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| Technics 1200G vs VPI Forever Model One demo is effectively worthless because the pad has such a significant impact on the sound? @displayname Yes. Getting the platter pad right is something you have to do with almost every 'table made... | |
| Technics 1200G vs VPI Forever Model One @displayname Again, if you didn't deal with the platter pad issue, you've not heard the Technics. IOW if you don't use the same platter pad when auditioning differences, you are introducing a variable. The stock platter pad of the Technics is pre... | |
| Cutting Amplifiers @oliver_reid Everyone used tube mastering amplifiers prior to 1963 and many LPs pressed into the 60s were too. Most European LPs were mastered with tube amps well into the 1970s. Westerex developed the 1700 series mastering electronics in 1969. A... | |
| Re; Dynamics, Class D vs tubes… Maybe because I am more accustomed to push-pull tube amps. IME it is quite obvious when a tube amp begins to run out of steam because the dynamics suddenly go flat. @helomech Its really hard to generalize how tube amps clip. Some are quite gra... | |
| is McIntosh known for good dynamics? what I call good dynamics are also realistic dynamics when comparing the sound with live classical music, which has the greatest micro and macro dynamics of all. @magon I’ve no problems with that but I would not use the word ’dynamic’ in its... | |
| Tubes and less sensitive speakers Regarding proper subwoofer integration, I would caution that while this is a valid approach, in my experience, it can also be quite challenging due to the true dipole dispersion of Maggies. @blisshifi IME the way to do subwoofer integration is ... | |
| Re; Dynamics, Class D vs tubes… Not to forget, with a tube pre amp one would need a solid state amp with 100k input impedance to give that dull range . @daytrader We make tube preamps that can drive 1000 Ohms no worries, with the output impedance being a straight line across ... | |
| 'Record Out' does not work when using a balanced input @r042wal What is the ’C48’? I suspect the answer is quite simple. I’ll know better when the C48 is identified. | |
| Hum in my system; its the turntable R and L interconnects. Huh? @jereeb Yes, that is what I would do. | |
| RM-9 Wiring Diagram @leadfeathers This is a pretty straightforward design, if you look at the schematic supplied by @clio09. Does George have what he needs now? | |
| is McIntosh known for good dynamics? While I understand what you're saying, that distortion will make the contrast between loud and soft greater, I don't think that is likely to result in realistic dynamics. I have listened to some good SET headphone amps, and they had great mic... | |
| Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers? Power cables do not change sound. Anyone who says otherwise is lying or willfully ignorant. @squared80 My surmise is you've not read through this thread. But to keep it short, the statement above is only true in certain circumstances. If we are... | |
| Hum in my system; its the turntable R and L interconnects. Huh? @jereeb The problem is the ground wire on the phono isn't making a connection. So the thing to do is run a wire from the tonearm base (assuming its metal) to the chassis of the EAR. If there is a screw securing the arm to the plinth of the turnta... | |
| Re; Dynamics, Class D vs tubes… So amp typology for the most part isn’t going to matter much? @daytrader It better not. The dynamic contrast in any system should arise from the signal and nothing else. Its the system's job to convey this and do so without compression. Lower e... | |
| is McIntosh known for good dynamics? I’ve never encountered a discussion about dynamics that was "really" about distortion. @magon Such conversations can be quite insidious so it might be that was the case without you being aware of it. What I am discussing, and you haven’t r... |