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| Woofer pumping possibly due to tube amp when playing vinyl @last_lemming Since a number of things have been tried on the 'table, I am starting to suspect the phono section might be playing a role. What kind is it?The fact that its a problem with the turntable and not the CD player rules out the line stage... | |
| Never Owned a Tube Amp and Want Advice The speakers in question are Tyler Acoustics. Tyler advised me they are 8 ohm 88 dbl and should not dip below 6 ohms. @In terms of impedance this speaker is an easy load (which is good regardless of what kind of amp you have, but with tubes this i... | |
| What's going on with Synergistic Research fuses? @danvignau It appears you didn't read the first page of this thread:As to why the fuse makes a difference, its easy to measure. Its the AC voltage drop across the fuse. Because fuses have to heat up in order to blow. as the amp is playing peaks... | |
| For anyone who moved from tubes to solid state — a question Take something like the Benchmark AHB2 noise and distortion is below audibly of humansYes- what is happening here is that this amp has enough feedback to sort things out. This value tends to be north of about 35dB. By 'sort things out' I mean that... | |
| Best way to measure an Amp's power capability So what is the best way of telling if an amp is high currentIts also a good idea to know what is meant by 'high current'. Many manufacturers specify a current value independently of the output power of the amp, but current can't exist without volt... | |
| Analog or Digital and why? Digital quality has already surpassed analog at one quarter of the cost. One does not need to know the technology to know this is not true. The reason is simple: the period of least vinyl production was 1992-1993, which to be clear was about 27 y... | |
| What's going on with Synergistic Research fuses? Quantum TunnelingAnytime I see the word 'quantum' used in conjunction with audio I turn and run the other way as fast as I can. I say the mains itself fluctuates more than this voltage drop anyway.This is true, and is part of the reason that a sy... | |
| Tube Amplifier with Good Imaging and Soundstage for Tyler Acoustics The most popular speaker used with the M-60 amplifier for many years was the Merlin VSM. It too was 8ohms, dipping to 6 with a rated sensitivity of 89dB. So the total power is really the issue- is 60 watts enough in your room? | |
| For anyone who moved from tubes to solid state — a question What did I give up? Distortion. Distortion is what causes solid state amps to be bright and harsh. | |
| Looking for a phono preamp that has volume control Could this Variable output level control for source matching be used as a volume control? On is it just a gain pot only?@tyray It looks like that has been eliminated in the current version, but if I missed it, it would make for a very inconvenien... | |
| All NEW Technics SU-R1000 Reference Integrated AMP //ALL NEW TECHNOLOGIES NOBODY ELSE HAS! Regardless of what they are saying in the video, its really obvious that the amplifier portion is class D despite the remonstrations of the people talking who (I'm guessing) really don't know the difference. | |
| What's going on with Synergistic Research fuses? You’ve been told, many times, that the way a fuse holder is shaped doesn’t change over time unless you use a hammer to remove and insert a fuse.The problem is many fuseholders are not exact, but fuses themselves even less so. I've seen many wher... | |
| Looking for tonearm inspiration The DR3_VHC is a stereo pure class A non-feedback design with only 25 watts output power and a headroom of 6db.That's pretty funny- if it is really class A, then the headroom is 0dB. So either its got 6dB headroom or its class A, but it can't be ... | |
| Looking for tonearm inspiration Well, if Raul is right in what he says, than solid state amps can't honor MUSIC no matter what. Period. Also. Certainly of topic, but the problem here is output impedance and loop feedback used to reduce distortion. With tube amps, you can't add e... | |
| Tube Amplifier with Good Imaging and Soundstage for Tyler Acoustics Did you mean the MM5X? You might be able to find a set of used Atma-Sphere M-60 amplifiers in that price range. |