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| Amplifier brand/designer with the most unique and consistent “house sound?” So some like more 2nd harmonics and says that the amp sounds great, when others will even almost not want to turn it on to listening to the same amp, when it has according to measurements not and them to high distortion (as harmonics are).So Ho... | |
| 845/211 tube amplifiers with kef reference 5? it won't be a disaster like he's making out, he's got a bee in his bonnet, over something. 'Something' is misinformation. In case there is any question, I am a manufacturer of tube amplifiers that employ zero feedback. I know all too well that suc... | |
| Graham Phantom Mounting Bolts - Where to Get Them? Take one of the existing bolts to Ace Hardware or similar hardware store. Ace has a bolt sizing bit that allows you to sort out what thread it is- and if its metric or American thread.They may well have something like that in stock! But if they do... | |
| The Lifespan of an LP? I'm thinking that the return rate of CDs is probably lower than that of LPs.Yes- as far as new media is concerned, CDs do just fine. It's not clear from the line above exactly what the study concluded about CD lifespan, but if they meant that CDs... | |
| 845/211 tube amplifiers with kef reference 5? That’s just what sets do, look at ANY SET into the Stereophile simulated speaker load frequency response graph, most sets act like tone controls. Sheesh! The Stereophile simulated speaker load ignores the fact that SETs do not function a voltage... | |
| Cons of using main XLR/Balanced outs for subwoofer? @zdw11 @imhififan has it right. Nice setup! | |
| Best cost no object tube phono I'd probably have in mind to use EMT OFD 15, 25, 65 & JSD with FM Acoustics...to easily take advantage of the EQ curves, as I have many 78s. @mcmprov Do you have cartridges with 78rpm styli as well? The larger stylus makes less noise in the ... | |
| Cons of using main XLR/Balanced outs for subwoofer? @zdw11 Unless the preamp has entirely separate circuitry driving the RCA and XLR outputs, when driving both you will have a lower impedance load on one of the XLR signal pins (pin 2 or 3) than you do on the other. The preamp may make less voltage... | |
| The Lifespan of an LP? The CD is about to turn 40 next year and so far there have been very few reports of CDs failing. ?? I've had a few of them fail for no good reason. I think everyone has- heck, I've bought a couple brand new and found them to be unplayable. If so... | |
| Cons of using main XLR/Balanced outs for subwoofer? Is there any harm in using the main XLR output to send signal to the subwoofers, and using the 1, or 2 RCA output to send signal to the main drivers?Yes. You'll unbalance the signal going to your main amps.The solution is to use a set of special... | |
| 845/211 tube amplifiers with kef reference 5? You should be fine with P/P 845 or 211’s, or even SE ones with the speakers being 90db, and if the amps have a 4ohm tap, and you don’t want to go too loud with the SE’s. The 8ohm tap will give more watts but "could" a problem in the bass. https... | |
| Advise on Long Phono Cable run I do not know if I can rewire it from RCA to XLR plugs. We've done it but its a real pain. You have to take the base of the arm apart; there's a tiny circuit board in its base where the wires from the cartridge are interfaced with the output con... | |
| The Lifespan of an LP? The Library of Congress did a study of archival audio storage in the 1980s. In this study they concluded that laminated media like tape and CDs had lifespans that were measured in years and a couple of decades, depending on storage. Non-laminated ... | |
| 845/211 tube amplifiers with kef reference 5? Bel Canto SET80 use 845R power triodes and output 70Watts per channel. This is why this amp won't work with the KEF:http://www.atma-sphere.com/en/resources-paradigms-in-amplifier-design.htmlThe Bel Canto is a Power Paradigm device; the speaker i... | |
| Bass Vs speaker efficiency @phusis +1 |