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| Why do tubed preamps image better than SS? Atmasphere... I will stay on thread. I will stay on thread. I will stay on thread. I will stay on thread. I will stay on thread. I will stay on thread.etc... | |
| Will I notice improvement with crossover mods? Gmood1...The 3.0mH inductors from North Creek AWG10, DCR=0.17 (which I used) go for $74 each. AWG 8, DCR= 0.1 at $127 was too rich for me.The stuff about inductive high pass filtering was on the Audioasylum Planar forum, a posting about MMG.The ze... | |
| Best sounding op-amp If op amps influence sound as much as people are saying, then op amps are being used in circuits where they don't belong. The headphone amp cited by Chillysalsa is probably a prime example. Op amps, even "good" ones are a lot cheaper than circuitr... | |
| In what laboratory or think-tank... Sean...And its a proven fact that bumblebees can't fly. | |
| Will I notice improvement with crossover mods? Gmood1...It's not clear to me that a zero ohm coil would differ significanly from a 0.05ohm coil. Too much of a good thing. I assume that the zero ohm coil can be purchased with Confederate dollars.The prices on Mundorf components do not seem out ... | |
| How far can I run a signal from a Cartridge. Newbee...True. The longer interconnect could actually improve the loading. | |
| Will I notice improvement with crossover mods? By the way, the best quality parts cost for MG1.6 inductive high pass filter is about $25. My parts cost for the equivalent capacitive version was $105. Interesting. I may try one and see how it sounds. | |
| How far can I run a signal from a Cartridge. Redkiwi...What is "grain" and why do you think it would increase? | |
| Why do tubed preamps image better than SS? Atmasphere...Lower feedback in tube amps is usually because the darn thing becomes an oscilator if you increase it any more! (That's my experience). Also, are you forgetting the heavy feedback around the output transformer represented by the taps ... | |
| How far can I run a signal from a Cartridge. Nickway...It will certainly "work". The only way to tell if there will be any audible degradation is to try it. The degradation you might expect would be Hum, and roll-off of extreme high frequency. I doubt you will be able to hear any problem.By ... | |
| How far can I run a signal from a Cartridge. Six feet is commonplace, and I can't imagine that four more would make any noticable difference. No reason not to try it. | |
| Will I notice improvement with crossover mods? Seems like capacitors are a can of worms! I decided on Hovland musicaps for my MG1.6 partly because they were of smaller diameter and greater length so that they fit nicely into the crossover cavity. I am happy with them.One way to avoid the capac... | |
| Does "full range" really mean anything? For reference: My system has an elaborate subwoofer system so that LF capability is excellent. On the high end, my Maggies are as good or better than my ears. In my youth I used supertweeters.However, there is a good case to be made for deliberate... | |
| Best sounding op-amp The little differential small signal amplifiers, packaged as integrated circuits, and commonly called "Op Amps" are called that because they are not often designed or used as linear amplification devices. The important characteristics of an op amp... | |
| Problem copying a CD The Sony CD burner that I installed in my PC came with disc duplication SW which works fine so long as I use 8X speed or slower. |