atmasphere
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| Joule Electra preamp and Aragon 4004 mkII Klipsch claims 101 db sensitivity on that speaker. I suspect that won't work well with the Aragon. The reason is that the amplifier will be operating for the most part at very low power. Most amps like this make more, not less, distortion at power... | |
| Esoteric C03 preamp or Mark Levinson 326S preamp- ANY and ALL FEEDBACK / HELP PLEASE It is no longer about voicing or preference anymore.@fsmithjack Was it ever? I don't know of any designer that 'voices' their electronics. We never have. Had you ever considered a tube preamp with a direct-coupled output? | |
| For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp? I think if a tube is on, it's wearing out…I'd like to see what at atmasphere says about this.If it has B+ on it, then that is the case, slower if there is no B+ (filaments degrade over time as well).Al's comments reflect the actual reliability, bu... | |
| input impedance load on a cartridge. ^^ Yes- loading of higher output cartridges is a different matter! | |
| I have joined in the ZYX Family ^^ Yes. | |
| DAC drops out when Furnace starts or stops. HELP Is it the length of the cable that could be the culprit or is it the design/construction differences?Or was it ???-The characteristic impedance of the cable. That is why length is immaterial.If the characteristic impedance of the cable is incorrec... | |
| high frequency intermittent noise I hate to say it, but this is a common problem is the audio equipment has poor RFI rejection.There is this design aspect known as a 'stopping' resistor, that is used in tube and solid state circuits to prevent oscillation, and also has a big effec... | |
| Denon DL-160 Cartridge The cantilever has a suspension which fails due to oxidation (perishes). This happens whether stored or not, whether played or not.If its been more than 2-3 years it likely needs the stylus replaced on this account. | |
| input impedance load on a cartridge. Many of the above posts are incorrect.The reason why loading has an effect has nothing to do with the cartridge directly. It has to do with the stability of the preamp.The inductance of the winding of the cartridge is in parallel with the capaci... | |
| I have joined in the ZYX Family I’m just curious as to why you said loading does not make a difference with the 4D, and with low ouput MC cartridges with low internal impedance in general.The reason why has nothing to do with the cartridge directly. It has to do with the stabi... | |
| Esoteric C03 preamp or Mark Levinson 326S preamp- ANY and ALL FEEDBACK / HELP PLEASE It is an OTL preamp so there is no coloration even though it has tubes inside. Read about it, you will get an idea.Actually most tube preamps are OTL. Ironically, this one is not. An output transformer is employed as well as a solid state circuit ... | |
| Amp recommendation and setup advice please Essentially, a preamp is used for several things: - As a way to switch between multiple sound sources (i.e. CD player, tape, etc.) - Be able to provide a way to adjust volume - Contains a circuit that has enough current to drive certain amps (s... | |
| Most transparent power amp Hey Ralph. Here's my chance to zero in now that you've chimed in. My experience has been that there's no free lunch. What is the compromise in implementing the ZEROs? It seems you would lose extension one way or another, no?Because the ZERO doe... | |
| Has anyone made the jump to $uper High end and were disappointed? And they are right, most digiheads will think it sounds good on their devices. I did hear an opinion that $1k Purist Audio USB cable is really something. IIRC, USB cables need to have a characteristic impedance of 110 ohms to prevent reflection... | |
| Magnepan 20.7's & Tube Amp Ralph, is the need for the very short speaker cable unique to the planar/OTL combination or long cable inherently causes low frequency roll-off? I didn't think the cable length should be that detrimental given a 1.75 ohm output impedance on the... |