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| Tubes with Thiel CS-3.6's? has anyone had success? If anyone's still interested, playing a Rudolph Serkin Beethoven piano sonata CD, the average SPL at the listening position (9 feet away, 13ft x 25ft x 9ft room) with the preamp pot at 12'oclock (50%) was 65 db with 71 db peak ("C" weighted scale,... | |
| Tubes with Thiel CS-3.6's? has anyone had success? Zaikesman: I am not having anyone on... I would never do that, especially here. I purchased the 2A3 amps to use with my DIY single-driver speakers I'm building. In the meantime, I hooked them up to my Thiels - yes, they do make more than enough SP... | |
| Tubes with Thiel CS-3.6's? has anyone had success? I use a pair of Wright-Sound WPA3.5 (2A3) amps with my 3.6's. No problem filling up my room, and no problem at all with the sound quality. I listen mainly to classical (string quartets, small scale orchestral, and jazz).But - I have a CAT preamp (... | |
| why does triod mode sound better than ultralinear? The "ultra-linear" configuration was developed by Mullard to sell their EL34 pentode. It generally differs from a typical SET in that the SET usually has two tubes per channel - driver (eg 6SN7, 6922) and output (eg 2A3, 45, 300b). An ul amp will ... | |
| Speaker Balance It could also be that one speaker is closer to you than the other. Try moving the right speaker back/forward an inch or so. | |
| speaker sensitivity dividing lines I would factor in amp/preamp gain also. I have a 26 db gain preamp and a 4 db gain 2A3 SET and 86 db @2.83V/4ohm speakers. This front end has about the same effect on these speakers as a 100W amp with a typical 12db gain preamp (but at different v... | |
| Chassis ground and balanced mode - please help me It sounds like that the Pass preamp is providing the signal ground that the Plinius "chassis/open ground" switch provides. So by opening the ground on the Plinius, you are eliminating multiple ground paths which caused the hums. Multiple paths rem... | |
| Separate ground for dedicated line If you run 2 grounds it would be: a) illegal in most places, and b) a sure-fire recipe for ground loop hums.A ground is by definition at one point and that point is at the service entry. You are really not gaining anything and giving up a lot safe... | |
| Newbie que on "recommended amplifier" rating The speaker max power handling is basically determined by how much juice the drivers can physically take. One reason for this rating is to warn you in case you decide to, for example, fill an auditorium-size room with very high SPL levels which re... | |
| Your experience with Thiel 3.6 Not only a step up, IMO, it is one of the best speakers out there for the money. Search the threads, you will find many opinions, mostly positive. The only caveats is that (1) your source components will make or break the Thiels and (2) all the ac... | |
| How to check polarity? 1. There is no positive bar.2. Both bars are identical; no "first" or "second" bar.3. Correct with respect to what? It's 120 volts to ground.It does not matter from where you take your power, either bar is exactly the same: 120 volts AC to ground,... | |
| Bruckner 9th... You might want to try Chailly RSO for the complete Bruckner symphonies. Also, I agree with all who vote Karajan, especially for Bruckner's eight. To continue your "education", work your way into the symphonies of Mahler, Shostakovich, Schubert, an... | |
| Difference between 12AU7 and 12AU7A Both tubes are electrically identical. The "A" is a slightly more rugged construction which results in lower output microphonics. The "A" designation is more for application purposes, designed to be used in a series heater circuit of tv's, radios ... | |
| OTL Tube Amps-- are they superior to everything? The only "truth" is that OTL amps are a compromise, like everything else in audio. They are generally expensive, consume a LOT of power, are comprised of expensive tubes (many tubes) and can very finicky about which speakers they decide to work wi... | |
| What did he say? Misunderstood lyrics. What I've always heard is "... the properties of love". |