atmasphere
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| Who Can I send my dynakit ST-70 to for a rebuild? Mesch, if you just want to get the amp up and running, you have to fix the power supplies. The 525V main filter can is available from Antique Radio Supply in Arizona. You will also want to replace the bias power supply caps and the attendant recti... | |
| $9000 speaker Orangutan or speaker + amplifier I thought the Orangutans O/96 will go well with SET amps (8-10W), is that not the case ? That would be sad, if so I will not bother with the Devore. My prime interest in this speaker would be to get a chance to try out SET amps and see what the fu... | |
| Can Digital beat our Analog installations? Jfrech and Thuchan, while I agree that the software plays a huge role, I feel like I have to point out an often overlooked issue:We often see very well done digital recordings. They sound amazing, and seem to challenge analog reproduction. The que... | |
| $9000 speaker Orangutan or speaker + amplifier The Orangutan is intended to be moderately high efficiency and an easy load for tube amplifiers. A transistor amplifier is not likely to show them off properly- I suspect that the design may not work properly with transistors. (for more on why, se... | |
| Amp/Preamp combo for Wilson Sophia 3's Bo1972, the JBLs are capable of very good depth. The problem is not the crossover but how the amplifier drives the speaker. Higher efficiency speakers also have a lot of back EMF, which can mess with amplifiers that employ a lot of negative feedba... | |
| Is a high priced Line Conditioner needed There is only one power conditioner that can really deliver, that won't limit a large power amplifier. It was made by Elgar and was for industrial/commercial purposes, so you have to find one used on ebay, and may have to get it refurbished. It is... | |
| Who Can I send my dynakit ST-70 to for a rebuild? We've done a lot of them over the years too, as well as PAS-3s and FM-3s. FWIW any competent technician can handle any Dyna tube gear with ease. | |
| Can Digital beat our Analog installations? Thuchan, with regards to the Stahtek I think you can go either way. | |
| Soundlab speakers Sound Lab showed the speaker with a new back panel at the 2013 CES (THE Show actually) that made the speaker a *lot* easier to drive, and also sounding better (likely because it does not work the amps as hard).Our 140-watt MA-1 drives it really we... | |
| Entreq ground conditioners - what's the theory? Yes, I remember having a good laugh over that one. | |
| Best Amp for Timbre, Depth and Spatial Resolution? Unsound, if you would like I can show you a letter from Steve McCormick that disputes your position. It was written to Paul Speltz, who is known for the ZERO autoformer and the Anti-cables. The letter states that with the DNA-series amplifiers the... | |
| Entreq ground conditioners - what's the theory? Ivan, there is one device known as the 'Intelligent Chip' that was most definitely a scam. Not sure if that is the same one that you mention above. Neither the Bybee or the Marigo dots rely on any quantum effects, and if their advertising says so,... | |
| Long cables from turntable or phono stage That is correct, but you are helping things by not using the shield for signal current. That reduces the cable's tendency to introduce artifact. | |
| Best Amp for Timbre, Depth and Spatial Resolution? If you plan to keep the B&Ws, the Ayre is likely one of the better choices. This speaker does not play well with tubes due to the nature of its load (4 ohms in the bass, 8 ohms in the mids and highs). Four ohm loads should be avoided with tube... | |
| Amp recommendation for Klipsch Heresy Having used the older Heresy quite a lot, I can also vouch for the use of tubes. The speaker will become oppressive with transistors and the tubes seemed to play the bass better. I used a modified Dyna St-70 on them and was never able to run it ou... |