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| Discussion of Class D Amps Application & Experiences Because of their high frq noise, Class D amps can be a problem for tweeters with wide band frequency response and high frequency break up. Excess energy (not music related) can cause the breakup to induce distortion. This statement is entirely ... | |
| Better amp or better tubes? all tubes have been purchased with the last 2 years with moderate use. I think they should be fine@emil The age of the tubes and how much use they've had has nothing to do with whether they are good or not. I've bought plenty of bad tubes that we... | |
| Time for the Dynaco to go, Affordable Integrated or Separates for Wilson's Under $2.5K? Was thinking not to modify them and maybe just do the power supply filter capacitors (where are they?) because they are "survivors" I just dig the period-correct look and the perfect minor patina. Can I replace some bits to improve the sound and k... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? So, IMO, the most musical and human sound is from a single ended triode amp or preamp (SET). Think the SET is the oldest still used audio amp circuit. Used in the first Bell telephone systems (WE). Funny, SS wants to sound more like tubes and m... | |
| Better amp or better tubes? I would test the tubes to see what condition they are in. Its not surprising to find that a good quality 300b has lasted 25 years; they lasted over 50 years in the intercontinental telephone trunk lines which went from the US to Europe under the s... | |
| More Power or use subwoofer to boost bass for music Have you actually tried sufficiently large traps in sufficient quantity to make an audible difference? I see guys using hopelessly small bits of foam or similar that at beat could only trap dust.@lemonhaze Certainly! Bass traps saved the day in... | |
| Time for the Dynaco to go, Affordable Integrated or Separates for Wilson's Under $2.5K? Do the amps not have enough power?Did you get them refurbished? On another thread you asked if you should be concerned about their age and the answer is yes.MkIIIs can work quite well if in good condition! But if they've not been refurbished (new ... | |
| More Power or use subwoofer to boost bass for music Or, as my experience and measurements have shown, you treat the room with some decent bass traps and wall coverings to ensure the treble/bass balance is correct but no.... that's too much ....??? @erik_squires I used to think that way too. Then ... | |
| Discussion of Class D Amps Application & Experiences So, based on your response would you say this a 10% improvement? 20%?Hard to say in that regard! If properly engineered, its probably not that big a deal, as MOSFETs have gotten faster in the last few years since the GaNFETs were introduced. @ario... | |
| More Power or use subwoofer to boost bass for music Are any of you listening to yourselves?? Really?? Yes, we non-cult-DBA-knowers are- however you might want to take a dive into the research. Put another way, you know how you are sounding right now?? | |
| Discussion of Class D Amps Application & Experiences Is gallium nitride a game changerNo- but it **is** a game improver :)They allow for faster switching times, but in practice they work even better if you take advantage of their ability to turn on and off so much faster- this helps to minimize dead... | |
| More Power or use subwoofer to boost bass for music But since statistics is science, let’s consider the “odds “ of getting 4 or as some would say 5 objects placed in a convenient location vs. one....:) Of course, the science shows that multiple subs don't have to be placed perfectly for them t... | |
| More Power or use subwoofer to boost bass for music The idea of a “swarm” of subs is based on evening out the nodes. It’s an admirable goal but rarely practical. This statement is false. A distributed bass array such as the Swarm is far more effective at getting the bass right in a room than room ... | |
| To horn or not to horn Horns can be as smooth and transparent as any speaker made. Like any other kind of speaker technology there are bad examples and excellent examples as Duke pointed out earlier. Horns don't have to be all that big. For example you can have a quarte... | |
| Please help a newbie Choose, whats the best preamplifier for $1000 or less used The seller bought them from an audiophile that had them sitting for "many" years. He powered them up on a Variac and they sounded great so I bought them. Do I have to worry about them?@johnwahl Yes, you do. If sitting for a long time, its a g... |