atmasphere
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| SET vs Push-Pull (Line Magnetic vs Primaluna) @mabonn Forget it. Your speakers are not efficient enough to allow you to really hear what an SET is really all about. Almost any SET should not be driven past 20-25% of full power if you want to hear what they do in their best light; on top of t... | |
| Need definitions of: Dark; Warm; and Bright Saying that tubes may be warmer and S.S. may be most of the times brighter dont push us way much along the road...Actually it does if you understand that this phenomena is entirely the result of distortion- the tubes make the lower harmonics which... | |
| Can we finally put Reel to Reel out of its misery? Put it to rest people. I agree that tape has a different sound than digital, but most of the difference between the two formats comes through when recording and not as much when playing back. A digital recording of a tape recording will very much sound like tape and ... | |
| LYRA DELOS CARTRIDGE TOO BRIGHT, THIN AND SHRILL SOUNDING There is the problem. I would not recommend this cartridge to anyone unless you have tubes which roll of highs and add body and warmth to the sound. We spec our all-tube phono section to 100KHz. Tubes can go much higher; color TVs in the old day... | |
| I’m also worried about how much of the harmonics in the music is LOST by the amp? If the system has 20Hz to 20KHz bandwidth you're not losing any audible harmonics. So if it seems that you are, something else is afoot, and that something else is distortion. So yes. For example a thinner, less 'fleshed out' sound might be becaus... | |
| I’m also worried about how much of the harmonics in the music is LOST by the amp? High end audio design is both science and art.Yes. The trick is to design for the ear rather than the spec sheet. They are not the same :)The spec sheet emphasizes low distortion, But it turns out that the ear will be less sensitive to distortion ... | |
| Need definitions of: Dark; Warm; and Bright Then you are right we must have common words to communicate.... But some experience cannot be described by some of the words we use in audio more often... Like "bright" or "warm"....The human ear/brain system converts all forms of distortion int... | |
| I’m also worried about how much of the harmonics in the music is LOST by the amp? I don’t want gross harmonic distortion, but don’t abuse or lose the precious harmonics in the virgin recording either. No way to measure that, though, right? Sure you can.The thing is, no amp is going to lose harmonic information in the audio ra... | |
| Class D amps seem poised to take over. Then what? If he believes this that’s fine - nice for him if it makes him happy. I believe these perceptions to be (almost) completely subjective though. Not necessarily! It will sound like a tube amp if it has the same distortion signature and if you l... | |
| Class D amps seem poised to take over. Then what? @timlub You never know, maybe Ralph @atmasphere will design a switching tube amplifier. HaWe've already done that- been working on it for the last 4 years. We're in Beta production right now. If you think class d is better than class a or class... | |
| How to isolate turntable from footstep shake or vibration they should have maximum dimensional and warp stability relative to the platter and ideally be free of resonance: Brass, acrylic blocks or panzerwood are way preferable to mdf or papp.Off topic, but the arm board should be composed of the same m... | |
| How much difference does a phono preamp really make? The phono section is critical to the sound you get in a system. If it does anything suspect the best amps and speakers in the world won't make it right.One thing poorly understood is how phono sections can generate ticks and pops that sound for al... | |
| Distributed Bass Array configuration he's not just well informed, but one of the real gentlemen in our field.Duke is one of those people that I regard as a model human- a gentleman, well versed and an honor to know as a friend. | |
| Best Speaker for classical music fair enough, they did though use elctric guitars and keyboards in the studio as far as I can tell. My point is actually about frequency band overlaps and phase shifts as a result of crossovers and electronic enhancements in the transmission cha... | |
| Full Range Drivers Full range drivers aren't full range.Any of them I've seen benefit from tweeters and a subwoofer array.They sound better if bass frequencies are prevented from causing excursion of the cone- this reduces Doppler Effect distortion. Its easy to hear... |