decooney
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| Looking to move to a Tube Integrated setup @jijoh123 I recalled this same recurring question about "which amplifier" to use with versions of the Tekton Moab in 2020. Impedance was the overarching concern. Link is below for your reference. The Moab owner determined his Moab speakers were ... | |
| Looking to move to a Tube Integrated setup @dekay I stopped in reply, restarted, and missed your prior post, only saw the MA352 post above yours. Good to know - for crying out loud. We read ya, LOL :) ------------------- @jijoh123 Long story, have a 50yr audiophile buddy who’s been thro... | |
| Looking to move to a Tube Integrated setup If you are more use to to the dynamics of your SS or Class D amps driving your 98db efficiency speakers, it could be quite an initial change to your ears dropping to one of the 2-4w single ended amps suggested here. It's not that you won't like i... | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode To @xenolith, agree, yes, you are fortunate to own those very unique and interesting big blue amplifiers from Gary and Charlie. I love one-off boutique custom builds like this with audio, cars, and motorcycles. Great story how they got finished. V... | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode @dogearedaudio "Zero" feedback? Really? I’ve looked at the CAD-280SA V12 manual online and it doesn’t mention feedback, but perhaps that’s a different model. Hard to imagine they use NO feedback. Maybe not global feedback, which encompasses the o... | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode @dogearedaudio "...anyone with a technical understanding of tube amplifiers (and I’m barely on the periphery of that circle) will shudder at the idea of a "one-size-fits-all" amplifier. ;-)". To your point, while you can run different outpu... | |
| Cardas Golden Cross Congrats to you for having the guts to circle back and re-validate your prior impressions all over again. Having come from Golden Cross myself originally, years back, and going through a number of different cables from other brands/types, I did so... | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode @immatthewj to answer your questions, after I recapped with those specific caps, and tried different designs of silver-over copper and more pure copper interconnects between source/preamp, preamp/amp, in my case, and for my particular speakers it ... | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode Seems the self-inflicted-comical poster sees the initial post heading, reads little in between, goes straight to the end, and just starts replying with whatever comes to mind to get folks stirred up. | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode @immatthewj having dealt with both of these characters on amps, different tubes, options, I’ll say you are a bit on your own until you partner with a great local tech who can open up these amps and tell you what’s really going on inside of them. ... | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode @emergingsoul ... Audio manufacturers do an abysmal job explaining what their products do. It’s a mystery box and you really have to dig in to figure it out. ... Ultra linear is a sexy term used by the manufacturer. Cary has not done a very ... | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode @immatthewj here are the 80510 units I put in the Cary V12R and Quicksilver Mono 120s. From the Partsconnexion site. Mundorf Capacitor 0.22uF 1000Vdc MCap® Supreme EVO SilverGold Black SESG Series Metalized Silver Gold Polypropylene Axial SKU... | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode @immatthewj Also, when I last experimented with backing the bias off, I was listening in triode, and triode was another of my preconceived notions that I turned out being open to rethinking. Thanks for taking the time to replay, you always offer... | |
| Is all the hype warranted +1 to what @larryi wrote, quote: "@larryi ...They had the kind of sound I associate with inadequate output transformers. I am not saying that they are horrible amps; they are decent for the money, but, for my taste, they are not the "gian... | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode @immatthewj "Again, with not intent of being argumentative, does this sound incorrect? (I was actually asking @decooney if he had rolled any tubes besides EL34s as I do have some 6550s for another amp," Sorry for the late reply this week. No, ... |