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| DIY balanced interconnects Oldears, connect the shield at both ends, which will always be pin 1. Any other connection (or lack of connection) is not standard and could cause troubles. The way it is supposed to work is that there will be no signal current in the ground- all ... | |
| Cogent horns Field coil speakers have always been more expensive to make. When permanent magnet speakers became available, the industry moved to them quite quickly due to the fact that they were cheaper. Like a lot of things in audio (tubes to transistors, LP ... | |
| Cogent horns Paulfolbrecht, the Classic Audio Loudspeakers model T-1 with the field coil drivers is about $52,000 for the pair. The T-3 set up the same way is about $36,000 for the pair.The reason field coils sound better is that they are like ESLs in the way ... | |
| 90db, 7ohm speakers: tube amp recommendations? Dawgcatching, most tube amps (including the M-60s) will drive that fine with no worries. | |
| A question of bass... Several actually. If you want a reasonable subwoofer approach, take a look at the SWARM by Audiokinesis, http://www.audiokinesis.com/ click on PlanetariumThis system obviates the usual room nodes and provides a seamless, extended natural bass. | |
| Why are most High End Amps class A Class A is the most linear mode of operation known. But- just like with anything high performance, is the exception rather than the rule, which is to say that AB amplifiers are far more common. On top of that, there can be so many compromises else... | |
| XLR interconnects? Hi Dave_b, of course geometry, the purity of materials and the like all effect the cable- until you have a termination resistance value that is low enough to swamp that stuff out.As audiophiles, we have been working with single-ended cables that u... | |
| A question of bass... Several actually. If you want to keep the mids and highs of the Primaluna, and still get respectable bass, you have to have a set of speakers that are designed to allow the amplifier to do just that.For more information on matching equipment seehttp://www.atma-sphe... | |
| XLR interconnects? Dave_b, I agree with you 100%. My point is simply that if you want to take advantage of what balanced line operation has to offer, you have to adhere to the balanced line standard to get it.Not doing so is very similar to running a high performanc... | |
| XLR interconnects? Lacee, this is a good portion of the reason that we saw several of those letters to Stereophile in the mid-90s from 'audio engineers', wherein the engineer was convinced that the high end audio market was composed of charlatans. In the letters, th... | |
| XLR interconnects? Hi Lacee, do I understand right that in your post above, the cable shootout was going on between the source and the preamp?The preamp is designed to support the balanced standard, but its inputs are high impedance to make it easier to drive. The r... | |
| 6N8 tubes The Russian 'N' looks like an 'H' and so the Russian 6SN7s are often marked '6H8' when the actual number is really '6N8'. You may run across Chinese 6SN7s that have the 6N8 number on them.If this seems confusing its OK- it is :)So if this is what ... | |
| XLR interconnects? Lacee, I agree. I suspect that your CD player does not support the balanced line standard, and so the cables are making a difference where they should not have. RCA cables have a connection standard, but no termination standard. Balanced line has ... | |
| XLR interconnects? I've run a lot of cables as a manufacturer. Not only that but we made the first balanced line product for high end audio- the MP-1 preamplifier. Over the years one of the more obvious deals for an interconnect between the preamp and the amp has be... | |
| Daisy chaining XLR cables As long as the source supports the balanced line standard you will have no worries. If it does not, then you will hear the connectors. |