gloriousunicorns
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| Detecting “Dirty” Power Lowrider, I also have a BHK 250 and it’s dead quiet. No hum or buzz emanating from it anywhere. And I have dirty power in NYC. I’ve tried it plugged in direct to the wall and in my power conditioners and it’s always quiet, either way. | |
| Detecting “Dirty” Power Oldschool, another thing you can try, just for testing, is to run an extension cord to a different circuit in the house. Preferably on a different phase. I saw your system pics (cool system by the way) and I can see how it would be a pain to move ... | |
| Detecting “Dirty” Power P.S. Also, I live in New York City and the power here is pretty bad. But most of my amps are quiet, especially my BHK 250. It’s actually one of the quietest. That’s why I suggested so many things unrelated to power issues. | |
| Detecting “Dirty” Power Hey oldschool, I also have a BHK 250 and BHK pre like you do. When used together, they are extremely quiet. But when I used the BHK 250 with other pre amps and DAC’s I sometimes got a little noise. Using the XLR connection when I could eliminated ... | |
| Leave tube amps always on? I own 2 LTA amps now and I’ve also owned the LTA Ultralinear. These amps do run the tubes significantly cooler and stress them less than other amps using the same tubes. I’ve also talked to Mark several times at audio shows and he really seems to ... | |
| Zu Druid 6 So a lot of significant and meaningful data has been revealed. I’d just like to add some points. 1, I have the Druid IV, V and VI and each one has been a significant leap over the previous generation. Didn’t think it would be possible, but it’s tr... | |
| Trying to find an amp that matches my tastes (aka death metal) And don’t know if you know this band, but In This Moment is great. But the recordings suck. I often use their music (especially the first 3 albums) to gauge where my system is going in terms of harshness. On certain systems, the high frequencies a... | |
| Trying to find an amp that matches my tastes (aka death metal) Hey KCDD, I am not familiar with the electronics you are have now with your Omens, but I am very familiar with where you’re coming from. I own many pairs of speakers and lot of Zu’s. And I listen to a lot of metal. My system changes frequently but... | |
| Zu Druid 6 Spirit, that sounds pretty awesome but the Nats are out of my price range. Good to hear that they work well at lower levels too. I’ll keep them on my radar. Maybe a lower model or a used one might pop up. Phil, well said. That’s a good point. Than... | |
| Zu Druid 6 Spirit,I should’ve been more specific. I know there’s no amp that can do everything. However, there are a lot of “audiophile” aspects I don’t really care about, like soundstaging, ultra deep bass, etc. So I want to find an amp that perfectly suits... | |
| Zu Druid 6 Haha, yeah, I agree on wanting to see what Phil discovers next. Although he doesn’t know me at all, I’ve been reading his experiences on forums for years. And I’ve been buying from Zu for a long time (over a decade) and have spoken to Sean and Ger... | |
| Zu Druid 6 Cottguy, which amps and Zu’s do you have? | |
| Zu Druid 6 Thanks for the input Phil. I actually do have a bunch of amps that I swap around and a few specialized ones and after reading your reply, I thought about it and I realize I already have too many low power amps. At least 4 one watt amps, don’t real... | |
| Zu Druid 6 It looks like all the Whammerdyne amps use 2A3’s. Wattage isn’t an issue for me though because I’ve never played loud enough to clip an amp. The amp currently in my system now is the First Watt SIT 2. 10 watts into 8 ohms and actually only 8 watts... | |
| Zu Druid 6 Phil, have you ever tried Whammerdyne amps with Zu’s? I’m interested in those cause they look so cool and weird. They’ve been on my radar since I’d seen some show reports of them with Druids. And have you ever tried Linear Tube Audio amps? I have ... |