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| SET the best? The cutoff frequency of the amp does play a role. Generally speaking, you can hear artifact associated with the cutoff (-3db point) at frequencies up to about 10 times the cutoff frequency. So if the amp starts to roll off at 20Hz, you can hear ar... | |
| New to SET - Help in all areas Dehavilland makes some of the best SETs out there IMO and they go well with the ZU loudspeakers. | |
| SET the best? Johnk, the post was worded right. The upper power limits of SETs in a way are more of a function of the output transformer that it is the tube! The bigger you make the transformer, IOW to handle more power, the less bandwidth it will have. If you ... | |
| cd player - xlr output buzzing Bleoberis and Almarg, I was in fact thinking that the **output** of the CD player is where this pin 3 to pin 1 thing might have to happen. I understand Almarg's concerns but I have yet to see any line level electronics that could be damaged by thi... | |
| SET the best? My speakers are 97 db and 16 ohms. I find that 30 wpc is not enough- its much easier to play the system if I have 60 watts. But the amps I use are designed to not generate any loudness cues to the human ear (unlike SETs, which rely on enhancing th... | |
| Sudenly silence Newbee, no worries on this end. Most tube preamps have a coupling cap at the output that prevents DC. Failure in such parts even after 30-40 years is really rare. So DC at the output of the preamp is not likely to be the issue. I agree that DC at ... | |
| SET the best? Phaelon, SETs are usually not very powerful. A big one is 15 watts, maybe 20. If you really want to hear what they do, the speaker has to be efficient enough that you never bring the amp anywhere near full power. At full power, the THD is often ab... | |
| cd player - xlr output buzzing Check and see how the adaptor is wired. Sometimes if pin 3 is left floating, the result is a buzz. So the adaptor should have pin 2 tied to the center pin of the RCA, pin 1 of the XLR tied to the RCA ground, and pin 3 of the XLR tied to pin 1 of t... | |
| SET the best? Saki70, the speaker should be designed for tubes. Seehttp://www.atma-sphere.com/papers/paradigm_paper2.htmlfor more information.I spent a few months tinkering with some 45-based SETs that I inherited last year. In analyzing the circuit, I realized... | |
| Sudenly silence I'm not buying any of Newbee's comment. Such a scenario is quite unusual.Have you checked any of the fuses? That would be the first place to look. | |
| Passive preamp vs. powered Phaelon, quite simply, it sounds to me as if you are after the truth. That is very different from not liking imaging, its all about getting as close to real as possible. Part of the issue of course is hearing recordings made in the spaces that you... | |
| Passive preamp vs. powered Mrtennis, it is true there are those who do not like imaging, bass extension, smoothness or clarity. I've met them, but generally I find that I don't care for their opinions as they are so far from reality. It is my opinion that the more it sounds... | |
| Passive preamp vs. powered Up to this point my comments have been directed at Passive Volume Controls. TVCs are another matter- if done properly they solve a lot of the issues that PVCs cannot address; I think they represent far greater bang for the buck than PVCs.So it is ... | |
| Passive preamp vs. powered Rleff, It is the interaction between the cable, the source resistance (which is a combination of the passive control and the actual source, including the cable from the source to the passive) and the input impedance of the amp that creates the bas... | |
| Who OWNS Zu Audio Speakers- Especially Definition BTW there is a 30-ohm version of the Definition that works great with smaller tube amps- its a bit more transparent, not for any other reason than tube amps like the higher impedance and so have less distortion, which translates to transparency. I... |