atmasphere
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| Turntable hum ground issue? Sounds like something in the arm wiring is messed up. Grounding the ground wire is the clue- it increases hum. Sounds like the arm tube isn't grounded properly. | |
| Rega RP8 or Technics SL1200G I'll bite. Disagree.Speed stability is one thing, the platter pad and its ability to control resonance in the LP as the groove is tracked is another.That variable has to be eliminated (same platter pad on each machine being auditioned) before you ... | |
| Nuvista Tubes - General No, directed at all tubes, unless direct output coupled. I don't believe anyone has made a tube amp/preamp that is direct coupled (no caps or transformers in the signal path) from input to output, like you can with solid state.The KSS OTL was d... | |
| Full detailed sound at 30 - 40 - 50 dB @atmasphere maybe off topic but do you have a suggestion for a preamp to use with a passlab xa30.5 that will be used with 96db sensitive speakers?Sure- one of our preamps will do that nicely :) (they're balanced).The Pass amps are pretty easy to... | |
| Dynamic compression in speakers themselves? Do not forget the amplifier part: for great dynamics you need a beefy (solid state) amplifier. This statement isn't true. What you need is a competent amp and it does not matter if its tube or solid state.The match between the amp and speaker is p... | |
| For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp? ^^ When it comes to that, my preference is tubes all the way... | |
| Full detailed sound at 30 - 40 - 50 dB Which First Watt would you recommend to the owner of high efficiency speakers (101db, 16 Ohm) ? Currently using push-pull tube amp designed (OEM) by Trafomatic Audio for WLM Acoustic back in the days. A lot depends on your preamp as the single g... | |
| Speaker Suggestions for 300b SET Amp @wolf_garcia When you drive any single-ended amp hard, it starts to make odd ordered distortion. That distortion tends to be on the transients, and our ears use those harmonics to sense sound pressure. So the result is single-ended amps tend to so... | |
| Full detailed sound at 30 - 40 - 50 dB Also rather interesting that you should point out the relationship distortion has with harmonics and how you consider "weighting". There is always more to it...We all know about Fletcher-Munson. The Fletcher-Munson curves show where our ears are ... | |
| Full detailed sound at 30 - 40 - 50 dB Given your statement, at what decibel level do you consider the volume to be something "higher" than lower volume? The essence of the question is at what power level do tubes no longer "rule" over SS because of power concerns. Thank you. Its no... | |
| Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy? Siegfried Linkwitz is the guy out there making foolishness out of all the "narrow dispersion is good" silliness. Maybe it's good in a PA, but not a living room. This crowd here deliberately avoids and ignores anything that disagrees with their ... | |
| Dynamic compression in speakers themselves? Classic Audio Loudspeakers also uses Mundorf capacitors in their crossovers.If you don't want dynamic compression, really the only way to minimize it is to run high efficiency loudspeakers. Hopefully what this means is that the voice coils run a l... | |
| Speaker Suggestions for 300b SET Amp Most 300b amps are good for about 7 watts.The distortion goes up and begins to include the odd ordered harmonics at powers over about 20-25%. So you might have about 2-3 watts of really usable power- over that, you don't really get to experience w... | |
| Full detailed sound at 30 - 40 - 50 dB If you are wanting full detail at lower volumes, this is an area where tubes rule. This is because they tend to have a lot lower distortion at lower power levels. Something to think about... | |
| Upgrade bug - advice on amp or preamp upgrade from Ayre for Revel speakers? If you are looking for wallop, the ARCs pres are not the best at playing bass, especially on a solid state amp IMO/IME. The Ayre is one of the better solid state amps out there; if you plan to continue with solid state, I'd hang on to it. If it we... |