daveyf
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| Hales Transcendence 5 speakers endgame? @prof I saw the Alexandra speakers at the Stereophile show that year, they were a static display. If I remember correctly, Paul was there and I briefly spoke to him about the speakers. I'm not sure that the Alexandra's would sound any good, part... | |
| A question of loading... @dover Good point about the overall gain in the system. However, my ancillary gear is exactly the same, with the exception of the old preamp vs the new preamp. So. I would have to believe the overall gain should be the same. My amps ( i use both... | |
| A question of loading... Indeed, the CAT has plenty of gain available, almost too much. With Ken's new 47 step volume control, luckily there is plenty of control and there should be no issue running up a few steps. | |
| A question of loading... @atmasphere Once again, very interesting and informative..thank you.Ken uses a SUT that doesn't really have a lot of boost because I think he believes that as the step up increases, the loss is SQ is too great. What i am still guessing at is that... | |
| Hales Transcendence 5 speakers endgame? I owned Hales Sig 2's for about twenty years. In some ways they were a speaker that had few peers, yet they were also in many ways frustrating to own. I was never fond of the weight ( both in the bass and in their actual heft) and the lack of true... | |
| A question of loading... @atmasphere Ralph, thank you for contributing to this topic. What you posted was extremely informative and interesting. I certainly think that a lot of fellow a’philes can learn a lot from you.In my case, i am still a little surprised as to why th... | |
| A question of loading... + 1 Atmasphere.OTOH, do tubes have a distinct advantage?? I would say that they do when it comes to overall SQ, plus the decreased likelihood of overload, BUT they are never 100% quiet...at least IME. There is always some minimal hiss..and this le... | |
| A question of loading... @rauliruegas Thanks for your post and the link. I did read the link. Seems like FM believes that 20-500 ohms works best for MC cartridges. While this may be true with their preamp, it was not true with my older CAT as it sounded best loaded to 7... | |
| A question of loading... @dover Thanks. I was certainly quite surprised at the nice increase in SQ due to 'unloading' the cartridge ( even if maybe the load is as you say, at around 3500 ohms!) . Oddly, when I was using the older style CAT phono stage without the low ga... | |
| A question of loading... Loading is at the phono stage, but it absolutely has an effect on the sound of the cartridge. There is some belief that loading effects a MM cartridge more than a MC, but I am not totally sure this is the case. The loading would seem to be depende... | |
| whats the very best sounding cables for realistic money At the price point that the OP is inquiring about, IMO the Black Cat Coppertone's are probably impossible to beat. | |
| A question of loading... @dover At the moment, i am presuming that since I am not loading the cartridge at all, it is seeing 47K. This is what surprises me a little, as previously with the older tube phono stage sans the SUT, a straight in with no load was definitely inf... | |
| All New Magico A5 Loudspeakers // Biggest "BANG" For Your BUCK On The Market ?! @erik_squires Careful, you might get posters like mheinze to ruffle his feathers up, lol! | |
| NOS Tubes - Ecstasy or Agony Some NOS tubes I have seen have clearly been used in some kind of electronics for decades. If you look at the tube pins, they are not only corroded, but also generally not that straight! The only 'New' thing about them will be the new owner who ac... | |
| NOS Tubes - Ecstasy or Agony To add to my post...I do suggest that taking advice from tube re-sellers as to what is best sounding is probably not the best idea. Many of these folk have some experience ( if we are being kind here) with listening to a tube in their own gear, wh... |