atmasphere
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| SME V, Tri-Planar or Phantom B-44 ? Hi Raul, I've not had direct experience with the Phantom as I have a Triplanar for each of our Atma-Sphere 208s. I've seen a lot of people argue about which of arm is better and I don't doubt that there are differences in sound nor (more important... | |
| The 'tube-transistor' enigma by MC carts? Nandric, I suspect the comparison of different cartridge construction to tube vs solid state is likely a red herring. Tube phono sections do not have to have higher distortion, and some transistor phono sections OTOH can have quite high distortion... | |
| SME V, Tri-Planar or Phantom B-44 ? The Phantom and the Triplanar seem to operate at a level above the SME V. The reason for that seems to be arm tube resonance- all three arms have some sort of damping system to control that, but the SME seems to be the least effective, and has a s... | |
| Most agreed upon best speaker? Lrsky, I know what you mean about the Sound Labs- I've heard them many times as I have lots of customers and friends who have them or had them. The detail and cohesive quality that ESLs are capable of on a day to day basis is something that usuall... | |
| The 'tube-transistor' enigma by MC carts? Nandric, my understanding is that the bobbin in the Orpheus is round, like the bobbin in a voice coil of a speaker. It is not cross-shaped like the Micro Benz use. | |
| Coral Beta 8s or Devore Super 8s I have a set of Coral Beta 8s that I play with a pair of 45-based push-pull power amps that I built for fun. I have also played the speakers with our S-30. They are fast and revealing but I would not call them bright by any means- with the right g... | |
| Most agreed upon best speaker? Lrsky, the field-coil powered Classic Audio Loudspeakers will do the same imaging and detail as the Sound Labs, without horn artifact. The speaker is 98 db and goes from 20Hz to 35KHz. If you search this website look for comments on the speaker fr... | |
| If you were a tube preamplifier manufacturer Hi Mr. Tennis, The 12AU7 does not have a lot of gain. If you are making a low output MC phono preamp, its not the best choice. I find the sound of 12AT7s to be better than that of the 12AX7 because you can get bandwidth, but we don't use negative ... | |
| Phono cables Philb7777, phono cartridges are a balanced source. Unless you have an air bearing arm, connecting the tone arm to a phono stage with a balanced input is a matter of the interconnect cable and not anything else.The balanced phono connection we deve... | |
| The 'tube-transistor' enigma by MC carts? Nandric, I understand that the Transfiguration Orpheus uses a different MC mechanism than the two described above. | |
| If you were a tube preamplifier manufacturer Mrtennis, correct. I personally don't use the 12AX7 because you can't get much bandwidth (the 12AX7 trades off bandwidth for gain), which is essential to getting phase relationships right. So if I need high gain, I use the 12AT7; you can easily ge... | |
| ampllifier design Hi Jimjoyce25- bingo! We got great linearity out of them, but they would often ring like a bell. Handpicking them got the microphonics down, but never to the point that you can get with a 12A* series tube or 6SN7. I'd always been a fan of the 6CG7... | |
| Transient Attack and Amp Design Hi Steve, I think there is plenty of evidence out there to support your position regarding smaller caps! | |
| Reel to Reel The old Ampex stuff is built to run for years 24/7. Properly refurbished, the old Ampex transports will last indefinitely if owned and operated by an audiophile. | |
| If you were a tube preamplifier manufacturer As a manufacturer, you have to consider the lifespan of the product itself. Any decently built amp or preamp is going to last at least 20 years. At the end of that time, where are you going to find the tubes? One thing is certain- if you built the... |