atmasphere
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| Tube Preamps...I'm sold Hi Sounds_real_audio, Not balanced though, balanced means more circuitry which is what you don't like about solid state.This statement is not correct. Balanced differential circuitry will not give the signal anymore complexity than single-ended if... | |
| Tube Preamps...I'm sold Thanks Jafox, for the explanation. The last I had heard, BAT was being handled by an outfit called Great Plains Audio, but googling them got a place in Oklahoma.I've not had anyone describe the MP-3 as rolled off; I am guessing that something was ... | |
| Tube Preamps...I'm sold On second thought, the BAT dealer went out of business here some years back, before the 31SE came out. Our local dealer doesn't ship outside his area. So how did you do this audition comparison? | |
| Tube Preamps...I'm sold Hi Jafox- must be that tube issue :)FWIW, on the bench, the MP-3 has bandwidth from 1Hz to 400KHz in the line section- quite a bit wider than that of any BAT that we've seen. The MP-1 has similar bandwidth, but has a lot more authority. | |
| New monoblocs for Maxx II, which ones The speaker is tube friendly. So you have a wide range of amplifiers that will work with the Maxx IIs. | |
| Triplanar Question?? I set the antiskating weight so that the outside edge is lined up just shy of the the second mark, since I'm tracking very nearly 2 grams. It seems to work OK. Near the end of a blank LP, it holds its own.Now that I look at it though, I can't say ... | |
| Tube Preamps...I'm sold Got it!I know Albert, who posts a lot here, will agree. He might spend days sorting out the right tube for each position in his preamps.Certain things are not going to change though, for example, what a preamp is doing if it is designed with feedb... | |
| Tube Preamps...I'm sold Hi Bart, I don't agree with you. Although our preamps are clearly affected by the tube choice, it is also evident that the preamp performs in a certain way- for example I can state with no qualms that our preamp plays the bottom octave better than... | |
| Potential problems w/ commercial open reel tapes If you store your tapes in a box, find some of those Silica Gel packs that you see in boxes of stuff shipped from Japan to pack in with the tapes. Silica Gel is a desiccant and will lengthen the storage time of modern tapes as humidity is what cau... | |
| Triplanar Question?? I have a Triplanar Mk7 with the Universe Copper. I set the anti-skate at the same level as the tracking force. I found the VTA setting to be critical to really wake things up. The combination is quite good! Records I thought were slightly worn now... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century The V-Cap Teflons are the best thing out there right now. We find them more open, smoother and more detailed. Anytime you can get "smoother and more detailed" together you are on the right track. | |
| Opportunity to buy the best Preamp... but which? Hi George, we do have a demo program. Give us a call for details 651-690-2246 | |
| Opportunity to buy the best Preamp... but which? Downunder, I get that. It seems that your situation illustrates the issue that, if there *is* a 'best' preamp, it would be almost impossible to find it, for no other reason than its almost impossible to get your hands on all the possibilities for ... | |
| Opportunity to buy the best Preamp... but which? Hi Downunder, In the world of tubes, the Aesthetix preamps are highly regarded, Einstein has an impressive preamp, we've been making an all tube balanced preamp longer than anyone else...I guess my point is, why did you go back to CJ after such a ... | |
| Personal amp evolution Since I'm a manufacturer, I've stayed off this thread, but re-reading it- well, I am still an audiophile.My first amplifier was a Knight Kit KA-95, which was a 35 wpc EL34-based integrated amp. From there I had a variety of Dyna St70s, MkIIIs, HK ... |