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| Tube Amps and Friendly Speakers - Back Impedance Thanks Al. I hope to hear back from the Paradigm tech folks re the creative hook up idea. If they respond, I'll post it here if it's useful. On reflection, I find this issue quite interesting, but also a bit troubling. Folks tout the benefits of t... | |
| PreAmps; Ref-3 vs. LS-26 Another possibility that's at roughly the same price point as the Ref 3 is the LS 27. Some have written that the LS 27 sounds as good as the Ref 5 (sans SE). I owned both the Ref 3 and Ref 5. Frankly, I thought the Ref 5 was NOT in another league ... | |
| Tube Amps and Friendly Speakers - Back Impedance Here is the response from ARC:Hello Bruce,Yes, this is possible if you can bi-wire your speakers.You can hook one part of the speaker to the zero to 4 ohm tap and the other part of the speaker to the zero to 8 ohm tap. Check with speaker manufactu... | |
| Tube Amps and Friendly Speakers - Back Impedance Thanks Ralph. What's that old adage, "curiosity killed the cat." I hope that's not me. I e-mailed ARC with my inquiry and asked whether they would be willing to advise on how I might try this little experiment. I hope the ARC audio-cops don't conf... | |
| Shelter 501 versus Soundsmith Zephr ? FYI: The Zephyr has been upgraded to a MK II version. I think the new model switched out the aluminum cantilever for boron. I surmise, as good as the Zephyr was, .... the MK II version may sound even better. If anyone has sprung for the new MK II,... | |
| Tube Amps and Friendly Speakers - Back Impedance Swampwalker, there may be a practical answer here. I'm hoping to hear back from Ralph. Take a look at the Thomas Mayer link in my earlier post. It may be possible to creatively use all the taps on my amp to better match impedance because my speake... | |
| Tube Amps and Friendly Speakers - Back Impedance Mapman, I can't disagree ....., but I'm wondering out loud here if the Thomas Mayer article presents an option or two for those whose speakers permit bi-amping/bi-wiring. In such cases, there may be a way to use the 4 ohm tap for the bass and the ... | |
| Tube Amps and Friendly Speakers - Back Impedance Thanks Ralph. Al (Almarg) and I were hoping you'd chime in. Did you get a chance to look at the Thomas Mayer article in the URL link above. Mayer presents an interesting option relating to hooking up an amp's output taps. The option really pertain... | |
| How to meaningfully audition speakers?? Frogman, you make some very fair points about listening to live performances to train the ears to understand accuracy. A little while ago, my wife and I attended a performance of the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Kimmel Center. I forget how I mana... | |
| How to meaningfully audition speakers?? Frogman, I agree as a general principle that an "audiophile" grade rig should be able to create the real thing as closely as possible. True "fidelity" I suppose?? But I am dubious that even the very best rig (and all that the term entails) can do ... | |
| Tube Amps and Friendly Speakers - Back Impedance For the technically interested: Came across this article written by Thomas Mayer, "Speaker Impedance and Amplifier Output Taps: at this web site:http://vinylsavor.blogspot.com/2011/08/speaker-impedance-and-amplifier-output.htmlTo head off anyone a... | |
| New KT150 tubes? Just heard back from Uncle Kevin Deal. No news yet. He said he hasn't gotten a hold of the new tube yet, so has nothing to report. He suggested that folks who own amps using the KT-120 contact their manufacturers for additional information if inte... | |
| New KT150 tubes? Just sent a note to Uncle Kevin Deal at Upscale Audio and asked about the KT-150. I'll post any response I get that's fit to post. :-) Xti16, I've been running with KT-120s in my last 2 ARC amps. The older amp was originally fitted out with SED Wi... | |
| Linda Ronstadt can't sing anymore. Well said Tubegroover. I own 3 or 4 of Linda's albums, including "Living in the USA." The album pic is of Linda wearing roller skating shorty shorts. She was sooooo cute. And boy ... could she belt out the Chuck Berry classic, "Back in the USA." M... | |
| Telarc 1812 revisited Fair point Stringreen. Last night I played my old Columbia recording of the 1812. The Valley Forge Military Academy band and cannon made my poor wife jump out of her groove. ;-) And that was no trick. |