charles1dad
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| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Jason,Wolf did try the Black fuses in his system and said it offered no improvement compared to his stock fuses. Very different experience from mine but I certainly accept his result. Different ears, room, components etc. We can only report what w... | |
| Amps Atma-Sphere M-60 Mono blocks OTL design Bob,Fremer spent about 3 hours at Jeff's listening and they had a good time. Yes I'm still full Coincident, just as you're Atma-Sphere. we're both quite happy so why change? By the way Israel (Coincident) will be debuting 845 SET mono blocks in ... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Hi Jason,Your findings are consistent with many other Black fuse users. No they do not alter the innate sonic character of a given component. Instead they have the effect of enhancing what good qualities were already there. It’s as if things becom... | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup If the speaker's 101 db sensitivity is anywhere near accurate the 845 SET sure seems as though it would be sufficient. Here’s one to consider, Line Magnetic 508ia which is a 805 tube SET with 48 watts perchannel. Charles | |
| How old is too old for a Dac? The Redgum sounding very good doesn’t surprise me. Solid engineering principles are to a large degree timeless. Well thought out robust power supply and quality analog output stage are essential to obtain upper tier sound performance. Charles | |
| Amps Atma-Sphere M-60 Mono blocks OTL design Hi Bob (rfogel8),It’s good to see your post and I’m glad to know you and your family are doing well, life is precious. I can’t say that I am up until 4 am but I still listen to music pretty much the same as always. Roughly 3 to 4 hours (sometimes ... | |
| Tube Watts Vs. Soild-State Watts? I'm with Al in regard to the output tube selection process, confirm with NAT before even thinking about any possible tube alternatives. This is a serious amplifier with ultra high voltage and I'm certain strict design criteria and circuit and p... | |
| Tube Watts Vs. Soild-State Watts? I believe the chances are very good that you'll have success with this NAT amplifier matched with your Tekton DI speakers. Let us know your listening impressions when you have the time.. Congratulations.Charles | |
| Preamp for a Line Magnetic i518? Ekimg,I believe that the Shindo Aurieges has fairly high gain. You "may" run into the issue of using the VC in only the lower setting (9 of clock range) or it could become too loud. Matt would likely know if that’s a potential concern. In most cas... | |
| Tube Watts Vs. Soild-State Watts? NAT Audio uses a Phillips QB 5/1750 tetrode to generate 80 watts from a single tube. Charles | |
| Tube Watts Vs. Soild-State Watts? Jeffery,Your description reminds me of a NAT audio (Serbia) type SET amplifier. If at all similar then it will have terrific quality output transformers and very robust power supply. They are very ruggedly built. Charles | |
| Tube Watts Vs. Soild-State Watts? Hi 333jeffery, What output tube does this amplifier use and is this a parallel SET topology? 80 watts is a lot for a SET.Charles | |
| Preamp for a Line Magnetic i518? The Micro ZOTL can be used solely as a preamp if desired. I'd email gon member teajay via the audiogon site. He did a full professional review ànd now owns one. Charles | |
| Do I need a power conditioner? Leotis,It's all a continuing learning experience. I had no awareness of balanced AC power until I came across a review/article about 7 years ago. The case presented was logical and compelling and I decided to try it in my home system. It is one... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Judging sound quality of audio products will forever be subjective by default. There are multiple variables at play that prohibit universal concensus. That's the beauty of this endeavor, near endless possibilities of choices/audio products that... |