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| 300b lovers A differential circuit has a current source or high-value resistor in the common cathode (or emitter) circuit, which is why they are called "long-tailed pair" in the literature. This forces differential operation, but has a limitation because the... | |
| Why is solid state more popular when tubes are better? If someone here can point me to a SS Amplifier that will sound EXACTLY like my AUDIO NOTE VINDICATOR SILVER 2A3 Amplifier...I'm all ears!!!Ā š @voodoofunk You can't even find another 300b or 45 based amp that will do that- for that matter probab... | |
| 300b lovers @cloudsessions1 Thanks for the links! Given how much Bruno Putzeys has written about this topic it was my assumption that all of his designs conformed to his ideals. Assumptions can get you into trouble... I'm Ok with the agree to disagree. I've... | |
| Why is solid state more popular when tubes are better? do you have distortion measurements that you can share with us comparing your tube and class-D amplifiers? In general our class D makes about 1/10th the distortion of our tube amps at full power. At lower power levels its much lower, since the ... | |
| 300b lovers [QUOTE="Helom, post: 32394540, member: 71602"]I suppose if I was specifically seeking a lightweight class D amp then I would probably give the Atmasphere model a try. I suspect most class D manufacturers are more concerned with cost savings and s... | |
| Why is solid state more popular when tubes are better? Atmasphere manufactures Class D amps to so he's invested in the technology (I haven't heard his Class D mono amps but I imagine they sound fine) so there's that, and although he claims they measure like tube amps, I'm not sold. š In the past th... | |
| Why is solid state more popular when tubes are better? @phusis I can't speak for other class D amps although I've heard a few that are really quite good. Class D amps vary in sound more than from the worst to best tube amps. Some really can't be taken seriously. Some are really boring. And some are am... | |
| Why is solid state more popular when tubes are better? Many people like solid state. It happens to be more convenient. But that's not why everyone likes it better. Not everyone agrees. I'm glad not everyone agrees.Ā Leaves more tubes for me. The problem is there is plenty of S. S. and plenty of... | |
| 300b lovers Why buy an high-end audiophile component, with audiophile pricing, made from off-the-shelf $5 parts. @lynn_olson It might be because those parts work... Tube gear costs a lot because transformers and vacuum tubes are inherently labor-intens... | |
| Why is solid state more popular when tubes are better? @emergingsoulĀ Tubes are better for multiple reasons and yet the world and the trade prefers solid state. IMO, for audio this used to be true. Not because of anything other than the distortion tubes made was innocuous to the human ear so they ... | |
| Tube Preamp, uses 6sn7/6sl7. With or Without Phono; With or Without Remote Volume, Did not know that. Is it now standard on new units? Or optional? @lewm Optional on both, no charge on the MP-3. | |
| Amp for LS 3/5a Falcon Gold Badge One of my employees had the original Rogers speaker- we found that our smallest amplifier, the S-30, was a great match due to the 15 Ohm impedance. | |
| 300b lovers if the input of the next component is balanced and not referenced to ground (e.g. transformer coupled), I don't understand why it is necessary to decouple the output in the source componentĀ from any ground reference to achieve the full benefits o... | |
| Best Tube Amp for High Sensitivity Speakers: 45, PX25, or 300B? Aavik Class D integrated are revelatory as well. Those who gave them a listen had their prejudice about Class D completely shattered.Ā Yes, a lot of class D amplifiers in the last 20 years were pretty effective at giving class D a bad name. The... | |
| 300b lovers The idea of introducing a tube-driven class A stage to achieve "better cable drive, partly signal conditioning, scraping off RFI and noise induced in the cables" is appealing. How would you recommend I learn about this? @lewinskih01 You might w... |