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| Preamp Output Completely Different with Tube Amplifier versus Solid State Amplifier @jond @gs5556 @bojack @mulveling Thank you all for your expertise and insight. Makes complete sense now. -GAR | |
| SPEAKERS THAT SOUND ALIVE & DYNAMIC AT LOW LISTENING LEVELS +1 @soix @larryi for single driver speakers, particularly Charney or Volti | |
| Air Tight 300B Flame Out @carlsbad2 @sns @testpilot Thank you for your responses. The little smoke, but strong smell, was only from beneath the 300B tube that went bad. Probably an indication of fried resistor? No discoloration on the tube socket or on the tube p... | |
| Air Tight 300B Flame Out Thanks all. I have basically the same conclusion. I am thinking that the tube failed (arced), and the smoke was from a fried resistor. Rather than put in another tube, thinking that having the amp checked out by a tech is the best corse of acti... | |
| Your journey with lower-watt tube amps -- Can a kit be good enough? @hilde45 Getting to this party late, but my experience over the last year is exactly what you are considering doing. I bought an Elekit 300B amp already built (the 8600S with Lundahl transformers and Mundorf Supreme coupling capacitors) to try ... | |
| Chet Baker vs. Miles Davis As two others implied, really apples and oranges. Chet was the quintessential representative of theWest coast sound, and Miles (and Dizzy) was the leader of the East coast sound in the 50's. The two schools of jazz are so different they really sta... | |
| Seeking speakers under $3K for 10x12 ft room and driven by 20wpc tube amp I am surprised nobody has recommended a single driver speaker for your small space and low power amplification. High sensitivity is a perfect match with smaller space and low power. Some great choices such as: Charney Audio (using Voxativ drivers... | |
| 300B Tube Amps with 15/16 Watts Per Channel? Absolutely one of the best is Aric Audio. Aric makes a 300b parallel SET amp, the Super 300b PSET. | |
| 300B SET Amp driving Wilson Sabrinas @atmasphere - actually I did measure the dBA with a sound level app. The measurements between the two amps were essentially equal at the same volume setting. However, I also understand what you are saying because the SET amp "sounds" louder at the... | |
| Aurender Music Server and CD Transport comparison @blakcloud , I do not understand why you (or anyone for that matter) would use a CD transport when you can rip all of your CDs to a hard disk. The hard disk would connect to your Aurender. Will then have the all of the digital information without... | |
| Maximum Upgrade Potential I believe that improvements over the last 20+ years, and still ongoing today, differ depending on the type of amplifier. Solid state has changed significantly, as pointed out by @ghdprentice using Pass as an example. However, changes in SET amplif... | |
| Pass Labs XP32 or XP22? I also use an ARC preamp (REF 3) with Pass amp (XA30.8). Tried others but this is best combination. | |
| What speakers work with low wattage class A amps Spatial Audio. Open baffle, 90+ dB sensitivity. I drive Spatial X5's with a Pass XA30.8 very easily. | |
| Considering moving to separates with a tube preamp-appreciate recommendations I would second going to an ARC preamp. I replaced a BHK, and a CJ ET5SE, with a REF3. ARC is superior by far! -G | |
| New take on CD vs Vinyl vs CD I think your results are due in a large part to the level of equipment being used. No offense, but the CDR and CD players being used are not particularly high end. You did not even mention what turntable was used, but an Ortofon Blue is definitely... |