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| Amp for Merlin VSM Amps that work well with Merlins:The top two positions are both occupied by OTLs. It is not coincidence that Merlin shows with Joule Electra at shows. The other OTL is Atma-Sphere, usually the M-60. There are more M-60 owners with Merlin than any ... | |
| My amp has no faults Csontos, you might want to read this:http://www.atma-sphere.com/Resources/Paradigms_in_Amplifier_Design.phpOn ESLs, OTLs are often described as 'the best'. Tubes in general usually work better on horns and high efficiency speakers than transistors... | |
| Best Tube Amp/Preamp combination with Quad 2805s Between the Primaluna and ARC I would take the Primaluna even though I am not a fan a Chinese tube amps.The RM-100 is a better suggestion.Also, since the 1950s, ESLs and OTLs have been the 'match made in heaven'. This is because ESLs are a Power P... | |
| Direct Digital Amplifiers Yes- class D amps operate in the analog domain. The 'D' is used because A, B and C were taken.If you run a DAC directly into any traditional amplifier, the signal chain is actually simpler. Cass D amplifiers have considerably more processing to ma... | |
| Woofers getting workout, but no bass You might play with the way your counterbalance is set up. The Triplanar has a multiple weight system and you can use that to affect the effective mass of the arm and cartridge.If the effective mass is off, the setup might be susceptible to warp a... | |
| Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3? You can do better then Atmasphere IMO. I mated it to my Superflys which were a more favorable 16ohm, and despite wonderful transparency and great bass they were pretty lean and analytical.Follow Phil's suggestions and go big big bottle SET. There ... | |
| Tube amp terminology Very few phono preamps are push-pull. A better term would be balanced.Triode- a tube with three elements. The most linear form of amplification known.Tetrode- a tube with 4 elements. Used for power output. EL34 is an examplePentode- five elements.... | |
| My amp has no faults No amp can drive all speakers made.You first have to sort out that distinction.Then there is the simple fact that tubes have a different sound (less odd ordered harmonic distortion) which is why they are described as 'smoother'.You have to sort ou... | |
| Jm Lab Alto Utopia what kind of amplifier ? Zszwedo, OTL are just amplifiers. Like all amplifiers, they work with some speakers and not others, and some OTLs sound better than others.People often talk about OTLs are like they are somehow something 'other'... but they compete quite nicely ag... | |
| Big, big room -- which 10-20k speakers? Almarg makes good sense as usual :)The larger Tannoys are another good possibility. | |
| Rolling Tubes in the Atma-Sphere C-30 amp In the S-30, the rear tube has a little more voltage on it. If you are using NOS tubes, a -GTA or -GTB is recommended. A GT will also work but will not last as long- it is running right at its limits. So save your expensive KenRads or whatever for... | |
| Are Monoblocks better than Multi-channeled amps?? An excellent example of this is the old Dynaco Stereo 70, a venerable 35 watt tube amp. Dynaco made something called the Mark IV, which was the exact same parts and construction except for the power transformer (which was a little smaller than the... | |
| cathode-follower tube preamps.. If you have a direct-coupled output on the preamp the output impedance will not vary with frequency (with most tube preamps its usually the bass where this is an issue). If you have a 10:1 ratio at 1000Hz but only 5:1 at 20Hz, you will hear that a... | |
| Best Amp for Klipsch La Scala Speakers? Xmas Gift 200 watts on a LaScala?? Most of our customers use either the S-30 or M-60. Unless you have a huge room 15 watts is going to do a lot on this speaker. | |
| Big, big room -- which 10-20k speakers? The Classic speakers don't have the resolution.This is a load of bull. The Classic Audio keeps up with any of them. Its beryllium midrange field-coil driver is very fast, relaxed and revealing. The speaker uses Mundorf caps in the crossover with 6... |