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| Vintage Tube Amps, I'm Lost The ST-70 is a good place to start. Very nice output transformers and simple enough that the driver and power supply are easily upgraded/updated. 35 watts is about as high as you are going to see in an integrated and is not enough power unless you... | |
| Future of analog controlled class 'D' amps? Ndeslions, I'd like to agree with you because I could stop with the foolishness I'm in up to my neck with already. But the amps you mentioned don't challenge even what *I'm* doing so imagine what would happen if someone came along that could get i... | |
| 4 ohm vs 8 ohm taps If you have an 8 ohm speaker, use the 8 ohm tap. If you use the 4 ohm tap, the transformer will not be loaded correctly and will 'ring' that is to say it will add distortion, which usually makes the amp sound brighter (though not always).Conversly... | |
| Future of analog controlled class 'D' amps? A lot depends on the 'Class A' amplifier. Do you mean class A transistor- maybe, if class A transistor amps do not improve at all in the future- which is unlikely.Given that class A tube amps will not improve at all in the future :), again maybe. ... | |
| Overpriced Tube Amps I think you are right :) nevermind.... | |
| Overpriced Tube Amps In 1968 you could be a nice Cadillac for about $5000. Nobody bats an eye at $50,000 for a nice Cadillac now.A Marantz, 7C, 9 and 10 cost you a cool $1600, another $700 for the Dayton-Wright ESLs, $200 for a turntable with arm and cartridge and $20... | |
| balanced vs unbalanced If you can run balanced- do so. Balanced cables are more effective than their single-ended counterparts and the system will sound better for that reason alone- assuming that the amp is indeed balanced internally. The original balanced standard was... | |
| Tube Life Question: 12AX7 Drivers Hi Joe- 12AX7s can't make a lot of current, which usually means they get voltage amplifier service in a power amplifier. Using them as a driver tube is quite unusual. I take it the amp is Class A? That would be about the only type of service that ... | |
| any thoughts on the pioneer sx-939 receiver Get the filter caps replaced! Also there are a fair number of tantalum electrolytics in the signal path and they can be tricky to chase down if they are failing. It was a mistake to put them in in the first place, no time like the present if you g... | |
| Amp choices for Silverline Sonata I know our amps work great on the Sonatas. In general, the speakers are very tube friendly and you will get your best results with a good tube amp. Spend the time- it will be worth it. | |
| CLASS A AMPLIFIERS Calanctus, Your speakers are a good example of what I was talking about. ESLs in general, regardless of their particular impedance curve, want to see the same power for a given sound pressure regardless of what their impedance is at a particular f... | |
| CLASS A AMPLIFIERS Unsound, just so you know, Class A has nothing to do with push-pull vs single-ended. Also, a Class A amplifier's peak power will always be the same as its continuous power, IOW the 'headroom' rating will be 0db. An amp that has more that 0db headr... | |
| CLASS A AMPLIFIERS Class A amplifiers nearly always exhibit more authority, but this has nothing to do with power. I should point out that a Class A amplifier can be either push-pull, single-ended, tube or transistor. What is important is that the amplifying device ... | |
| Powerful Push Pull Triode Amplifiers -Since triodes were mentioned- we make a 500 watt triode amp:http://www.atma-sphere.com/products/ma3.html | |
| Burned out hi fi salesman I have a further 2 cents to add- 90% of what's out there really does not sound 5% different than its bretheren. However the remaining 5% can sound *so* much better that non-audiophiles from off the street can hear the improvement.Sounds to me like... |