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| how close in sound can a tube and ss amp sound ? Audiofeil, in this case Mr. Tennis is right in some circumstances. If the amplifier is being clipped only on peaks, its behavior with that clipping will have a lot to do with its sound. If you have a transistor amplifier and a tube amplifier of eq... | |
| how close in sound can a tube and ss amp sound ? Mrtennis, Human hearing is all there is in audio. It is what is perfect, it is the audio equipment that is not.IOW, the ear/brain system has certain rules it follows. The closer the audio equipment comes to following those rules, the more it will ... | |
| Ultralinear vs. Triode vs. SET Push-pull amplifiers make more power, but often do so with increased 5th harmonic distortion, which causes them to sound brighter. This is not always the case though, if the amplifier is fully balanced from input to output the only distortion comp... | |
| how close in sound can a tube and ss amp sound ? The issue is going to be the distortion structure. Tubes in general favor the lower orders and depending on the amplifier technology can make a lot or a little of the even orders, usually with not a lot above the 5th.(This is a general statement, ... | |
| Recommended Tube Amp for ML CLS I model The CLS 1 is a very different animal from succeeding CLS models. It is a lot higher impedance and is easily driven by tubes. This is not the case with the later versions.Our MA-1 is a 'match made in heaven' on the CLS 1 according to our customers.... | |
| how close in sound can a tube and ss amp sound ? Yup!All you have to do is clip the amp and you will know the difference between tube and transistor. That's the tip of the iceberg and the rest is already well 'documented'.You will find many transistor amps that are lauded as having 'tube-like' q... | |
| Analogue synergy The Triplanar has a multi-weight system for its counter balance, so if you use them right they can be set up to adjust the effective mass of the arm as well.If you want reduced effective mass, use the weight combination so that the weight(s) are c... | |
| Slam possible with Tubes instead of SS ?? Mrtennis, yes and I think I have mentioned it before. ESLs have high impedance at low frequencies and low impedance at high frequencies.Transistor amplifiers double power as you cut the impedance in half, which is another way of saying **their pow... | |
| How close to the real thing? Vernneal, consider that at a concert imaging in the PA is not important. You may well be listening to mono.Horns have no trouble doing imaging, that's for sure. There are other threads that have covered this subject.Fas42, I agree completely about... | |
| Best speaker in the US $ 30-45.000,00 range Hi Mike, Thanks for pointing that out. | |
| How close to the real thing? Fas42, on that page you will see a pattern diagram. I pointed this out as it is an example of a strange attractor.Now what Chaos Theory has to say about this confirms what Crowhurst has pointed out in various places in his writings:By the use of f... | |
| RCA to XLR adapters? That's probably true- unless maybe you have the manufacturer do it. FWIW though if you set up the system entirely around the idea that everything has to be sold, that *can* limit the performance you can get. Now if the amplifier has a single-ended... | |
| How close to the real thing? The problem here is there is little that is convenient that will quantify the subjective experience. However, that is not to say that the subjective experience *cannot* be quantified, it can and has by Dr. Herbert Melcher.In his recent work (unpub... | |
| Slam possible with Tubes instead of SS ?? This is a good example of what I was talking about with regards to Sound Lab- if you are going to use transistors you need something that has a lot of power. 600 watts is about the minimum.Now if you do your math, one thing that becomes apparent r... | |
| Amplifier for Magnepan 20.1s The 20.1 is fairly easy to drive. The main thing is you will need power, but phase angles are well-controlled. Wendell Diller has made a point of expressing to me on several occasions that the best he has ever heard the 20.1 has been with tube amps. |