atmasphere
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| 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... | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? Of course I do, don’t be ignorant, if you increase the gain of an active stage you increase not just the signal what’s coming in but everything else including noise, rf ,hum any tube or transistor noise is also amplified when you add more gain ... | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? since the volume control (THE MASTER!!) has to be before the active gain stage in order to prevent overload. So the noise floor of a tube line stage if well-designed will be a constant. So the noise floor of a tube line stage if well-designed wil... | |
| Cartridge Loading- Low output M/C Raul, All you have to do is have a stable phono section. I'm not the only one that makes one by any means. JCarr is aware of this issue and he offers phono sections as well. Nelson Pass seems to be as well, his phono sections work without ticks or... | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? XLR balanced connection offers better common - mode noise rejection and improved signal quality over the RCA connection. If your preamplifier, power amplifier, or active speakers offer XLR balanced inputs, you may use a pair of XLR audio cables to... | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? So while you can make good arguments against passive volume controls and uncontrolled cable interactions, these are not a factor in my system. Thus, in my system, my statement above that there is no amount of money that can be spent on a preamp... | |
| Why are my woofers pumping? Just as a FWIW- the digital recordings you made may not have the subsonic information that is pumping your woofers, so I would not use such recordings as the results might be inconclusive.Have you tried greasing the platter bearing yet? | |
| Cartridge Loading- Low output M/C There is a massive misunderstanding that seems implicit with Raul's post, which is not surprising since Raul prefers digital audio... no idea why he posts here. This is not about money, its the physics of why its worth it do to it right, which do... | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? it will to many still sound better than any active preamp, with or without gain.This statement is false, on account of the word 'any'. "Some' would make it accurate.A buffer or gain stage added to a passive with good impedance and gain match can o... | |
| Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO! THE BIG QUESTION: Were the moon landings a hoax? Although I'm feeling I would not be comfortable truthwise with an answer from YOU.Still waiting on proof you ever were really a NASA engineer.Please don't feed the trolls. They can become habitua... |