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| Optimizing TNT, Triplanar, Transfiguration Temper Ctlphd, cartridge loading is indirectly related to the impedance of the cartridge. If you have a low output MC, the loading has to do with the inductance of the cartridge and the capacitance of the cable, and whether or not your preamp is sensitiv... | |
| Why amps, pre-amps, integrated amps??? The voltage swing thing that Carver noticed is not for the same reason that he may have been able to get from the Phase Linear stuff. More here:http://www.atma-sphere.com/Resources/Paradigms_in_Amplifier_Design.php-in short, tubes make more voltag... | |
| Good Tube Selection for Atma Sphere S30? Pubul57, there are now Russian made, newly manufactured tubes marked 'Tung Sol' and 'Mullard" as the US importer has acquired the rights to those names here in the US.What we have been finding with these tubes is very similar to what we find with ... | |
| Sonic atributes ultralinear vs tetrode vs pentode OK- here's my text:Ultralinear allows the tubes to approach triode linearity, while retaining most of the power that Tetrodes (or Pentodes) otherwise make.here's your assertion:If you compare an amplifier running in the three modes, if triode put ... | |
| Why amps, pre-amps, integrated amps??? Yes, excessive loop feedback has been a problem in the past! I concur with the THD wars, but amps built for low TIM back in the early 80s or thereabouts definitely got a bad reputation.It does not surprise me at all that progress has been made in ... | |
| Sonic atributes ultralinear vs tetrode vs pentode Trelja, obviously we see things very differently :)I've done a lot of work over the years with ultralinear amps (quite a lot of those were Dynaco amps)! There is no way I would say they rule the day, I would put ultralinear as a distant second to ... | |
| Budget Chinese Tube amps - any good? We used to make a guitar amplifier for a guitar amp company in town. One time they sent some parts to us to evaluate- they were Chinese imports. One of the parts was an electrolytic capacitor, rated 47uf @ 450Volts.Now this might be a part you wou... | |
| Why amps, pre-amps, integrated amps??? The 'TIM' amps of the late 70s and early 80s proved to be a dead end. What they proved was that you can go overboard chasing specs to the detriment of the final product. | |
| Servicing amplifiers from very small companies? Not only that, but there are a lot of bootleg copies of transistors on the market these days. So replacement power transistors have to come from a very reputable source. | |
| Sonic atributes ultralinear vs tetrode vs pentode You won't hear so much difference between Tetrode and Pentode, but you will hear a difference between Ultralinear and the others. Ultralinear allows the tubes to approach triode linearity, while retaining most of the power that Tetrodes (or Pentod... | |
| Differential from source to pre but not amp? I should point out that to take advantage of the ability of balanced lines to be immune to the cost and length of the cable, the source driving the cable should conform to the balanced standard. If not, you may be able to run the balanced connecti... | |
| Differential from source to pre but not amp? Yes, there can be plenty of benefit! Differential circuits are not only lower noise, but lower distortion due to distortion cancellation at each stage of gain, compared to single-ended circuits of otherwise similar topology. When you reduce noise ... | |
| Good Tube Selection for Atma Sphere S30? Russian power tubes are fine! The only Russian 6SN7s worth looking into are vintage made in or before the 1960s. | |
| Why few discussion on Audio Machina CRM, CRG, CRS? One year at THE Show (CES) Karl showed next door to us. If I recall right, the manufacturer he was to show with was unable to make it at the last minute, but as luck would have it we had a spare set of M-60s on hand so we lent them to him.The spea... | |
| RFI - Turntable Rig Yes, try that. Lets see if the RF is coming in with the cable or not. |