carlsbad
Responses from carlsbad
| Upgrading to a powerful HP amp, unsure about my power gear. @mastering92 Maybe you should reread what you wrote. You are extremely naive and should not be giving audio advice if you think you can size a power cord for the average current draw. | |
| Upgrading to a powerful HP amp, unsure about my power gear. @mastering92 Thanks for the advice. So for a 200 watt amplifier I'm good with an 18 or even 20 gauge power cord according to the charts. So long as it is cool enough that I can keep my hand on it I'm ok? IT professionalls seem to have these ... | |
| Binding Post? Jason, you are thinking backward. Your source puts ot a signal, call it 100%, good as it gets. Every component in the signal path degrades it. You want to minimize the degradation. No passive component ever adds anything, it takes away. Jerry | |
| Binding Post? I think KLEI makes the only low mass binding posts that I am familiar with but I’ve gone lower mass. To truly go low mass you have to abandon the attachment for lugs. I use BFA style "banana" plugs. they aren’t really banana and make a much better... | |
| You know when you are dealing with a BS company.... However, other companies, with good reputations, sell much higher priced cables and people are fine with it. These companies have learned to manage the hype to sound realistic, perhaps even a big humble, focus on the quality build and make their ... | |
| Is there anything better than live recordings? Studio recordings. | |
| Buyer anxiety Paypal provides excellent buyer protection if you pay for goods and follow their terms. If you are ever in doubt, offer to pay the 3%. Insistence on FF used to be a red flag but now there are honest sellers who don't want the government in thei... | |
| What are some good Amplifier choices for Martin logan ESL 15A? Decware ZMA. Not enough amp for the bass in such a big speaker but the bass driver is self powered. I just hooked my ZMA up to a pair of very low sensitivity CLSs and was surprised it drove them well. It is resolves beautiful midrange and highs... | |
| Bookshelf speakers that pair well with Decware ZMA Never a fan of bookshelf. I assume you'll be using a sub or 2 with them. I've been playing with a DHT amp so I moved my ZMA into my second system just for fun and was surprised to hear it drive a pair of old Martin Logan CLS very, very well. T... | |
| Need help diagnosing a preamp problem Check your turntable. | |
| My 30 Watt class A is louder than my 100 Watt Class AB? Amp settings vary with gain. I recently use the same preamp into two different amps, one of whiich can use 3 tubes for different power levels, with the following results for the same voume level. ZMA 40 wpc -40dB Techtron 300b 6 wpc -45dB ... | |
| SET Distortion at higher volumes? @dhcod glad to hear your found a problem and it wasn't a head scratcher. your amp distorting with 96dB speakers would have been, assuming non-concert volumes. | |
| Interesting "Self" review...Schiit Can't find it on the website. | |
| SET Distortion at higher volumes? I’m playing with a 1.8 watt 45 SET with my 96 dB rated speakers and I can’t turn it up high enough to distort. Amps vary, speaker ratings vary. What tube are you running and what speakers? | |
| Need Inputs on a Modestly Priced SS Preamp - Can't beat Schiit in the modest price range. wrt some of the other suggestions: Avoid the swiss army knife preamp. It touches the signal too much. Jerry |