atmasphere
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| Getting into Tube Equipment They probably do alright, but the 4 ohm versions can be problematic if you use an amplifier that does not employ loop negative feedback. This is pretty much all SETs as well as a number of push-pull amps. Essentially you may encounter problems get... | |
| Getting into Tube Equipment One other tip- in this case, you already know you want tubes, so as a result if the question of which you get first, the amp or the speakers, now you have a better idea. You get a speaker that works easily with tubes and by all means you avoid a s... | |
| Why are my woofers pumping? @o_holter , if its happening once per revolution regardless of the LP, its a defect in the turntable. Could be a bad bearing (which is why I specified grease earlier, rather than oil), could be something that rubs on the platter or it could be the... | |
| Phono stage and cartridge Consider a tube phono section. Generally speaking, they tend to sound smoother.It will have plenty of slam as long as it has enough gain to work with your cartridge. | |
| Cartridge Loading- Low output M/C We have arguments about this all the time as he feels so sure that his A810 with NE5532 opamps galore in the playback path is so superior to LPs and he often cites the limitations described to him by the mastering engineers. I assume that the 42kH... | |
| Does anyone leave their amp and preamp on all the time? I warm my amps up in Standby. With no B+ on the power tubes, they last a lot longer. | |
| Getting into Tube Equipment @captainblackleg, an earlier post recommended Revel speakers. If you want to keep this on a budget, I would pass on that recommendation, that is if you plan to use a tube amp with only 35 watts per channel!The interface between the amp(s) and spea... | |
| TriPlanar Tips Does anyone know why my TriPlanar VII UII on a record without tracks skate very fast inwards even with the maximum of anti-skating ... I can not stop the arm ... I already checked if the tonearm cable was very pulled, it seems normal...If the ... | |
| Cartridge Loading- Low output M/C The recording process (particularly analog) imposes restrictions in the frequency response- limiting the HF and LF responses. These restrictions are not set in any standard and are usually due to limitations in the equipment used (Tape recorde... | |
| Does anyone leave their amp and preamp on all the time? When I owned a solid state preamp many years ago, it had to be on for about a week before it sounded right. Friends of mine with solid state preamps tell me that the week long thing really hasn't changed.My current preamp is all tube and has to be... | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? Can we really expect a simple pre amp to improve on the mastering engineers ear and gear? If so just put a bunch of your favorite preamps in series and the sound would just keep getting better!Improve on it no- maintain neutrality yes. If you we... | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? Did I miss anything? @phomchick I assume the question is rhetorical, since you and I had an exchange earlier on this thread that relates to your post. To answer it directly though, if in the context of your last post, then 'yes' (BTW, did you try... | |
| Low Watt Solid State Amp If you are into tubes (and BTW, there are some very nice mods available for the SCA-35 at this link: http://www.tronola.com/html/a_new_look.html), the devices that are closest to tube operation are Static Induction Transistors (SITs).They have lin... | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? Any! active stage/s introduces noise hum and distortions, increase their gain and you increase those as well.This statement is still false.So it’s best to use as "most" as you can from the "passive" Master volume (which has virtually no noise hum... | |
| Cartridge Loading- Low output M/C Atmasphere- I appreciate all your insight and help. I currently have no ticks and pops with my analog setup.VPI Prime-Plinius Koru-Pass Labs Integrated 60 -Phono Cable is VPI with ground-Interconnect from Phono pre to the Pass Integrated is Aud... |