charles1dad
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| Line Magnetic 518ia - How Much Heat Does It Produce? Nightfall,The First Watt S,I,T. amplifier loaned to me was a "push pull" version (Nelson Pass D.I.Y. using the same static induction transitors) that has more power than the single ended versions you cited. It’s still a pure class A circuit with a... | |
| Line Magnetic 518ia - How Much Heat Does It Produce? Nightfall,Even el 34s will generate noticeable heat if they’re operating in class A. Just goes with the territory if the amplifier is rated at say 20 watts and higher. I had a borrowed First Watt S.I.T push pull amplifier (35 watts class A) for se... | |
| Line Magnetic 518ia - How Much Heat Does It Produce? NightfallUnison Research is an Italian company that has a reputation for good sounding tube amplifiers. My suspicion is that it will fall in somewhere between the Prima Luna (class A/B push pull) and the LM 518a (class A SET) . The S6 model is cla... | |
| Line Magnetic 518ia - How Much Heat Does It Produce? Yeah,I find it rather strange (bizarre?) that some are discounting the close sitting proximity to amplifiers dissipating 320 watts!!! (Essentially a room heater in a tiny space). As Al mentioned regarding speakers, more efficient models could poss... | |
| Line Magnetic 518ia - How Much Heat Does It Produce? There are numerous very good sounding tube push pull amplifiers using indirectly heated tubes, KT 150,129,88,el 34 etc. The DHT SET amplifiers such as The LM 518a are as your friend heard just different and sound fantastic. I know how he feels. Pr... | |
| Line Magnetic 518ia - How Much Heat Does It Produce? Nightfall,I will respectfully disagree with ozzy62 as I don’t consider this a "ridiculous " concern. Given the very small room size and close proximity to the amplifier heat output is a legitimate concern. A 300b SET amplifier (such as mine) would... | |
| TEST: Older R2R Tube DAC vs Newer Delta-Sigma Solid-State DAC +1!!! Steve N.Redbook CD (44.1) with suitable high quality digital components provides excellent resolution/sound quality. Limiting factor has been equipment not the format. Charles | |
| TEST: Older R2R Tube DAC vs Newer Delta-Sigma Solid-State DAC I agree with the general tenor of this discussion, the differences between DAC chips and topology delta sigma (DS) verses R2R are often exaggerated. There are other factors that are as important or probably more so. Design and implementation of th... | |
| What is the best OTL out there? Hello Analogluvr, I’ve heard the Atma-sphere M 60 and also the MA-1 mono blocks and can appreciate your happiness. I’ve had the Coincident Frankenstein MK II SET for 9 years and remain an ecstatic owner. It’s terrific to find audio products that t... | |
| What is the best OTL out there? Hi analoluvr admittedly with all things considered I do generally prefer tube amplification rather than solid state. In all candor however I have heard very good sounding solid-state products so I won't throw them all out with the bathwater 😊... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Triumphtt02,Congratulations on acquiring the Double Impacts and it's good to read that you're so happy with them. I believe that you'll enjoy an increase in sound quality using the 8 watt Nelson Pass class A amplifier. Yes, fewer watts than your ... | |
| What is the best OTL out there? Atmasphere's point that "all" amplifier types make less distortion when driving higher impedance speaker loads is an audio pearl that is unrecognized and under appreciated by many listeners. I understand this dilemma given the dominance of 4 ohm ... | |
| When your hearing is not very good...... BTW tgrisham makes an interesting observation regarding aging orchestra conductors.Charles | |
| When your hearing is not very good...... Agree with the perspective of the above posts. Aging men seem to lose predominantly upper frequency level hearing ability. Thankfully the vast majority of musical information is found in the midrange region. So I believe that the sheer joy of lis... | |
| Tekton DI Monitors It seems to me the overwhelming goal of a speaker (or any audio product) is to sound good. Two professional reviewers and numerous listeners confirm they sound very good. IMO this is simply the bottom line objective. In an academic sense I get the... |