darkmoebius
Responses from darkmoebius
| Tube AMP or SS No Danny, watts are watts, and they are calculated exactly the same way, whether by tube or transistor.It's just that some people have really, really, efficient speakers (100+ dB@1W), so they only need single digit power to run them. And that camp... | |
| Tube AMP or SS Not quite sure about what you are looking to do...The best, and cheapest way for you to enjoy music with a tubes is to get an integrated amp for music, then switch to the receiver for movies/TV. Your speakers are fairly easy to drive at 89dB/6 ohm... | |
| Balanced vs standard power While I see the benefits of having one large primary isolation transformer for separating your main audio line from the rest of the house and regional power. but, you still have noise generated and kicked back into the line by individual audio com... | |
| Pre-amp with balanced suggestions? There's a used $2,700 Atma Sphere MP-3 on sale here that perfectly meets all of your criterion. Do a web and forum search for reviews. | |
| Tube Monoblocks w/- balanced inputs? You havent made clear if your friend is simply looking for balanced input connectors or true balanced/differential amplifier circuits. Balanced circuit:100wpc Manley SnappersBalanced Inputs:Manley Neo-Classic 250(wpc) monoblocks. Just out of range... | |
| Apogee Scintillas and how to change from 4 to 1 oh It will be interesting to see if the Sunfire Signature can handle the Scintillas on the 1 ohm setting. The amp is claimed to deliver "4,000 watts one ohm - time limited basis". | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? They have a term for what this has become....... "Circle-jerk" | |
| Speaker Choice for Almarro 318B It is a truly special amp when paired with proper speakers. | |
| Speaker Choice for Almarro 318B 08-31-11: MezzanineMaybe a little soft sounding. Mine was the A version not like yours the B. Maybe that's why it was a bit soft. I traded several emails with the owner and designer of all Almarro equipment, Mr. Muramata(sp?) when 318A was a fairl... | |
| Sonic Frontiers Line 3 Mod by Parts Connection? 08-04-11: LissnrServicing is still available at SF/Anthem though I doubt they do upgrades??? All out-of-warranty repair for Sonic Frontiers, Anthem and Assemblage products is handled by Chris Johnson(one of the original founders) and his crew at P... | |
| Modwright SWL 9.0SE - Is there anything else? Audio Horizons TP 2.2 or 2.3 | |
| Isolation transformer - does it offer protection 07-20-11: Dhl93449...But some solation transformers capacitively couple very high frequency spikes from input to output without significant attenuation. So you cannot use them by themselves without additional surge protection. I was not aware of t... | |
| Isolation transformer - does it offer protection BTW, the shield shunting to ground obviously requires that an outlet, it's corresponding fused circuit/panel, and the entire house are properly grounded in the first place - which a frightening number are not.07-12-11: Jedinite24Nope it doesn't...... | |
| Isolation transformer - does it offer protection 07-12-11: Jedinite24Nope it doesn't and I can't I can't tell you why07-12-11: HermanIt may attenuate a spike but won't eliminate it.An ideal transformer will pass any changes in the primary to the secondary so any spikes, surges, sags, or distorti... | |
| Theory about Cary amps and their reviewers I chime in on two different issues:1) Biomimetic - you do come across as fan who cannot bear to hear negative opinions about one of his favorites. You open a thread by sayingI wonder if some of the criticisms of them - fat, not extended, slow, etc... |