atmasphere
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| how does current work in an amplifier? The are some misconceptions about current. Here's the big one:http://www.atma-sphere.com/papers/myth.htmlOthers have already touched on the serious aspect of this, the idea that for 200 watts you need 7.07 amps (if a 4 ohm load) which is not reall... | |
| Does my Pass amp dislike my Meridian preamp? A loud pop can certainly do damage to the speakers, without necessarily damaging the amplifier.*All* the drivers damaged is a little weird- unless we are talking a smaller 2-way speaker. If it was heavily over-powered by one of these pops, it coul... | |
| cartridge loading If you have a Rega, the motor can be grounded to eliminate the so-called 'Grado hum'. A wire, which can be soldered to the body of the motor, is simply run to the base of the tone arm. This sorts out the hum; no idea why Rega does not install the ... | |
| ZU OMEN speakers 12ohms?? Although I don't own a set, I have heard them with our gear and IMO they are the move that ZU really needed to make! Fast, relaxed, detailed, really easy to drive and the bass is really improved over the Druid. I think they look better too. | |
| Best Balanced Tube Amp To Pair With Meridian G02? Clio09, the circuit you described is for a phase splitter in an amplifier. What I was talking about is something different.For example, usually you are driving such a circuit with a single-ended voltage amplifier. The mod I mentioned is to that vo... | |
| Does my Pass amp dislike my Meridian preamp? Bryoncunningham, its almost impossible to damage a crossover without also damaging the drivers. If there is indeed a crossover failure and the drivers OK, you can be assured that the problem was just in there waiting to happen and it has nothing t... | |
| Think I want a tube system? Sebrof, FWIW, while it is true that tubes manage speakers differently from transistors, you can hear their effects elsewhere in the signal chain. Tubes sound the way they do because they more closely follow the rules of human hearing than transist... | |
| Schroder sq and the new talea The Talea uses a counterweight system similar to the Triplanar- three weights (the last of which is threaded and very small for exacting adjustment).I point this out because it is possible to have either arm set up in a way that does not favor the... | |
| ZU OMEN speakers 12ohms?? In most rooms you will be challenged to clip a 35 watt tube amp on the Omens. They are easy to drive and rewardingly great sound too. | |
| Aesthetix Calypso vs. ? Finding a balanced tube preamp is not all that hard. ARC has been making them since the mid-90s, and we have been making them since the late 1980s. | |
| Schroder sq and the new talea Just from reading this description I can see that this book is a product of modern philosophy - it commits all the same errors. For one, the notion of something beyond reality (as perceived and understood by man's consciousness) with no evidence o... | |
| Large brass devices on top of power amps ? Krooney, since electronics cannot be overdamped, often designers leave the little tweaks like that to the end user, IOW, for the most part, they have no opinion about it, other than 'have fun and don't zap yourself' :) | |
| Best Balanced Tube Amp To Pair With Meridian G02? Ckoffend, you can usually run the amp with half the power tubes. Its a good idea to derate one of the power fuses but that is easy- just change the fuse. This is not something you can do with any tube amp BTW.The tubes are inexpensive since they d... | |
| Schroder sq and the new talea Dgarretson, it might be helpful to look at how a record is cut. A worm drive advances the cutter across the record- so to play back, it seems as if a linear tracking device will be needed, although there are some interesting approaches that use ra... | |
| Schroder sq and the new talea I think ( a risky word in this context...;-) ...) that Descartes phenomenal statement - which marked the awakening of the spirit of humanism - is not philosophy. It is much more. It is the self-recognition of the human spirit. Beyond knowledge. Be... |