atmasphere
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| Balanced vs RCA preamps First of all, they do not exist for tube equipment, maybe there is a hybrid out there I am not aware of, but for all practical purposes anything with XLR connections is going to be solid state. @billstevenson This statement is false. You might ... | |
| Turntable Mats for Technics Grand Class, "G" Series So I was just curious why you stipulate that the mat needs to be glued to the platter. @lewm That is specifically in the case of the Oracle mat which is designed to be used in that manner. I have a mat at home that is the same kind that SOTA ... | |
| Turntable Mats for Technics Grand Class, "G" Series Why does the mat have to be glued to the platter? Seems to me you’re better off with nothing between mat and platter, for best energy transfer. @lewm It depends on the platter pad to some extent. But the pad, if its doing its job properly, is dam... | |
| Choosing between 2 preamps @honeybadgertube Of NOS 12AU7s the Amperex "Bugle Boy" 7316 has gotten the highest marks in customer feedback. A good alternate is the Bugle Boy 12AU7. In new tubes we've had good comments about the Gold Lion 12AU7. No matter what tubes you get ... | |
| Do military/industrial tubes sound better than regular ones ? Ralph, I see. This makes it complicated, doesn’t it ? You just have to try, no general answer really. @inna Exactly. | |
| Dumb question......why do you need a preamp? @troutbum If you have an integrated amp you may not need a preamp. But a preamp can be very useful if you have monoblock amplifiers. The reason is simple: the longer the speaker cable, the less resolution and impact you'll have out of the speaker... | |
| 12au7 tube? @bolong +1 | |
| Turntable Mats for Technics Grand Class, "G" Series @stereo5 @pryso There are three screws that affix the platter to the motor. If you apply the mat with them in place you'd have to do surgery should you ever want to remove the platter for shipping. So those screws would have to be removed first. | |
| 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... |