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| Tube vendors. Andy, Kevin Deal and Brent Jesse all know what they are doing. Certainly one of the best is the guy in Wisconsin (Brendan?) and Gregg Levy at High Test in New Jersey for guitar amp (pro) tubes. I wouldnt buy from any dealer that says they have a b... | |
| The best tweeter is no tweeter The plasma tweeters I have heard put the AMTs to shame. As andy points out certain tweeters require a very steep crossover which dictates aspects of the speaker's design which may or may not be to your liking. Not a fan of high order crossovers as... | |
| SET vs OTL What Atmasphere is exactly what we experienced in our comparisons. Takes a bit of time to figure this out, but all 5 of the participants eventually came to the same conclusion. 2 of us heard this within moments. | |
| Power conditioner types Vibex Platinum. Made a significant improvement in a client's system with dedicated lines. If memory serves it is cheaper than much of its competition. | |
| klipsh scala speakers I dont think I was whining or crying about Klipsch. Inevitably, some Klipsch fan comes on and responds inappropriately if another enthusiast doesnt give them a glowing review. Listen the degree of radicalism of a fan base says nothing about the qu... | |
| klipsh scala speakers The list of apologies made by all Klipsch speakers should be fairly long but no speaker ever made neednt make at least a few. And please quit talking about the importance of upstream components with Klipsch speakers. This is true of any good speak... | |
| SET vs OTL Thanks it was Audioaero. This was a good P.P. amp. that was flexible on which power tubes were used. I think I ended up using some old stock 6550s. This amp used 6SN7s as drivers and I was smitten by the Tung-Sol round plates in this application.... | |
| SET vs OTL For the record I have heard Atma-sphere, Joule Electra, Berning quasi-OTLs, the older Tenor, Transcendent Sound and Einstein. I also have auditioned/owned several P.P. designs from Thor Audio, VTL, EAR, VAC, French company I cant remember that was... | |
| SET vs OTL I know the Duevel line fairly well. What I would like to know is how low the impedance actually goes and with what type of swing. I agree that using an auto-former somewhat defeats the purpose of an OTL and would not be an option for me. | |
| To horn or not to horn I agree that the colorations present in most horns is pretty significant. It is possible to design a horn system with a minimum of issues making them sound like less "horns" but retaining the significant advantages or this type of speaker. I have ... | |
| SET vs OTL Well actually no! True the quality of the iron as well as the circuit and its design do contribute and can make significant improvement in any amp design, the absence of a transformer contributes hugely to the intrinsic difference in sound. Provid... | |
| SET vs OTL I have never encountered a SET amp that even came close to an OTL when using an OTL friendly speaker. The difference is startling. I find this true of P.P. designs as well. | |
| klipsh scala speakers Well if your son likes the traditional horn sound he may like the La Scalas. I have heard a number of horn systems in my life and Klipsch were my least favorite with the most flaws. Some of these flaws can be fixed and if you buy a used pair for a... | |
| Tube vs. Solid State Amplifiers I only know of one person who believes that tube watts are greater than S.S. watts and he is wrong. Read the post by Atma-sphere and take it as gospel. | |
| Speakers The single most critical component I disagree. I think efficiency is beginning to enjoy some well deserved attention. One of many things to consider when buying speakers. Impedance is certainly one of my strongest considerations because I love OTL amps. |