atmasphere
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| What to drive Soundlab Prima speakers with? Thanks! The first thing I would do is contact Sound Lab and see if there is an updated backplate for the speaker. If so its likely that the new backplate will make the speaker a lot easier to drive and will widen the available amplifier candidates... | |
| PREAMP technology shift? - Class A/ balanced/ dual-mono/ zero feedback vs. op-amp preamps ^^ Something else :) | |
| A Copernican View of the Turntable System The Herzan has been integrated in my system for 6 months now, and not only is it the final 'piece' of the jigsaw for the 'Copernican' puzzle.....but it singularly is the most significant contributor to the elimination of 'distortions' and the el... | |
| Atma Sphere S30 amp @glory it certainly seems worth a shot! Very interesting speaker BTW. | |
| What to drive Soundlab Prima speakers with? Sound Labs have often been the match made in heaven with OTLs. The Prima is a model I've not heard of- its not on their website. Can you tell me more about it? | |
| PREAMP technology shift? - Class A/ balanced/ dual-mono/ zero feedback vs. op-amp preamps @audioconnection anyone who is running a tube PRE amp into a low input impedance amp should be alert that they won’t achieve bliss.Just a FWIW, we make two balanced tube preamps and both can drive 10K no worries. They have a direct-coupled output ... | |
| Sonic qualities of SET output tubes? @blindjim How well do they play stuff like Brian Setzer, Gordon Goodwin, Basie, big band blues, multi piece bands in general?This begs the point then, exactly what musical genre is not served well by SET amps and High Eff speakers, if any?Amps and... | |
| Tube Preamp Recommendations? I am 100% with Atmashphere on this one. A 6SN7 pre amp can be very detailed it depends on what amp its going into, the quality of the pre and of course the 6SN7s themselves which come in many flavors.There is a reason that 6SN7s are known for ... | |
| Sonic qualities of SET output tubes? @blindjim I’m simply hard pressed to accept the fact a Triode amp even with nice horns will kick out the jams quite like amps I have become accustomed to hearing with far more horsepower and point source speakers of standard varieties, within ... | |
| Tube Preamp Recommendations please to partner with Parasound JC-1's.... @gerryn different panel finishes are available- anodized black, silver and gold. | |
| Turntable and Rack vibration control Till now I have tried to keep things simple with my garrard by using a good multi-layer birch ply plinth and using some cones to rest it on the rack. But it is now getting painfully clear that this is not a very well-sorted system. The noise fl... | |
| Can any stereo amp be bridged to mono ? There's more than one way to do this. If a solid state amp, and not a bridged output, then the first technique mentioned above will work. If a bridged output is employed I don't recommend it as the amp can be damaged.If a tube amp with a grounded ... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! @erik_squires - worth a shot, class D modules are cheap... | |
| Tube Preamp Recommendations? Does this mean these provide less detail at the expense of more midrange bloom?No. Detail is not sacrificed on account of the 6SN7! At any rate I would expect almost any 6SN7-based preamp to be more detailed than an old ARC SP-6. | |
| Best fuses for under $50? So far the best fuses we have found are not audiophile fuses and need a different fuse holder. But they are the best. Class CC... |