atmasphere
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| Swarming! the swarm was going to be the room treatment. +1 This is how to think about it.Vangelis- Conquest of Paradise soundtrack (LP)Global Communication 76 14 (LP)Massive Attack 100th Window (45rpm edition)King Crimson Islands (US Atlantic white cover ed... | |
| Help me understand "the swarm" in the broader audiophile world I wondered if it was possible the bass traps simply didn't have the absorption (grunt) power to transform the energy from the subs, though enough to deal with the midbass??The problem is standing waves in the room. Bass traps need to be where th... | |
| Preamp Rectifier Tube Confusion If this indeed due to a voltage increase or decrease, so be it, but it did and does change the sound.I'm sure it does! But that is the only reason they make a difference- and if its all about getting the best sound, you can do better than that b... | |
| Leave tube amps always on? His reasoning was that it uses considerable more energy to turn on/off on a regular basis. Do others agree? Uh, no. Not even other manufacturers. He should have done his math before saying something like that. Now the amps probably take about an... | |
| Woofer pumping possibly due to tube amp when playing vinyl But compatibility isn’t the issue. The same equipment and rack in another room doesn’t cause pumping. @last_lemming This is an important clue! This means its clearly mechanical feedback between the woofers and the turntable. | |
| AR Sp8 possible breakdown With a preamp or any electronics this old, the first thing to attend to is getting the filter capacitors in the power supplies replaced. This should be done before looking at any other problems, as old filter capacitors can easily damage the power... | |
| yet another tube preamp recommendation thread What sort of amplifier is being used- tube or solid state, single-ended input or balanced? | |
| Looking for tonearm inspiration I know is prety bad but this is not the real true issue.When your comments become unintelligible, its actually hard to tell. | |
| Looking for tonearm inspiration Just the first paragraph.I got the last paragraph. He is saying even if a tonearm and cartridge are set up correctly you still need a damping device.Yeah, I couldn’t make it out either. And I can’t sort out if he’s talking about a damping device l... | |
| Never Owned a Tube Amp and Want Advice might be true for ralph's amps but this is something that is best NEVER to doYes!- in case it wasn't clear, don't pull power tubes out of any amp that has an output transformer while its running. | |
| Preamp Rectifier Tube Confusion "To my mind, the 5AR4 tube rectifiers were at least partly responsible for the preamp’s tonal integrity, fleshing out the lower octaves and, in particular, infusing upright bass and cello with a full complement of tonal heft."That's a bit of a ... | |
| Looking for tonearm inspiration You can match top cartridges with a tonearm only if the tonearm is well damped as better damped as better the matching with the cartridge ( any ), period.Sorry- I cannot make sense of this comment. Raul, you might find it a good idea to use Goog... | |
| Woofer pumping possibly due to tube amp when playing vinyl All my carts I have tried fall within the correct EM range. Some of the carts are suggested by VPI themselves. This gets tricky- even cartridges suggested by the manufacturer of the arm may not be ideal. This can be because the actual performance ... | |
| Never Owned a Tube Amp and Want Advice Don't run your new tube amp without a load attached as it can destroy the unit. If the amp is of competent design, *as long as there is no signal at the input* this should be no worries. Our amps do not care about the input and output condition- t... | |
| Help me understand "the swarm" in the broader audiophile world The idea that only swarms can sound good, or are the ideal fix for any possible ailment your system has is just not supported by evidence. atmasphere I do not believe anyone here is making that claim ...But that is exactly the claim that some ... |