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| Describe ube sound vs solid state Actually there are a good number of tube amps that can do that. Any Mac for example. Ever hear of the Wolcott? Henry made a point of advertising that his amp could operate as a true voltage source.All amps have higher distortion into lower impedan... | |
| Electrostatic speakers and low volume resolution Broadstone, according to what I have heard, it should also sound generally smoother without loosing any detail. | |
| Is your tube amp really a tube amp? A hybrid amp will have semiconductors in the signal path.Some examples: The MOScode, Berning ZOTL, some of the old Counterpoint stuff, some of the CJ stuff.So this is an easy thing to spot. To flip the coin over, anyone making the claim that the H... | |
| Is your tube amp really a tube amp? A solid state device in the power supply does not mean that the amp is not a true tube amp.An example would be a Dynaco St70 or a Harmon Kardon Citation 2. | |
| Is my preamp useless? So let us assume that I purchase this preamplifier. What happens to the power amplifier, sources and speaker cables? What about power cords? They also seem to have some degree of effect due to cable changes. At least in my system, the speaker cabl... | |
| Input sensitivity, Gain and Preamp matching Most SETs have low gain because they are intended to be used with high efficiency loudspeakers (usually 98 db or more). | |
| Electrostatic speakers and low volume resolution Since you have a solid state amp that does OK on the speaker right now my first inclination would be to simply go with the 2X multiplier tap, IOW 4 ohms. | |
| Describe ube sound vs solid state ^^ The nature of the dips should be examined. If at crossover points which is a common point of a dip, they will be of no consequence. The amplifier power will be signal dependent of course, and the output into 8 ohms will be 1/2 of its 4 ohm powe... | |
| Input sensitivity, Gain and Preamp matching One variable in this is the speaker sensitivity. I assume it must be fairly high because it must be able to produce satisfying output by the time the amp has reached about 20-25% of full power or about 4 watts. So in the average American home that... | |
| Is my preamp useless? I agree that I have not auditioned all the cables that are available. Will the manufacturer make a better cable next year - chances are most likely yes. Isn't advancement in technology supposed to do that? Nordost, Siltech, Shunyata, etc, all come... | |
| clipping and max rated watts/max volume I thought pre amps were built to max out the average amp right around half way on the dial. This has been my experience, I think. Except for my Oppo BDP95 at 2v out direct to my LSR&D monos with 2.4v in. But I can get the clipping indicators ... | |
| Electrostatic speakers and low volume resolution Listening is the best means. The use of the ZEROs should not represent a compromise to the tonality of the system. | |
| Is my preamp useless? I think you were generalizing that Actives were better than passives. I do not think I attacked your statement in any way. I was suggesting that we cannot make generalized statements. Isn't TVC a passive component?No worries- but apparently what y... | |
| Describe ube sound vs solid state ^Them it would appear that the Mac 30 is not capable of adapting to the variable impedance swings of typical loudspeakers without deviating from linear frequency response?No, not at all, unless the amp is set up on the wrong tap.If the speaker is ... | |
| clipping and max rated watts/max volume Clipping has very little to do with the volume control position and everything to do with how strong the signal is.So you can't rely on the position. If you hear the amp distorting, turn it down. |