atmasphere
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| A Manufacturer that pays return shipping Terrybbagit, the fact that manufacturers don't pay for return shipping ('return shipping' meaning that the shipment is going from you to the manufacturer) is quite simple: they are not responsible for where you choose to live. Even so they split t... | |
| Class A amplifiers - which are considered the best Rleff, The idea was an analog setup that used a feedforward system so that the bias is mapped in sync with the output signal. In effect there would be no 'decision point', merely a minimum level that represents no signal at all- as soon as you hav... | |
| Impedance Matching - Tube Amp/Speakers If the load is right, bass will not be a problem- that has nothing to do with the amp using EL-34s! | |
| Are Nakamichi amps any good? The Nakamichi amps had a reputation in the service industry for being unstable and prone to failure. They were not popular on this account even back when they were being made. They sound OK, but they are not the sort of amp that you want to push h... | |
| Class A amplifiers - which are considered the best I remember being approached by someone in the early 90s that held a patent to a sliding class A bias system (for transistors). As innovative as he is, I don't think Nelson created that. As I recall, it showed up on the Krell amps first.We didn't g... | |
| Bi-amping MBL 101's - combining tube & ss Actually the mbls are not that hard to drive. 200 watts is plenty of power in most rooms. | |
| Recommend me a prepro/amp combo for zu essence The speaker is very easy to drive and 30 watts is often a lot of power on them (depending on room size of course). So you have a fairly wide range of tube powered amplifiers that can easily do the job. | |
| 24 feet DIN to XLR phono cable for Graham Phantom? Jbuenech if your preamp can drive long interconnects then the equipment stand need not be between the speakers. Did I read it right that the Allnic has balanced outputs? | |
| Preamp for Atma-sphere s30 Nearly any preamp will drive the S-30; my personal preference is for a tubes of course:) If you run balanced you stand a better chance of having to spend less time sorting out the sonic merits of the cables but the amp does not care if it is drive... | |
| electrical short 1 channel. Cable spade at fault? No, you can't. | |
| Sota+SME IV=Ugh !!! I ran the Cosmos with the SME 5 and had a number of Grado wood body cartridges on it. They were not particularly happy in that arm (seemed like effective mass issues, in other arms the same cartridges tracked great), but there was certainly no hum! | |
| Thoughts on Neutralaudio X-Drei, wrt BSG QOL Just my opinion of course but I really feel like the less processing you can do, the better. To that end, audio equipment should be RF resistant and phase coherent. | |
| TRL Dude or Joule 150 MKII for Major Pre Upgrade So simple impedance of the source is partially ruled out- we are OK with a relatively high impedance at the input, so long as it is balanced. What happens if we use the same source to drive the RCA single-ended?Grannyring, are you able to use the ... | |
| Output watts per tube The load impedance that the tubes are driving has to be taken into account as well as the B+ voltage... so far there is nothing here that could be considered conclusive, other than the fact that you have some tubes, and apparently, two amps that u... | |
| TRL Dude or Joule 150 MKII for Major Pre Upgrade Hi Al, in practice 100 ohms can be quite effective. We use that value a lot. It does not seem like much in the face of the higher impedances that tubes employ, but it can make the difference between RF oscillation (resulting in hum) and absolute s... |