atmasphere
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| Cable Controversy In contrast: Regarding balanced cables, at least one experienced poster and equipment designer has stated here that all balanced cables perform identically, once a few basic design parameters are met.I know I subscribe to this.And its not becaus... | |
| Question about neutrality and transparency in an amp One thing to keep in mind in a conversation like this is that the human ear/brain system converts all forms of distortion into tonality.Tubes are often docked for having a 'warm' sound- this is often due to the presence of a second harmonic. Trans... | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? ^^ you are better at this than I. That is what I was trying to say for all that text. | |
| Should I buy a Class A Amp. My amp sounds better with some types of music than others. I base my findings on empirical evidence and what I hear, not on theory.I would regard this statement as 100% correct and inviable- I can say exactly the same thing about my stereo. Some m... | |
| Should I buy a Class A Amp. Could it be said that Class A amps, like Pass for example, play better on certain types of music? Better classical than rock, for instance? Not really. The requirements of an amplifier do not vary according to the music. As I said before, the id... | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? So..it appears that John is right, there is no innovation in a true meaning of it, just some improvements in certain areas, maybe.Speaking of cars, not from 30s. The original BMW M3, small and light, was a true driver's car. The same with Porsc... | |
| Tube Phono Stage with balls, and slam!! Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! The Manley Steelhead is a hybrid. Oh the humanity; solid state and tubes in a single unit, what is the world coming to?Yeah- stuff doesn't have to be all tube or all solid state to work. | |
| Should I buy a Class A Amp. Could it be said that Class A amps, like Pass for example, play better on certain types of music? Better classical than rock, for instance?As mentioned earlier, no.The idea that an amp can be better at one form of music as opposed to another is o... | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? EVs, Klipsch, Altec and JBL all are not 1930s. The Altec A7 you use as a example of poor bass its again not a 1930s design but is a affordable down sized design so expecting that to have deep bass and to be a example of design faults from the 1... | |
| Tube Phono Stage with balls, and slam!! As someone else mentioned, getting enough voltage gain overall in your system is paramount in obtaining optimal sonics, and I personally like tubed phono stages like my Manley Steelhead phono stage Just for the record, the Steelhead is a hybrid ... | |
| Help wanted: Bass! I conferred with CJ was told that phase inversion is necessary; it’s the configuration I’ve been running though - check.Connections are secure – check.***Speaker cable length….hmmm, maybe a bit of a problem here. For aesthetic purposes (again, t... | |
| Help wanted: Bass! Since this has not been mentioned:The first thing to check is the phase!! Try swapping the red for black connections on the back of the speaker (one channel only), put on a record with some bass impact and see if the bass is better or worse. If th... | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? Atmasphere cant do bass right! Maybe wee ones dont but full sized sure do. Less detailed maybe if you dont add a tweeter keep in mind these designs were only good to 8khz. Dont handle power well! What the heck dude that one boggles my mind its ... | |
| SS to valve With the efficiency of your speakers in most rooms, the fact is you need power. Given the prior comments here, 60 watts would seem to be adequate in most cases. 1.5 watts OTOH is simply not enough. You would want about 12 db more efficiency to mak... | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? Mapman whats missing- realistic sound quality, the ability to allow listener to feel the emotion of the music. The ability to easily hear the mix ie pick out the individual instruments and vocals along with the added studio work. Realistic ima... |