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| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Just making sure and will continue to show, to any new fuse recruits that the voodoo fuse proponents are trying to reel in, that they hear what both side of the fence feel for any fuse differences in sound.https://forum.audiogon.com/posts/1406831 ... | |
| Help in selecting 1 of 3 amplifiers Bob is correct, lovey speakers the LS50’s but if you want the best from them they need a bit of current from an amp, because of the combination of 5.3 ohms and –41° at 135Hz which could equate to an EPDR of around 3ohms as seen by the amp. As an e... | |
| Any issues to be aware of if driving SET from a balanced source? I was assuming the XLR output was a standard affair, as I've never had problems using these from any xlr output sources to my single ended input product.Cheers George | |
| Any issues to be aware of if driving SET from a balanced source? Just use these on the output of whatever is driving the SET and use RCA interconnects.http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=PA3800 http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=PA3802Cheers George | |
| What about output tubes...KT-88, KT-77, KT-120, KT-90, KT-99 PS: something that slipped my attention, is that you also need to look at the power transformer’s filament (heater) winding to see if it can handle the extra current as well and without sagging.Cheers George | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... And once again like clockwork, comes the topic shift to bury any negatives, once things are questioned about the voodoo fuses.As almarg mentioned as well, just change your fuse for a well made new one "and clean the clamps". I just used "10c" as a... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... what do you have to lose? Credibility and money, just change your tired old 10c fuse for the same new one, as they do deteriorate over time with on/off surges, as shown in the pic, even the boutique ones, and clean your fuse clamps."Fuse aging by... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... ignoring repetitive pablum is advisable. Especially when it comes to fuse voodoo, all the advocators are doing is changing an old fuse out for new, this can be done with the same new 10c fuse, no need to spend $100+ for some voodoo one.Just c... | |
| Jadis bias values and customer service Of all those tubes mentioned in this, by far the best sound I got was from the white box "Mil Spec GE-6550" with the green label, interesting was the glass was inert because it was twice the thickness of any other tube.https://img.ruten.com.tw/s2/... | |
| What about output tubes...KT-88, KT-77, KT-120, KT-90, KT-99 From memory they were the 150 monoblocks. It took a couple of months before the bridge rectifiers went, then I put in some much lager 35amp ones and all was fine. Not fun though when they go.Cheers George | |
| Jadis bias values and customer service Carefull.KT120 tubes can draw up to 500mA more than a KT88 on the heater current, x this by the amount of tubes and you have a lot more stress put on the heater supply, and it could sag the 6.3v needed. In a Rogue poweramp the KT120's split the br... | |
| What about output tubes...KT-88, KT-77, KT-120, KT-90, KT-99 Be careful of the heater currents the KT120, are up to 500mA each more than a KT88 times this by 8, and you can cook the heater supply, and it probably sagged below 6.3v because of it. My bridge rectifiers crack in two on my Rogue's when I owned t... | |
| Any comments on DAC going direct to power amplifier or to pre-ampliifer? eniac2690 posts03-16-2017 1:12pmI wouldnt recommend using a Y-Splitter to my worst enemy. Especially in a DAC direct scenario. Fine, please give a technical reason for not doing so with good quality splitters? as in this case the impedance loadin... | |
| Used Preamp on a budget advice please. dastro You are the second person to recommend the Schiit Freya. Mmmmm, I'll probably have to check one out. Thanks for the help. Good idea, it's got all you want even remote control, bonus is, it and the phono stage is the same colour as y... | |
| Used Preamp on a budget advice please. dastro Your Threshold Threshold S500/II (great amp BTW I had one) only needs around 1.2v input to give full 250w output, so a low gain preamp would be best to have so you can have a good range of rotation on the volume control, as most sources a... |