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| The SET amp question. SETs get their capabilities from 3 things: Class A, triode, and reduced distortion at low power levels in the output transformer. Push Pull amplifiers actually *increase* distortion as the power level falls to very low levels on account of the som... | |
| Showdown: Your Favorite Cart for Classical? David12, It seems though the higher you go into the high end, the more specialised, the more optimised, for a particular source, genre of music etc, a system becomes.My experience is that it has to do with intention, not cost. IOW if you know what... | |
| Laid Back Speakers amps, players etc Eweedhome, I should clarify that I do not regard a laid back presentation as a coloration, rather it is a lack of artificial coloration such that you can easily listen to it all day and night and you always want to play it some more.Some speakers:... | |
| Tube amp for "difficult" speakers,,, Asa, FWIW any Atma-Sphere product that gets updated to the latest level gets warranty reactivation. In addition, the warranty is transferable. This helps with the resale value on amps like the MA-1, which don't tend to hang on audiogon all that lo... | |
| Help preamp problem: overload? Twoleftears, put on the CD, set the preamp at the same volume, advance to the final bars where this problem occurs, but this time don't have the power amp connected. Does the display act the same way? If not, the power amp may have an input impeda... | |
| Showdown: Your Favorite Cart for Classical? Headsnappin, about the only thing I can come up with to answer that is that classical likely has the widest dynamic range of most recordings. Plus with natural sounds its a bit harder to fool the ear with regard to colorations. So the cartridge sh... | |
| tt surface noise reduce or tolerate? Crem1, what do you mean by 'Lps fail'? I've had LPs for 35 years now but I have yet to see one fail. OTOH I've seen a few CDs failing recently. For me, 'fail' means it won't play or degrades significantly **with proper storage**. LPs IME do not fa... | |
| Transfiguration Orpheus, what step-up The Orpheus has enough output that you shouldn't need a stepup device with it. Transformers will obscure detail and impact from the cartridge; if you can't get it to work with your phono preamp, I would consider a preamp with more gain as the impr... | |
| Showdown: Your Favorite Cart for Classical? Tracking ability and relaxed, transparent presentation without noise are things that are important for a cartridge used for classical music, although really those requirements are important for lots of other music too so I am of the opinion that w... | |
| Laid Back Speakers amps, players etc 'Laid Back' to me refers to a lack of artificial brightness, a lack of added odd-ordered harmonics, IOW the system has no loudness artifacts and will play in an effortless and authoritative way without generating the desire to turn it down. Laid b... | |
| Transistor Preamp that sounds like a Tube Preamp? Saxo, your comment More hum and ground problems than with SS by far.is really not right. Hum and grounding issues have nothing to do with the preamp being tube or solid state. It has to do with other design elements, such as power supply design an... | |
| Tube amp for "difficult" speakers,,, The Consequence is not that hard a speaker to drive. We've had customers who have had good luck using our MA-2s. That's 220 watts of triode power FWIW. | |
| wow first tube amp If you can check the bias I would do so to make sure you aren't running it too hot, or you could check with the manufacturer.You won't damage it playing it at low volumes!B&Ws aren't usually the best match for a tube amp, in particular 802s. I... | |
| Wise audio aphorisms "If you want to make a small fortune in high end audio, start out with a big one" | |
| Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2008 We will be there for sure- as Albert says, a lot more laid back than CES or T.H.E. Show. Its easily twice the size of the biggest Stereophile shows. This year additional rooms are added at the Hilton a block away.One thing is for sure- this show i... |