atmasphere
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| Cartridge Opinions - Sorry Linn seems to think that the cartridge manufacturer should have exacting manufacturing tolerances to make azimuth errors irrelevant.They are 100% correct. Too bad actual cartridges don't hold up to this ideal. | |
| How deadly is transformer hummm... @listening99 It would be a good idea to check in with Mr. Had and see if he has any comments. From the outside the amp looks conventional construction. Remove all the tubes before you turn the amp over to prevent damage. Keep in mind though that ... | |
| Honest question about cartridge vs. turntable performance. Atma-Sphere, I have this nagging itch that tells me it is the "less money"part that is most significant here.@mijostyn That might be due to Veblen Effect- the same reason that people preferred Campagnolo derailleurs back in the 1970s even though ... | |
| What are the signs of caps going in an Amp? If a filter capacitor were failing in the power supply, its most likely sign would be a hum that shows up, possibly going away if you cycle it off and on, but returning again in due time. This does not sound like a power supply filter cap failing.... | |
| How deadly is transformer hummm... @jea48 A rectifier tube will not cause a power transformer to rattle (humm). @mrdecibel If you look at the way this transformer is mounted, using isomerics to secure it is unlikely! Its mounted through a cutout that barely accommodates the transf... | |
| How deadly is transformer hummm... I see the four screws from the top, so they are accessible from above the amp. Why remove the bottom panel?If the screws are loose, the nuts on the bottom might spin when you try to tighten them up. | |
| Phase inverting preamps Gentlemen- 50% of all recordings are inverted polarity. If you have more than 2 or 3 mics in the recording, you won't be able to detect polarity inversion. Now we've had a polarity inversion switch on our preamps since their inception in 1989, but... | |
| How deadly is transformer hummm... Since this amp employs an EI core power transformer, DC on the line really won't affect it. But if the cores are not secured properly, it can vibrate. The four screws on the power transformer at each corner might simply be loose. Its worth it to s... | |
| Cartridge Opinions - Sorry Now granted there are a few talented experienced folk that can reach optimization by ear, but many/most have not experienced “optimum”. @atmasphere seems to be alluding that there’s much more performance that can be wrung out of your existing c... | |
| Same watts at 8 and 4 ohms? @unsound +1 | |
| Honest question about cartridge vs. turntable performance. The torque of a direct drive motor is now superfluous. A quiet environment is far more critical. You have to isolate the platter, tonearm and cartridge from everything. IMHO this is far more difficult than cutting a lacquer.Since I've had to s... | |
| Cartridge Opinions - Sorry the Denon 103 is a pretty nice cartridge for the money.It is. Lots of nice comments from our customers. Second the suggestion of a Hana cartridge. And a third. One of my employees uses this cartridge- tracks anything. | |
| My #@%$ Cat Destroyed My ARC REF 5SE. Soliciting Suggestions. @wAbout 20 years ago we had a preamp out for review with Harry Pearson of TAS. His cat urinated in the preamp section. It came back to us to see what we could do- it was a mess. I took it to a car wash, the manual kind with the high pressure spray... | |
| Honest question about cartridge vs. turntable performance. why is it that the vast majority of the most high-end turntables are belt drive? Its low-tech and easy to get good results? | |
| Same watts at 8 and 4 ohms? This is the false statement, and is the typical statement of amp manufacturers that can’t double down with their amps.This statement is false.I recently serviced out a Realistic receiver with 18 watts. Even though it has no chance of doubling its ... |