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| How to select and pair a preamp and power amp? I hear you buddy. I have a pair of Focal 1028 be's with a prima luna dialogue premium preamp paired with a PL HP amp. Beautiful and versatile. Then I upgraded by adding a second HP amp. Significant improvement (not that the single HP was in an... | |
| What tube pre-amps pair well with Pass amps? Yabe, do 6H30 tube pre-amps meet the AES48 standard, or is the tube topography considered separate from the line output? With impedance matching, I assume your talking to pre-amp/amp impedance? Can you expand on what your looking for? FYI, ... | |
| What tube pre-amps pair well with Pass amps? Hay Atmasphere, thanks for bringing that point up. May I respectfully ask for the names of some pre-amps that meet AES48? As you can see, I'm on a steep learning curve and I know I have a lot of work to do, so any further guidance/direction is a... | |
| Tube amp crackle noise with pre-amp volume at zero. Well Mozartfan, that was pretty prophetic. I reinstalled the fat boys and the noise stopped after 2 minutes. Ran the amp overnight and found one PL red light on. So yep, a tube was going south fast. | |
| Tube amp crackle noise with pre-amp volume at zero. Thanks millercarbon. I've been also told that I may just be hearing some noise from the new tubes warming up for the first time and they'll settle in over the next 100 hours. We'll see and thanks for the welcome. I'll report back in a couple of ... | |
| Tube amp crackle noise with pre-amp volume at zero. Thanks for the reply's. I'll try cleaning the tubes and see what happens. Next time I'll look for the red indicating lights. In the end, lesson learned on audio tube suppliers! Thanks for the leads guys, very helpful. | |
| Tube amp crackle noise with pre-amp volume at zero. These weren't the 12AU7s, but the power tubes. GE EL 34 Fat Boys. | |
| What tube pre-amps pair well with Pass amps? Wow! Talk about a wealth of info! While I'm still in my researching phase, I want everyone to know that I appreciate each of you for taking the time to share your experience and perspectives! | |
| What tube pre-amps pair well with Pass amps? The LSA website recommends speaker sensitivity as:Critical listening environments: 105db sensitivity and aboveSmaller rooms / lower volume levels / non-critical listening: 97db sensitivity and above.Aren't those levels speaking to horn speakers? | |
| What tube pre-amps pair well with Pass amps? SOIX, you are absolutely correct. I've just relocated and am in the process of addressing my new room's acoustics. Treatments are on order and until I get the set up I won't really be able to tell where I'm at. Until then, I'm just searching fo... | |
| What tube pre-amps pair well with Pass amps? Thanks for the lead VERDANTAUDIO. German company? Its a big world out there. | |
| What tube pre-amps pair well with Pass amps? ScothurwitzThanks for the reply. I'm currently running Prima Luna Dialogue pre-amp and 2 HP amps as mono blocks, which I intend to keep (read tube rolling fun) in a 430 square foot room. The PS audio pre-amp has been on the screen, as I have the... |