atmasphere
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| Current amp vs Voltage amp Plus Ralph's paradigm (based around avoidance of use of NF as the best means to avoid those nasty odd order harmonics + the rest seems to stem from that), FBOFW, is more unique and "radical" and a huge minority relative to the norm these days, so ... | |
| Current amp vs Voltage amp I just do not buy into the assertion that power paradigm and no negative feedback is the only way to make music sound real.That's fine but it will not change the reality:The problem here is that the human ear is more sensitive to odd ordered harmo... | |
| Do 45 RPM records need higher anti-skate setting? Skating forces are a function of the rotation of the LP and the tracking error of the arm/cartridge. So if you increase the speed of the rotation, there will be more energy (skating force). | |
| What's with 4 ohm speakers? It's easier to design a speakers with a steady low impedance than a steady high impedance, something that some amps seem to have an easier time with. Historically there have been more speakers that can produce wave form fidelity with a lower imped... | |
| Current amp vs Voltage amp Historically speakers with lower impedances are more likely to be able to produce wave form fidelity than speakers with higher impedances.[facepalm]I can't let that one pass[/facepalm]. Its well known for decades that the Quad ESLs have had very l... | |
| What's with 4 ohm speakers? Some misinformation here:They're not hard to drive if you have a good amp. Also, 4 ohms is an average.4 ohms is not an average. Plus, you can see in the specs of all amps that its not a good thing. No matter what amp you have, the distortion will ... | |
| Current amp vs Voltage amp Al, that is why I came up with the 'Paradigm' part of it. In investigating this topic years ago what I found was just as you pose in your last post, that the terms are slung loosely and freely, resulting in a lot of confusion.On top of that, I use... | |
| What is a really good sounding low volume system?? B_limo, yes, for some reason the speaker is not on their website. I don't know why. As far as I know, they still make it. BTW this is the company that made the Pipedream speakers years ago. They still make them from what I understand.Rrog, any tub... | |
| Current amp vs Voltage amp Powered speakers are like an albatross around your neck. If you want more power, you can't. You have to sell the amps *and* the speakers to upgrade.I have to agree with Bombaywalla. Some manufacturers of ESL's specifically made/make ss amps for us... | |
| Is built in phono preamp usually best way to go? Keeping the phono section in the preamp with the line stage is a good move. You avoid the problems of connectors and cable colorations. Connectivity can make or break any system. The phono is likely the highest resolution format currently commonly... | |
| Is soundstage just a distortion? The verdict is in. I just listened to Roger Waters' Amused To Death. I must say I'm definitely not amused. Sound engineers definitely 'are' magicians! I'm hearing point source information as far to the left and right of my speakers as they are apa... | |
| high power tube amps vs ss If I could make transistors do what I can do with ease with tubes I would make transistor amps. But I can't and no-one else seems to be able to do so either, although a very few (less than 5) come close.That thing that tubes do is they don't make ... | |
| Current amp vs Voltage amp Bombaywalla, actually that example is excellent. I have yet to hear a transistor amp that can play bass on a full range ESL, assuming the ESL is set up properly (at least 5 feet into the room).Horns are of course another example with the only exce... | |
| Current amp vs Voltage amp I wonder what happens if one listens to nicely produced music, say a big band with lots of brass and high frequency energy live at 105DB? Is it as comfortable as listening to the no NF tube amp at the same level? Its a fair question, I think.It is... | |
| Current amp vs Voltage amp The box resonance peak is where it is. How does the Power Paradigm amplifier move that peak to a lower frequency?If the resistance in the bass region goes up (due to a box resonance) then the current into that higher resistance goes down. the volt... |