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| Class A Power Amp Degredation Elevick, a class A amplifier, by definition, is class A at full output. If not, it is called class AB. There is no exception to this definition- the amplifier is class A if the output device does not go into cutoff at full power. It is true that c... | |
| Tube Life: 6SN7, 6DJ8, 12AT7 et al. We've seen 6SN7s go 50,000 hours if they are NOS varieties. Our experience has been that of the modern 6SN7s (Chinese and Russian), that the Chinese tubes usually last longer, unless you have obtained some NOS Russian types made before about 1987.... | |
| Acquiring an awesome system, but how? Hi Pedrillo, you might look into the High Emotion Audio P-7 loudspeaker. Its not fully omni-directional, but its tweeter array is the next best thing, and otherwise a more transparent, faster tweeter than that of the mbl. The speaker has a rear-fi... | |
| Reason for buying old/classic turntables Sheesh Lew, the only thing you're missing is an Empire...IMO/IME, none of the vintage turntables bring home the music like a new table does, unless they are updated/modified/tweaked/whatever. But then they do quite well.I hope everyone is having a... | |
| Triplanar RCA out to Balanced out for MP-1 With the grounds set up in this manner, there is no chance of a ground loop. | |
| Reason for buying old/classic turntables Macrojack, the car analogy to me was not that bad. Car companies have had plenty of cash to play with R&D (until recently), but due to the corporate climate that was the *last* thing they were going to do. The result is that there has been onl... | |
| Transformer-coupled tube phono pres Paulfolbrecht, there is another way of getting a low output impedance with tubes. called the Circlotron. It is not commonly used in tube preamps, mostly because of patent issues. But a tube preamp using a Circlotron can drive 32 ohm headphones- in... | |
| The "charactor" of pure Class A? Cdc, just for the record, anytime you are 'mixing' class A with B, its called A/B. IOW that's the definition. Also, Class A amplifiers are the best at rock- Class A should be the best at everything, FWIW. If Stereophile said otherwise it is only b... | |
| The "charactor" of pure Class A? One of the primary things that all class A amps seem to have in common is a sense of authority. They just seem to carry more weight or body in the music. There are so many variables in amplifier design that going beyond that simple statement gets ... | |
| Best high end monitors? Phaelon, I've yet to hear them, and looking forward to it. From what I've heard, they are a good combination with our stuff. | |
| Watt Puppy 7 needs new or used Amp and Pre-amp Seriously? so- why do you ask? | |
| Synth/Electronic LP recommendations Single Cell Orchestra did some nice stuff back in the mid 90s.I agree, must of the complications suck, but back in the 90s there were some good ones: Free Zone 2, Chill out or Die 2, the Astralwerks samplers (I have one that has FSOL and Labradfor... | |
| Best high end monitors? Gawdbless, the best I can make out is that they are around $5,000/pair. | |
| What's the Best LP You Bought in 2008 So far this year the LP that I keep going back to more than any other is the new Porcupine Tree, Fear of a Blank Planet. Their best album in over a decade. | |
| Synth/Electronic LP recommendations Synthfreek, you and I have a lot of musical taste in common. Thanks for the trivia about GC. I do a one-man synth act called Salubrious Invertebrae (myspace.com/salubriousinvertebrae)An obvious band I forgot- the Orb. Another essential LP is Mysti... |