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| Triode versus Ultralinear/Pentode Switching an amplifier from pentode to triode can be a bit tricky inside a single amplifier. The reason is that triodes tend to have a lower impedance than pentodes and so will want to operate at a different impedance on the output transformer. Th... | |
| Are tube watts equal to solid state watts? I think the issue is not that tube watts are any different in terms of power; the issue is distortion. Watt-for-watt, tube amplifiers (in general) make less of the distortions that the human ear objects to. The result is that with a transistor amp... | |
| Tube amp for Magnepan 3.5 with autoformers. Steve McCormick reports that using his amps with the ZEROs to drive 4 ohm speakers sounds better than driving the speaker directly, despite the fact that his amplifiers are easily capable of driving 4 ohms. I interviewed several solid state amplif... | |
| tube amps sounding like solid state and vv Unsound, the funny thing about that is that transistors sound better on 16 ohms too. I agree with you of course :) | |
| Planar close to a rear wall? Quad for example? If its not common knowledge than it should be: all planar speakers need to be a minimum of 5 feet from the rear wall!Any closer results in tonal colorations, the most pronounced being in the bass. Oddly, the only speaker I have seen that worked at... | |
| Quad 57 stacked v Wilson watt puppy 6/7 Yep- whatever it is if you can't find it look behind the refrigerator. | |
| Quad 57 stacked v Wilson watt puppy 6/7 MrT, are these guys getting on your case?? I thought we had all this sorted out elsewhere :) | |
| tube amps sounding like solid state and vv FWIW the underlying mechanism here is called negative loop feedback. It is a design device that is often used to reduce distortion. The problem is that in doing so, it is not perfect and actually *enhances* certain odd-ordered harmonics that the e... | |
| Tube amps have a signature sound Mrtennis, it is possible to get more detail without an excess of treble energy. This is where understanding the rules of human hearing comes in.The traditional way to get more detail is by reducing distortion. Distortion 'masks' detail ('masking' ... | |
| Removing light scratch from brushed aluminium ? DO NOT use steel wool! You'll make a mess as material will get caught in the grooves. Of course, if the scratch got below the surface of the anodizing, then replacement might be easier. | |
| Removing light scratch from brushed aluminium ? Anodized finishes are very hard even though the aluminum underneath is soft. Often even a tool will leave what appear to be scratches, but are in reality a small amount of metal that came off the tool rather than an actual scratch.If this is the c... | |
| Graham Phantom vs Triplaner Asa, not heard too many field coils yet (C.A.R, Cogent, Feasterex) but they have all been promising/awesome in their own ways.Not all wires are suited for runs inside a tonearm as the weight and flexibility vs the ability to sound good are all iss... | |
| Tube amp for talon Firehawk Bgordon, the Talons have always been tube friendly so you have a wide range of amplifiers that will be suitable. I was not previously aware that the 'old' Tenors had a reputation fow weak bass, but if that is so its a fact that that is not the cas... | |
| Hum out of right speaker only while on analog Dave, What kind of turntable/arm is it? | |
| Best new loudspeaker Shadorne, I like the idea of the sonic circle for its attempt to create a means of category. I'm not sure if I completely agree with it- what if you have a system that has all the aspects with none emphasized? A lot of the panel speakers qualify t... |