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| Tubes vs. solid state. Paulfolbrecht, yes, General Electric proved that humans use the 5th 7th and 9th harmonics as a means to determine the volume of a sound back in the mid-60s.So how this relates to the TvsSS debate: The issue centers around feedback- by adding feedb... | |
| Tube preamp output impedance at low frequencies Gmuffley, don't worry- as I pointed out, the question is does it matter? If you measure the unit at a low enough frequency you will detect the rise. More to the point is that as long as the maximum cutoff frequency of 2 Hz is observed by the desig... | |
| Tubes vs. solid state. Alright- here are some basics:Given an amplifier with a propagation delay (IOW, any amplifier), and a constantly changing waveform (such as a musical signal), the application of loop feedback (negative feedback) creates a 'non-linear dynamic syste... | |
| Green, Eco Friendly Class A Monoblocks So far the capacitor storage technology is still 'on the way'. It might be that EEStor is the furthest along. http://theeestory.com/The other players in the US are Maxwell and Intersil, plus there is still a company here in the Twin Cities that ha... | |
| Tubes vs. solid state. Anyone here interested in what Chaos Theory has to say about amplification? | |
| High end tube Preamp under $4k used that competes Trcnetmsncom, please pardon me if I offer my opinion. There is always a price one pays for being both an audiophile and a manufacturer at the same time. IOW I participate in these forums because I enjoy audio. Foster_9 asked a question that I had ... | |
| Tube preamp output impedance at low frequencies The output impedance of a preamp at low frequencies has a close relationship to the size of the coupling capacitor at the output of the preamp. Many tube preamps including the Quicksilver (which has a very low output impedance otherwise) have a ri... | |
| High end tube Preamp under $4k used that competes The age should not be a problem. Nor does it run hot. FWIW our MP-3 keeps up with it easily and plays deeper bass on account of its direct-coupled output. You can find them used under $4K, so its an option as well. | |
| Green, Eco Friendly Class A Monoblocks Kijanki, if you have been playing with solar power you know that a lot depends on how long you use an electrical item as well as how much power it draws. What solar systems I have seen vary from a single 12V deep cycle batter powered by a single s... | |
| Wilson Sasha's - All evolution in Wilsons are..... It really did not sound to me as if there was any problem with our MA-1s amps playing bass on that speaker! So I'm sticking to my story- Wilsons are tube friendly and easy to drive. Like I said- we played some very nice volume levels and the meter... | |
| Amplification for Wilson Watt Puppy 7s or 8s The WP8s are very tube friendly so you have a wide range of amps available. You do need some power, but the requirement is not crazy. The National sales manager for Wilson ran a set of our MA-1s on his WP8s and they are only 140 watts. He only got... | |
| which is better ? MC phono stage or MM+step-up ? If you are getting sibilance you need to look at why. I guarantee its not on the records. You could be having RF problems- that is in keeping with sibilance and hum BTW.We always solder the DIN connections when we build a phono cable. My advice: b... | |
| When did you ever hear a system sound so life-like Pedrillo, when you live it, whatever notions you had before are erased. I think that is why it comes off creepy- you **know** that it isn't real, assume that it can never **sound** real, so when it does it can be a bit freaky.FWIW we did exactly a... | |
| Tube Monoblock location? - Rack or near speakers? Hifitime, true, if the noise is in the signal. False, if the noise is common-mode (for example, impinged on the cable itself). Of course, you need a balanced input at the amp to take advantage of that. | |
| When did you ever hear a system sound so life-like I've had the experience where I thought someone was at my house singing along with my stereo when I thought I was alone. It creeped me out at first until I realized what just happened. |