atmasphere
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| A persistent hummmm... @dtorc What happens when you short the input of the amp? Have you tested the input tubes? They are far more likely to cause any amp to hum, if the amp uses an AC filament connection (and most do). The test that the tubes need to pass in this r... | |
| Help With New Preamp Decision @vthokie83 Do you have a balanced input on your amps? FWIW, since this is likely all moot at this point, the MP-3 has a patented direct-coupled output which sets it apart from the others of your list and audition. If the Backert Labs was balance... | |
| Questions Regarding Installing a Wheaton Triplanar On A SOTA Cosmos If I am remembering the spatial relationships correctly, you would need a spacer wide enough to bring the base of the TP up to the level of the top of the square escutcheon that surrounds the platter (on Technics SP10 mk2, mk3, and R). @lewm T... | |
| Questions Regarding Installing a Wheaton Triplanar On A SOTA Cosmos Ralph, if memory serves my TP would not fit properly, which is to say so that the arm wand would not overhang the platter when at rest using a plinth where the Technics chassis sits above the plinth surface. Just looked at my Tri-Planar. If yo... | |
| A phono preamp with equalization selector @elliottbnewcombjr Use the 78 EQ when playing 78's; that and the right stylus should help with surface noise. There are not many LPs from the 1940s, but I suspect you would have to check on the back of the jacket to see what EQ was used. By 1956 ... | |
| A tube amp equivalent to ARC-80S or 160S? @nasaman There are now class D amps out there that challenge any tube amp made for smooth, relaxed character with detail, such that tube power amps are greatly threatened. | |
| Preamp advice @tubesound247 Your amp has balanced inputs so I would consider a balanced preamp as the amp itself will work better simply on that account. If you consider going that direction, there is a balanced line standard known as AES48. This standard help... | |
| A phono preamp with equalization selector @elliottbnewcombjr Nice piece! Take another look at that front panel. The EQ curves were very much standard by then. 'NAB' is a tape equalization. RIAA and the 'RCA Orthophonic' curves were pretty much the same thing; RIAA being for stereo. AES a... | |
| Questions Regarding Installing a Wheaton Triplanar On A SOTA Cosmos @lewm I've seen plenty of Technics machines with the Triplanar, one of them being owned by Tri Mai of Triplanar. @neonknight You'll need a new arm board of course. Why are you concerned about the cable routing? Is it a cosmetic thing? | |
| Looking for 200 watt Amp to drive Dynaudio Heritage speakers 200W into 8 ohms. 100 amperes peak per channel. 45 lbs @som FWIW Dept.: The 100A has nothing to do with the output power just so you know. That’s probably the current that flows when the power supply is shorted for 10ms. I guarantee that if 1... | |
| Yes, cables do make a difference -- regardless of price... I commonly hear people say that they want their system to sound like the "real thing". But of course that is never going to happen since you do not know what the "real thing" originally sounded like. What you mean, I suspect, is that you want i... | |
| Looking for 200 watt Amp to drive Dynaudio Heritage speakers Owning relatively insensitive speakers myself (sensitivity of 86 dB at 2.83 Vrms and 1.0 meter on axis) that also have a low’ish impedance (4 Ω nominal, 3 Ω minimum, low reactance), but a high power handling capability, has led me to appreciate h... | |
| Class D, "Control (Variable Gain)," Amplifier versus Class A/B Separates? @eddnog There are class D amps now that don't take a back seat to class A or AB amps; very different from just a few years ago. | |
| Looking for 200 watt Amp to drive Dynaudio Heritage speakers Your comment in the OP is probably the reason they were not recommended, because they are only rated at 100 wpc into 8Ω. @mitch2 The speakers in question are 4 Ohms. | |
| Yes, cables do make a difference -- regardless of price... The hardware part of the system is simple: Audio Technica Cardioid Condenser Microphone AT2035 connected with a XLR cable to the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 preamp. @crozbo I've said this many times on line; if your equipment supports AES48 then th... |