider doing this to an 8b, I would try it to see what it sounds like. This exact mod is described in the consumer Instruction Manual that came with the amp in the 1960s when consumers owned soldering irons, so it's not rea... | |
| Technics or Kuzma turntable. I've heard the older Technics side by side with the Kuzma. My preference is the Technics. In both cases the arm was a Triplanar. Both machines are excellent but when the arm was on the Technics the soundstage had a 'locked in' feel that I am used ... | |
| The best tube poweramp. . What do you think about ? even the tube sockets are gold over solid copper ,most are cheap brass.Gold plated tube sockets are unreliable- gold is very soft as metals go; when tubes are inserted and then removed gold is scraped from the contacts of the socket. In time, the ... | |
| why are built-in turntable rca cords so short? Phono cables need to be low capacitance. 20pf/foot is a good value; certainly no more than 33pf/foot. By the time you have a meter you'll have 100pf or so; this can have a big effect on how a high output cartridge performs! That's why phono cables... | |
| I’m also worried about how much of the harmonics in the music is LOST by the amp? Can also be lost in the type of amp used, when phase shift happens to the 2nd 3rd 4th harmonic structure of the fundamental, mids and highs notes above in this case Class-D >1khz. As can be seen (red trace) there is 75 degrees!!!!!!! of phas... | |
| Class D amps that are superior to all or most? I said To those who want to understand, why it’s better to turn off your amps, here it is simply as possible.(as they like to be drained and recharged otherwise a false permanent "empty floor" happens and your electrolytic power supply caps won’... | |
| Amplification: what are the biggest advances of the last 40 years? Some audiophile friends and sales people are of the opinion that "older amplifiers are outdated' and therefore cannot compete with the better new high end ampsIs it true that the best newer amps always sound better than the best older units? No... | |
| How to isolate turntable from footstep shake or vibration it sounds more like damping rather than isolation although it probably isolates at certain frequencies. If you want to have some fun put the stylus down on a stationary record and hook your phono stage to an oscilloscope. Then play a sine wave ... | |
| Amplification: what are the biggest advances of the last 40 years? During a recent visit at my local dealer, I inquired as to why the new amplifier we were listening to was so expensive?@bobbydd High end audio isn't about price, its about intention. It is true that better parts are more expensive than parts of l... | |
| Class D amps seem poised to take over. Then what? Just look at their independently measured 2ohm wattage figures (if you can find them) then compare to their 4ohm wattage figure, and see if the 2ohm even tries to come close to doubling the 4 ohm wattage figure, and post it up **** **** and if ... | |
| What about the other way around? Assuming the reverse is true that wattage output will be halved as resistance doubles, would a pair of 15 ohm Rogers LS3/5As (82.5dB/W/M) be too much of a load for a 50 wpc Forte 1A?With ~25 wpc, should I be concerned about clipping?You're corre... |