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| The Best Compliment You've Gotten On Your Rig? Best complement I got was someone asking "Is that someone in the other room? You didn't tell us this would be a jam session!" | |
| Need at least 900wpc in 4ohm Ddd1, 500 watts is by no means the magical number. In fact the common 'wisdom' in this regard is 60 watts. That is to say, most amplifier topologies go downhill if the topology is built to be able to produce more than 60 watts or so. Now most of y... | |
| Preamps waste of money? I'm not sure one can ever determine if his preamp is "neutral" unless he was at the recording session and all his other components in the chain are neutral.Bingo! I made a recording in 1986 that went to LP. It has proven invaluable to me over the ... | |
| Amp Shutting Down, need help Sailcappy, what happens if you short the input of the amp? Does it still do it? | |
| Does OTL pre-amplifier exist? The Sonic Frontiers preamps have cap-coupled outputs to my knowledge.The only tube preamps with direct coupled outputs are the Atma-Sphere (line stage or with phono) and the Messenger, which is single-ended. | |
| Tonearm mounting differences Graham vs.Tri-Planar. Quite a bit costlier than Tri-P however.The Triplanar has considerably harder bearings (hardest made anywhere in the world) and are thus the most durable; also having the least friction. However its not a $2K-$3K contender unless you find one used... | |
| Need at least 900wpc in 4ohm The Snell AIII was a good speaker in its day. It was about the only thing out there that competed with the Fulton Premiere systems. But that was 1984. Snell made a speaker call the B that I found preferable to the AIII- easier to drive and more de... | |
| Tube Pre/Monoblock Recommendation Madfloyd, I was sorry to hear that he passed away suddenly a few months back. I always appreciated his level headed comments. | |
| Does OTL pre-amplifier exist? Yu11375, thanks for the comment on the S-30.Onhwy61 is correct- most preamps have no output transformer. But with preamps the usual limitation at the output of the preamp is often the coupling cap, rather than an output transformer. Removing this ... | |
| Preamps waste of money? The residual thinness you think you hear from S.S. preamps is the lack of coloration you get with all tube components. The thinnest, most sterile systems I've heard had no preamp.Tmsorosk, this statement is incorrect. Tube preamps can be quite unc... | |
| Loud pop when I use the turntable on/off button Jyprez, if it pops when you turn it on, it needs to be fixed. I am sure the manufacturer intended for a cap to be there! | |
| Magneplanar 3.7 - recommended preamp and amp Maggies sound quite good with tubes and if you can get a tube amp with enough power you will like it a lot. However tube power is expensive and you do need some power so you may have to go with transistors. For that I recommend a Pass Labs.But the... | |
| Question on tube preamp Doesn't the Plinius have a balanced input? If so, you can minimize the effects of the cable and the amp will perform better if the preamp is also balanced. Just keep in mind that not all balanced tube preamps are equal. Some can't drive long inter... | |
| Preamps waste of money? If you have the passive control in the amp then you can make it work and it will be difficult to find a preamp that will do better.However having the volume control in the amplifier can be really inconvenient! This is especially true if you have m... | |
| Amp/Preamp combo for Wilson Sophia 3's The Wilson speakers have always been tube-friendly and the Sophia is no exception. If you are considering Wilsons, always consider a good tube amp for them. I've heard many people complain about Wilsons being too bright or the like over the years ... |