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| DCS Puccini into Lamm M 1.2 w/o preamp? I'm with Kyomi_audio on this one. The problem is what defines a 'truly great preamp'. I have a very short list :) | |
| Dynaco PAS 2 value and difference to PAS 3? Emorrisiv, some are replacements, others are updates of one sort or another.Since I don't like the unit to grow into multiple chassis, I keep the original power transformer and supply. That means that the line stage I have for it has to not draw m... | |
| Dynaco PAS 2 value and difference to PAS 3? Emorrisiv, the PAS can drive our amps just fine!There is a way to eliminate one coupling cap in the phono circuit. I usually build a new line stage as well- one that has no feedback. I usually retain the original power transformer (if the mods don... | |
| Tubes vs. solid state. Tube dampers work but they have limited effect. You are best off avoiding microphonic tubes if you can. | |
| Wilson Audio's New Sound? IME/IMO the reason that there are so many varied opinions about the Wilsons is very similar to the varied opinions you hear about Sound Lab or a lot of other excellent speakers.A really good speaker is revealing of what you put on them, and some a... | |
| Amplification for Wilson Watt Puppy 7s or 8s Dob, you might want to try it before you write off tubes with the WPs. There was a resonant peak that you referred to in the Watts at 2KHz, so Wilson installed a trap that set the impedance to 2 ohms or less. What do many transistor amps do with l... | |
| Dynaco PAS 2 value and difference to PAS 3? Emorrisiv, here are some tips if you are interested:try to retain the rectifier tube. Replace all the filter capacitors. Replace the selenium filament rectifiers with 3A low voltage silicon devices.Tape has become more popular, but usually the tap... | |
| Tubes vs. solid state. Hi Sam, IME the most transparent systems I have heard are also some of the more relaxed, but of course I have heard many systems wherein 'transparent' equates to 'analytical'.This has to do with the types of distortion the system makes. If the hig... | |
| which is better ? MC phono stage or MM+step-up ? Emorrisiv, have you been playing with loading? | |
| Wilson Audio's New Sound? Wilson has always designed his speakers to be tube friendly and the current crop is no exception. I've heard the Sashas several times recently and they do quite well with the human voice yet play the frequency extremes easily. Plus they are effici... | |
| DCS Puccini into Lamm M 1.2 w/o preamp? Martin, FWIW we have customers that have the dCS and they own our preamp for the volume control even though they could go direct. I think the 'cold and clinical' comment above was the reason our customers got a preamp. I don't think the preamp war... | |
| Parallel Triode amps vs Triode wired pentode amps Jeff, pentodes wired as triodes are not the same thing as actual triodes. It is not that hard to put triodes in parallel; there are techniques for that and the linearity you get is still well ahead of that of a pentode wired as a triode.This only ... | |
| Top ten tube preamps The reason I use tubes is not so it sounds like it does! I use them because you can't tell what is in the preamp- nor would you care- its all about the music.I would use transistors if I thought I could get this same quality but so far its not bee... | |
| Amplification for Wilson Watt Puppy 7s or 8s FWIW, the Puppy woofers don't need a lot of 'current'. John Giolas, the national sales manager for Wilson, used our amps for years on his WP7s and 8s. You have to understand that at Wilson, you have your pick of almost any amp you want, and you do... | |
| cleaning the pins of NOS tubes...bad idea? The **most** I ever use is a simple contact cleaner like you get at Radio Shack. After cleaning the tube pins, I wipe them down to remove all excess. The reason I am careful about this is it is very easy to contaminate the base of the tube and/or ... |