atmasphere
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| 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 ... | |
| Looking for tonearm inspiration Actually Raul, from the best I can make out you don't like silicon damping troughs in tonearms any more than mijostyn. He was commenting on the fact that you mistook him entirely. Apparently this comment by you regarding this topic was spot on:I d... | |
| 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. I do not believe anyone here is making that claim. I'm an advocate of using the Swarm because it fixes bass... | |
| Ground loop feedback - cable wire issue @emergingsoul Is there a TV involved in this setup? | |
| Preamp Rectifier Tube Confusion Ima sucker for aesthetics...the WE274B is sexy piece of glass!The two tubes have the same pin base with similar voltage limits and current specs, so you can interchange them and see how it goes. What is less obvious is the voltage drop you will s... | |
| Woofer pumping possibly due to tube amp when playing vinyl I am assuming this problem only shows up when the stylus is on the LP surface.I would see if you can try out a cartridge that is a bit less compliant and see if that sorts things out. Woofer pumping is a common complaint if the cantilever has too ... | |
| Never Owned a Tube Amp and Want Advice To be perfectly clear, energy stored in the supply is how an amp can handle an orchestral crescendo that would cause it to exceed its continuous power rating, correct?No. The extra energy is useful to reduce IMD at higher power levels. Essential... | |
| Help me understand "the swarm" in the broader audiophile world Rohloff 14-speed German Speedhub and Pinion 12-speed gearbox.....my Dura Ace have been absolutely reliable but man, those two internal hubs are sweet!@mitch2 Try taking that Dura Ace on the Tour Divide Mountain Bike Route (google or search on Yo... | |
| Preamp Rectifier Tube Confusion If the voltage drop is different it can affect the sound. %AR4s tend to be about 50 volts with a light load. The unit will sound perkier with the higher voltage. You could have the unit set up with HEXFRED rectifiers and be done with the whole thi... | |
| What is missing here? None of this is discussed in the review, I have to question why?No idea- best to ask the reviewer. IMO/IME its a pretty important (might have wound up edited out) omission! |