atmasphere
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| Unbalanced to balanced VPI junction box change? ^^ That is a good question! It has to do with how the source (phono cartridge) is driving the load, which is to say that the source impedance should be lower than the load by about 10:1.In the case of LOMC there does not seem to be a downside. LOM... | |
| Seeking more 3d imaging, deeper/wider soundstage Having one speaker out of phase with the other will result in loss of soundstage, poor center fill, reduced bass and overall lack of dynamic punch as the speakers are literally fighting each other.If you hook one speaker up out of phase, the more ... | |
| Why not magnetic tapes in stead of vinyl records? Kijanki, If your basement is controlled humidity then I would agree with you. Most basements though have much greater humidity (at least in this part of the world they do...) than the attic. So what we are disagreeing about is whether the basement... | |
| Unbalanced to balanced VPI junction box change? That's good! Here is something to consider- if you can hear the effects of cables in your system, I would guess that you installed the cables that sounded better. Now if you have been at this a while, you probably have replaced cables before, thro... | |
| Unbalanced to balanced VPI junction box change? I have a totally balanced system (all Ayre components) and can readily hear the difference in cables....I have a lot of respect for Ayre, but regardless if you can hear differences between the cable, some aspect of the balanced line system is not ... | |
| Preamp for Aesthetix / Atma-sphere ^^ Some of the new 6SN7s go for $200-$300/pair or more, while the garden variety of newly manufactured tubes are $35 apiece or less.Some examples are Sophia, Psvane and TJ Music. All have some form of a 6SN7 or VT-231 available and all have gotten... | |
| Seeking more 3d imaging, deeper/wider soundstage Realremo, to check to see if your speakers are in phase, you simply reverse the connections on the back of **one speaker only** - not both.If this works, you will immediately notice greater center fill and sharp images between the speakers. If it ... | |
| Why not magnetic tapes in stead of vinyl records? Kijanki, my recommendation is to work with tape for a while and then you will see that not only are my observations correct but also those of the NTA. (My statement was that tapes store in an attic much better than a basement, which is different f... | |
| Unbalanced to balanced VPI junction box change? Al has got that right. In addition Jonathan Carr's input mirrors my own experience in the design of phono preamps. **As a general rule of thumb** if you can hear differences between balanced cables it means that some aspect of the balanced standar... | |
| Preamp for Aesthetix / Atma-sphere Yes, but sadly I can't use this any where in my system. 8-(Yes, you would have to use a preamp that uses 6SN7s... FWIW the new boutique 6SN7s that have been showing up have been getting rave reviews by our customers. | |
| Seeking more 3d imaging, deeper/wider soundstage One thing that has been bugging me about this thread seems worth pursuing. Realremo- have you tried revearsing the phase on one of your speakers?If you have the speakers out of phase (which can happen for a variety of reasons) the imaging informat... | |
| Why not magnetic tapes in stead of vinyl records? I've tried to explain inconvenience of using R2R - nothing else. I don't have anything against analog but limited amount of available recordings made me concentrate on CD/computer playback. As for storing tapes in the attic - it is possibly the wo... | |
| Unbalanced to balanced VPI junction box change? If you plan to run the cartridge (which is an inherently balanced source) in balanced mode, one thing you might consider is the fact that you will have a low impedance balanced line connection, which in plain English means that you will not be abl... | |
| Seeking more 3d imaging, deeper/wider soundstage Thanks for all the comments. My speakers are multiple feet away from both the back and side walls. I have also toed them in toward my seating position. Have also tried crossing them in front of seating position, I don't like that as much.Sounds he... | |
| Preamp for Aesthetix / Atma-sphere The 6SN7 is an even better tube than the 12BH7 FWIW... |