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| Balanced or single ended phono cable to Aesthetix Io? It is a simple matter to install a balanced cable on an SME5; you just plug it in.Rewiring the arm with no connectors at all sounds like a tricky job, but its a fact that eliminating connectors will help.BTW that is how the Triplanar is wired. | |
| Small room electrostat/ planar speaker? The Quad ESL57 is comfortable in smaller rooms. Its a very nice speaker; the Prima Luna will have no troubles with it but you might have to be careful about the volume. There are protection circuits available for the speaker now. | |
| New Technics SL 1200 GAE Just a FWIW y'all, regarding the original post.We have successfully mounted a 12" Triplanar to the SL1200GAE. The combination is fabulous! | |
| How do tube manufacturers like VAC get 55 watts per KT88 where others get only 30-35? If your KT-88 amp is only making about 35 watts, it could be because the power tubes are wired in Triode mode. This is done by tying the screen to the plate. Output power is reduced but so is distortion as the tube is a lot more linear in triode m... | |
| Grado cartridges still worth the money? We use a low output Grado in our Triplanar; its very musical, highly detailed and tracks everything- no complaints. | |
| Class D = Trash? I'm very interested in checking out your take on the first Atmasphere class D amp. Too early to share any insider details like modules chosen. type of power supply adopted, any customized components, target price and expected release dat... | |
| Class D = Trash? Here's a link to what I was referring to in my last post about reading of faster switching mosfets:http://audiophilereview.com/cd-dac-digital/why-well-soon-be-living-in-a-class-d-world.htmlHmm. I'm a fan of class D amps (really expect them to bri... | |
| Tube Preamp W/Phono Stage Suggestions... @elrod, OK- just so you know, although the MP-3 is a fully balanced preamp, it can be operated with a single-ended output. We usually have to set it up to do that, since balanced and single-ended are basically incompatible. We set it up with a sw... | |
| Tube Preamp W/Phono Stage Suggestions... @elrod Does your amplifier have a balanced input? | |
| Class D = Trash? Personally I have lost all interest in hard to drive speakers because I find their total cost of ownership just too high for little value. +1 on that!When you can connect headphones to the power supply of any amplifier and hear the audio signal, ... | |
| coupling or decoupling of vinyl to/ from platter If a center weight is used that is very heavy, let’s say 2 lb. the lighter records will lift from the mat. This happens because the mat depression edge will act as fulcrum. This information tells us we should use a center weight tuned for the... | |
| coupling or decoupling of vinyl to/ from platter In my case, with a Classic 1, VPI recommends against a mat. To reiterate the original question, what's the theory?I explained the job of the mat- it is ideally a damping device. The problem is that when the stylus tracks a groove, the vinyl reson... | |
| Amps Atma-Sphere M-60 Mono blocks OTL design My forecast is the ZEROs aren't going to offer much in this installation. | |
| Amps Atma-Sphere M-60 Mono blocks OTL design Yes, but can the M-60 power these to rock music levels?I play in a rock band. Audiophiles in general don't play **any** system to rock levels :) | |
| Amps Atma-Sphere M-60 Mono blocks OTL design ^^ Yes! We have a number of customers that run ETs as well, and very successfully. |