atmasphere
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| direct or not? The usual problem that you run into is that most DAC/CD players have **way** too much output. The result is that you can usually clip the amp at volume settings well below maximum from the digital source- which will cause *serious* loss of resolut... | |
| Which tube balanced preamp good for modding? Hi Allen, We're not aware of anyone doing that so far, but of course if they were they likely would not be talking to us about it. We've seen maybe two examples where someone tried to use your Super Reg circuit in the MP-1 power supply, but unfort... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Jtgofish, so, has adhesive technology come a long way since the 90s as well? | |
| tonearms with VTA-towers for true "VTAF" Axelwahl, if you are a mechanical engineer, then you would really appreciate how this arm is built were you to actually see one in person. It is the result of close to 30 years of refinement.You can adjust azimuth very easily- most arms have margi... | |
| "A bit of noise is completley normal" ?? If the switch used is not a type called 'make before break' (where the connection to the new position is made before the old position is released) then it is quite normal to hear a bit of a pop or click between positions.However- in audio applicat... | |
| tonearms with VTA-towers for true "VTAF" Axelwahl, the Triplanar is anything but fiddly! Ask anyone who owns one- set and forget. The beauty of the arm is that it **is** really adjustable, so you don't have to fiddle with it (I find that arms that lack adjustability require more fiddling... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century It sounds like the original glue used is pretty strong. The concern I would have as a manufacturer would be what happens a few years down the road? The glue is aging, and also subjected to heating cycles. You know that it will degrade in due time.... | |
| 8 ohm speaker hooked up to 4 ohm post ? OK- here's how I did it: I googled the Sonata III and did a lot of reading and combined that with experiences our customers had with the speakers. I suspect that the break-in discussion in this thread is very real. When the woofer is new and the s... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Chelvam, I've seen photos of the insides of 2 Suprateks (one photo is in a 6moons review). In both, the filter caps in the power supply were not secured by any hardware, instead were simply glued to the inside of the unit. This is a Bad Idea even ... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century I was under the impression that Supratek had folded some while back- maybe a year ago or more. If they are back, I certainly hope that the new product does not have the same construction technique of using glue to hold components in place (as this... | |
| CAT JL-3 Sig Mk2s direct from Wadia 781i? Gnsc, 4.5V is the absolute **maximum** that a DAC should produce for 0VU on the CD. We've seen players that make as much as 15 Volts; even 7 Volts is -no other way to put it- retarded.Amps that need over 3 volts are unusual to say the least, conse... | |
| CAT JL-3 Sig Mk2s direct from Wadia 781i? If you are not playing vinyl, you can fine-tune most Wadias to work directly with your amp. The issue is that most DACs and CD players make **way** too much output voltage, causing the user to run low volume control settings. On a lot of DACs, thi... | |
| Which speakers are higher efficiency? Most 300b amps have 7 watts output or so. Is your amp an SET (and therefore class A2) or is it push-pull?If an SET, it is essential that the speaker have higher efficiency. I am running a 30-watt amp on speakers that are 98 db, in an average size ... | |
| Which MoFi and MoFi UHQR LPs? The Mobile Fidelity thing, like any other records, are fueled by taste and rarity. Usually they are not better than the originals, but sometimes the originals really sucked or are so rare that they essentially don't exist.A good example of that la... | |
| What do you see as the downside of tubes? Eldartford, digital modeling amps have been around for years in the guitar world. As far as I can tell, people only play them out of desperation as they are a far cry from the thing that they are trying to model, i.e. a Marshall Plexi or Fender Tw... |