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| 300B Tube Amps with 15/16 Watts Per Channel? Ref atmasphere's post. It depends on how much distortion one is willing to tolerate. An SE amp with a pair of 300Bs will not put out 15 watts @1%thd. Yes- if 15 Watts the distortion will be more like 10%. Have gone through some amps, like FW ... | |
| Recommendations for MM Phono ~ Tube or Solid State @lalitk I was use an Atma-Sphere MP-1. Its fully balanced; when using SUTs with it they ran balanced (as any transformer can) as well. | |
| Recommendations for MM Phono ~ Tube or Solid State What if they are optimized for a specific cartridge along with rest of the components? And please don’t overlook or discount the user preferences. @lalitk I probably have a skewed perspective as I have LPs that I recorded and I have the master ta... | |
| Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital The RIAA curve has nothing to do with cartridges, it is compensation for some of the shortcomings of the vinyl mastering/playback system. @robob I can't let this stand- sorry. The RIAA curve is based on the 'constant velocity' characteristic ... | |
| Recommendations for MM Phono ~ Tube or Solid State I also "feel" that the 3160 is the first SS phono/linestage that ever made me forget I am listening to SS. Dare I say it’s very similar in SQ to my modified MP1 (which might upset Raul but which I mean as a compliment). I love them both. As you k... | |
| Recommendations for MM Phono ~ Tube or Solid State In fact, the bipolar transistor that Raul et al use in the MC gain stage is out of production and was not replaced by anything as good or better for the purpose, probably because transistor evolution is not motivated by the design and build of ph... | |
| 300B Tube Amps with 15/16 Watts Per Channel? my speakers Cube Audio Nenuphar is a single wide band driver. The manufacturer recommends amps with 0 or low feedback design, which will also have low damping factor. @debjit_g Here are some more things to think about. I’ve worked a lot with s... | |
| 300B Tube Amps with 15/16 Watts Per Channel? For everyone here who is considering a zero feedback 300b amplifier, something you should know which has to do with the loudspeakers you plan to use: http://www.atma-sphere.com/en/resources-paradigms-in-amplifier-design.html The short explanation... | |
| Can anyone tell me when XLR connections were first used on stereo equipment. (what years)? @coltrane1 Yes- they built a nice company. They were several years after the next company we found after us to be making balanced line equipment; Jeff Rowland. IIRC their balanced preamp showed up about 1991. | |
| Spatial Audio Raven Preamp @lynn_olson DACs are quite different from actual class D amps- the latter draw considerably more power. DACs OTOH do not- and have internal regulation. onboard with the DAC. So different kettle of fish. There are inexpensive (less than $200 or ev... | |
| Can anyone tell me when XLR connections were first used on stereo equipment. (what years)? @coltrane1 Yes. He had an in law that lived a block from me. Steve had two sets of our MA-1s and one of the first production MP-1 preamps. He was a friend of Victor, who called me one day saying the simulation he was running of the MA-1s didn't wo... | |
| Where does music come from that streams? How do I know his choices are as good as mine? Is there a new hierarchy in hi-fi now? Is streaming as a method reproduces the cleanest sound, as opposed to playing a CD, SACD, LP, tape through your own equipment? @drjjpdc There's really no good... | |
| Does Anyone Know the History of the Early Sota Turntables? There was a bass extender module for them, which this pair has. Makes them look like Wilsons or those LS3/5A with their bass modules. Has a 7" Focal woofer in each cabinet as I recall. @neonknight Yes- no that you mention it, we had that at CE... | |
| Does Anyone Know the History of the Early Sota Turntables? @neonknight That was a long time ago! It was not a large speaker though and IIRC was a 2-way. | |
| Does Anyone Know the History of the Early Sota Turntables? One interesting tidbit in this letter is the mention of the Panorama speakers SOTA released. There is an ad out there for a pair of the speakers on the other side of my state, and they have been listed for quite a while. If I were a collector the... |