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| Empire 498 If you can make it mount up then you are in business :) | |
| Early pressings v remastered The trick is usually to get the original LP that is pressed in the same country as it was recorded. Reissues have a tough time raising the bar although that is not to say they can't do it. A lot depends on the condition of the master tape and the ... | |
| High Sensitivity Speakers that work best with SS Is this intrinsic to these specific designs, i.e. it is simple not possible to achieve similar signal-to-noise rations when building powerful amps? Or, is this because in these designs the designers pay special attention to this (unlike most desig... | |
| Tube pre, SS amp incompatibility, which amp 2 use? Abucktwoeighty There may be other ways to sort this out too. How are your power cords set up? Are they both running off of the same power strip? | |
| Digital Or Traditional Preamp? Traditional is my answer. Technology changes and can leave digital preamps behind. So far technology has not left traditional units behind and who knows? maybe someday you will find out what you are missing with LPs or tape. | |
| Tube amps and loads. Normally Scott amplifier design was pretty forgiving and no load was required. I would not go with that now. If the controls are clean there are probably no worries, but if there is a problem and your output transformer pays the price, then a load... | |
| Empire 498 The newer AR arm from when AR came back about 20 years ago is pretty close, but you have put your finger on why we don't mess with the suspension models. Its tricky to find an arm that works with the geometry. Once you have done that, mounting it ... | |
| High Sensitivity Speakers that work best with SS Mapman, I agree, which was part of why I wrote this article:http://www.atma-sphere.com/Resources/Paradigms_in_Amplifier_Design.phpI used the word 'paradigm' in the article because the industry and designers that are taught a certain way don't alwa... | |
| Brand Longevity Back in the 70s I put myself through college by working in several different consumer electronics service departments.Large companies that are still very much in business will often not have the part you need to service an older model! Don't think... | |
| High Sensitivity Speakers that work best with SS Larryi, in many cases you are correct, as I am guessing that Nvp also suspects.Many high power amplifiers have a distortion characteristic that is actually higher at low power levels; depending on the amp the distortion might begin increasing at l... | |
| High Sensitivity Speakers that work best with SS Class A works well with an A class design :) | |
| High Sensitivity Speakers that work best with SS Daedalus_audio, it was in Thom-mackis' room that I got to hear and see that. Duke had brought his speakers down the hall and we played them on Thom's M-60s. I pushed the system hard during that audition and found that I could play the system consi... | |
| Question for technicians Use the Radio Shack contact cleaner first! The ProGold can cause trouble in some circuits (I've seen it contaminate circuit boards to the extent that they had to be pressure washed to remove the ProGold)!! IMO/IME the Radio Shack contact cleaner i... | |
| High Sensitivity Speakers that work best with SS Almarg, I suspect that the Daedalus efficiency is less than the 98 db figure stated. Duke of Audiokinesis makes a speaker that he claims is about 95 db, yet it is more efficient. I do agree though that a nice flat impedance curve does allow you to... | |
| Which is the best King Crimson remaster? The Mobile Fidelity remaster is excellent also. Tough to find though- be prepared for the big dollars if you find one. |