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| Tannoy Westminister Royal SE Pre-amp Preference? Well our stuff works fine with the Westminsters! But any tube amp that can make 50-80 watts should work fine also. If I were you I would look for one that is zero feedback as it will sound smoother, and triode is nice for the same reason (less dis... | |
| How Much Are You Missing From 20khz to 45khz? Bifwynne, no speaker has anything like what I would call a linear curve. If the bumps aren't too bad often that's pretty good :) | |
| Speaker choice: impedance, sensitivity, and tubes Something that has not been pointed out is the performance of the output transformer and the load that is used.For example the 88db speaker is also 6 ohms. If used on the 8 ohm tap the impedance is transformed by the transformer to a much higher i... | |
| Analog vs Digital Confusion Re the original post:If you want the answer, this is it. I run an LP mastering operation so I have seen this first hand. When you are cutting an LP from a digital source, it should come as no surprise whatsoever that the digital source is the mast... | |
| What amps do Electrical Engineers own...why? If we restrict the question to solid state amps, offhand I can't think of any having really poor specs that nevertheless provide top-notch sonics, but there are many renowned high quality amps whose THD and damping factor specs are not **as good**... | |
| Sound of transformers in preamps? Rsimms, isolation is only a problem if you have a severe ground loop or problem with AC power where you are trying to run the system where part of it is on one line and another part on another line.However an interstage transformer will not help y... | |
| TriPlanar Tips There is a screw beneath the VTA tower; you have to remove the arm from the plinth to see it. If the VTA tower moves, this screw may be loose.I got to hear the new 12" arm last night! It was installed on a Technics SP-10 with one of Albert's Panze... | |
| Magico V3 with tubed amplification, will it work ? Not really, physics is still physics, even in audio. Size/efficiency/extension are entwine.Razmika, you might want to read this:http://www.atma-sphere.com/Resources/Paradigms_in_Amplifier_Design.phpPhysics is indeed physics! It is a simple fact fo... | |
| Tannoy Westminister Royal SE Pre-amp Preference? Although considerably more efficient than ESLs, the Westminsters are what I would call 'moderately high' efficiency- which means you will need some power to show them off.20 watts will not do it unless you have a smaller room. I recommend a bit mo... | |
| How Much Are You Missing From 20khz to 45khz? The issue is phase shift. That is why bandwidth is nice.The less phase shift, the better the imaging.Phase shift is caused by group delays that in turn are caused by a rolloff in the equipment. They can have artifacts to 10x higher than the low fr... | |
| What amps do Electrical Engineers own...why? Atmasphere,Are you suggesting these EEs with bad sounding amplifiers can`t 'hear' that they`re bad or that they don`t care as long as the specs are good?How can anyone buy audio components(presumably to enjoy music) and not judge them based on how... | |
| Sound of transformers in preamps? Rsimms, yes, single-ended tube circuits are known for 2nd ordered harmonic distortion, which gives them a lusher sound. This is the same effect a transformer can impart. Although it is pleasantly euphonic, the distortion does impair transparency/d... | |
| Tube Amp Watts and Quality Electrons. LOL Sounds like you are doing OK to me :) | |
| What amps do Electrical Engineers own...why? As an EE, I like good specs but at the same time I recognize that the way we humans perceive sound is something that cannot be ignored! So instead of going for the usual bench specs (which were mostly created 40-some years ago and mostly ignore hu... | |
| Sound of transformers in preamps? Transformers have two primary (pardon the pun) issues if used in the signal path, which can be mitigated but not entirely eliminated:bandwidth limitationsadditional distortionThe bigger the transformer the more limited the bandwidth. In preamps wh... |