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| Krell Owners: Is XLR really superior to RCA? Also I’d read that the quality of cable was less important for balanced than single ended, but that’s not what I’ve found. Cheap cable is still cheap cable. Tried some off the shelf stuff and it was flat and un-engaging. Currently running Mogam... | |
| Atma-Sphere in CO? while we can test the tubes, that may not really give you the information you are looking for, we can test to see if it is working, and get some idea of the condition but this won't tell how it sounds or how much use they have had. In addition,... | |
| which Audio Research pre-amp? ?? Why does it have to be ARC? Is that the only preamp that will allow marital harmony?The Ayre has a balanced input, so a balanced tube preamp seems to be what you are after. FWIW, the ARC preamps while balanced, don't actually support the balanc... | |
| Problem related to Push-Pull or EL34? Tube amps with output impedances greater than 1 ohm will not have a flat response into a speaker's varying impedance. They will act as tone controls! So, choose your tube amp/speakers with this consideration in mind!While this is off topic, the... | |
| Converting stereo single ended to balanced mono? You could do this with some modification, but there really isn't a good way to do it otherwise. The problem is that you have to invert the signal to one channel in order for a balanced output to be produced from the pair of channels.One way do sol... | |
| balanced vs. unbalanced sound quality Professor Keith Johnson has said that the signal travels twice as far in a balanced cable and they present there own set of problems. That's pretty funny!If he really said this it suggests he doesn't know what he's talking about!!!Look at a singl... | |
| Phono cable advice. To suggest that small signal cables need no shield is an insult to electrical engineering and all of the hard work that goes into proper design and not just in cables but in any electrical components. Especially in today’s polluted world. I ran... | |
| Atma-Sphere in CO? If the 6SN7s get weak, the amp can sound a little sleepy or dead. Its worth it to make sure they are all good! | |
| Horns: Why don't they image well? I don't find that the older horns imaged as well. As horn designs improved with the advent of CAD, so did the imaging.But a lot has to do with what you hook up to them- and those older horn systems were designed for amps with higher output impedan... | |
| My Amp is Broken - Not Sure What to Do - Any Recommendations? I would look at the spec sheets of the new and old parts. The things to look for are maximum current, breakdown voltage, hfe. If those three things are right, then its likely no worries. Obviously there's a little bit of engineering to do all this... | |
| Atma-Sphere in CO? If it had rounded corners on the power supply cover its a Mk3 at least.Any idea of the condition of the tubes? The main reason we've found that people let go of our amps is that they don't realize how far downhill the tubes have gotten. The second... | |
| Experiences moving from high-power to lower-power system B&W801 driven by Jadis 500 gave most powerful bass in my room.High efficiency full range speaker driven by 300B gave beautiful human voice.I get the best of both worlds- I run Classic Audio Loudspeakers which go down to 20Hz but are also 98db... | |
| Krell Owners: Is XLR really superior to RCA? Probably not.In my experience balanced properly executed always sounds better, pretty much as you describe.Its not just the connection of course. Balanced operation allows the amplifier to perform better, and also allows the cable to impose less a... | |
| Experiences moving from high-power to lower-power system how would your speakers sound with 800 watts of tube power ? Or it would just be a waist of electricity and tubes ?An output transformer that could manage 800 watts would not be full bandwidth. So, probably not as good. Another issue would be the... | |
| C22 fully balanced? The MP-3 is fully balanced. Not sure if its considered 'entry level'. |