davemitchell
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| Do tubes "burn in"? Just probably something with the metal getting heated and or some kinda substance burning off the plates and emiting a stronger more consistent current = sound.That is definately plausable Undertow. It could also be that there is some dielectric ... | |
| Do tubes "burn in"? The answer depends upon whether you are referring to the tubes themselves or an entire tube-based circuit.First, lets clarify that the popular term burn-in really refers to forming dielectrics. This is where electrons find and groove a path of lea... | |
| Vandy 2WQ balanced crossover question Just to clarify and correct the above info:You need a pair of Vandersteen Balanced X-2 filters which are custom made to match the PER LEG value of your amplifier's input impedance. [example: your amp might have an input impedance of 100K ohms PER ... | |
| Leave an amp "on" permanetly I'm not sure why there are so many people who believe that tubes require more warm up than solid state. It's exactly the other way around. Tube circuits benefit from warm up, but less so than solid state in part because the tubes themselves have t... | |
| Audio Research REF3 / REF110 owners... A normal working example of the REF 3/REF110 combo will not have that level of hiss or tube rush audible from the listening position. I agree with an earlier poster that you have a bad tube, likely one of the small signal tubes that is causing the... | |
| what makes a tube sound the way it does? No one talks about what I believe is an important factor in the difference between the sound of tubes and transistors. Tubes have a far superior dielectric, or lack thereof, because they have a near vacuum surrounding the conducting elements. The ... | |
| Any Comparisons between VTL 7.5 & ARC Ref 3 What about what I wrote is confusing??? Now I am confused...To be clearer for you, the comparison of these two preamps is imbalanced from the start. A more fair and equitable comparison would be the aforementioned 6.5 to the ARC, not the 7.5. The ... | |
| Linn CD12 vs. EMM CDSA The Linn is still a wonderful sounding machine and very musical. I have found that our ARC Reference CD7 is able to beat the CD12 while only selling for $9K instead of $20K. It's amazing how a few short years can make such a difference. My underst... | |
| Feedback on new Ayre MX-R Monoblocks I'm a dealer, but not for Ayre. I was very impressed with the new Ayre monos on Vandersteen Quatros. One of the best solid state sounds I have heard. There was not a hint of dry or lifeless sound. Another amp that uses the same Thermal Trak bipola... | |
| Combining different speaker cables for bi-wiring? This comes up a lot. Generally, if you use two different brands or types of cable as a biwire set, you will have sound that is less coherent than if you stick to two identical cables or, at least, two similar models from the same company. | |
| tube question for ARC Ref 3 users If the 6l6GC is the stock tube that ARC used to ship with all REF3's, than I prefer the sound of the 6550C. | |
| Please suggest serene, restful jazz recordings One could accuse Oscar Peterson of playing too many notes, as the King said to Mozart, but banging? He has a very delicate touch. Busy, but delicate.Listen to Oscar Peterson's "We Get Requests."Other pleasant recordings to try:Bill Evans "Sunday a... | |
| Balanced Not really and Ground Hum A truly balanced circuit has a pair of identical signal paths for each channel whereas an unbalanced circuit has only one signal path per channel. The duplicate signal path is for carrying an inverted version of the standard signal. You can very q... | |
| Does the"quality" of jumpers affect the sound? Clio, in that case, you would want identical cables ideally or at the very least, two cables from within one line that are very similar. Your crossover point occurs in the critical midrange where our ears are most sensitive. The last thing you wan... | |
| Does the"quality" of jumpers affect the sound? Clio09, check your specs again. That doesn't sound possible. The 3kHz sounds right, but I can't imagine that you'd have another crossover point up higher in the treble. I'd expect to see the second crossover point between the midrange and woofer a... |