immatthewj
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| Tube Amp question:TUBE replacements: explain MATCHED? however I need the plug-in to check the Bias, and I guess a meter? I just looked at the bias instructions for the 808 and the bias is adjusted by the same procedure as the two Cary amps that I own. A plug (with a + lead and a - lead) insert int... | |
| How can I tell if I am overdriving the amp or the speakers? @curiousjim I think that is a serious possibility. Some nights, nothing I listen to sounds what I would describe as great, and I attribute it to my mood fluctuations or maybe how tired I am. Also, noting that you typed that the time of day affe... | |
| How can I tell if I am overdriving the amp or the speakers? I just googled the Hegel & those Kef speakers and wow. If you can go by MSRP, that should be some pretty good stuff. | |
| Looking for warm tube preamp (should pair well with Pass power amp), budget $6000 @russ69 I lose track of time, but it seems like about a year and a half or so ago I saw Upscale Audio was selling a SLP98 with the upgrade. Was that the one you bought? I was looking at that one with interest, especially because I think it had ... | |
| Schitt freya preamp hum- how do I get rid of this? I am not at all familiar with the Schitt pre, but, fwiw, from what little I have read from people who own them, they seem to be happy with the unit. Does that preamp have a tape/monitor selector? I was running a SLP90 that had less gain & a ... | |
| Looking for warm tube preamp (should pair well with Pass power amp), budget $6000 @russ69 from the pictures of the ’98 I’ve seen, I hear you. That line of pre certainly evolved since the SLP 90 & ’94, didn’t it. I still own the SLP 90 that I upgraded from with the 05, & the SLP 90 truly is a "sweet LITTLE preamp" (its p... | |
| Best upgrade: amp or pre-amp? As @goose typed, I had always thought that conventional wisdom dictated getting it right up front & then working back. | |
| How can I tell if I am overdriving the amp or the speakers? "The amp is 250 x 2 into 8 ohms," and the speakers are rated at 90? I wouldn't think it would be the amp running out of power. I would think the speakers are just trying to work to hard. But I also think that the room acoustics suggestion has m... | |
| Looking for warm tube preamp (should pair well with Pass power amp), budget $6000 LOL! Nothing little about the SLP 05. Source: SLP 05 owner. | |
| Subwoofer between speakers? @whitefishpoint1175 so you went back to the sub & you like it? When you say the "center in my room" do you mean between your speakers? Anyway, glad to hear that worked out for you. I was still experimenting with placement of mine . . . and... | |
| Subwoofer between speakers? @hilde45 my question was whether or not a subwoofer between speakers would have a negative effect on imaging & sound staging; if I am reading your answer correctly, you are saying it is room dependent. @ghdprentice I have some comments... | |
| Subwoofer between speakers? Thanks again for all the helpful replies. What I was intending to ask was not so much on how to maximize my sub's potential, but more along the lines of how not to have my sub's placement/physical presence have a negative effect on the imaging &a... | |
| Will you hear the most beautiful music... You may need a roto-rooter for your coronary arteries after that one. . . . | |
| Subwoofer between speakers? @whitefishpoint1175 sorry, I’m tired and something sarcastic struck me at that moment. But I do not believe that a well treated room is going to happen for me in this life time, so I am trying to figure out how to make the most of what I do hav... | |
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