immatthewj
Responses from immatthewj
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode @immatthewj Not exactly. But its likely that one tube type in that list will perform better than others. That’s a bit different from saying that it will ’work’; sure it will play but the output transformer should be optimized for a particular tub... | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode Yesterday afternoon going into the evening I put five more hours in in the UL mode. I note a "fuller" presence in UL that I was getting in triode mode. I won't go blow by blow into yesterdays session, but I'll mention a couple of things that st... | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode @emergingsoul , at on or about the 16th reply to this thread, at my request, @mulveling did provide a description of the different (triode, ultralinear, and pentode) topologies.. @mulveling Out of all the possible questions to be asked on thi... | |
| Klipsch Heresy IV or Revel f226be I cannot answer your question, but I can throw a couple of thoughts out there as I was thinking of making a speaker upgrade myself last spring (and I actually did buy a new pair). The Revel 226 and the Forte IVs seem to be similar in thhe floor s... | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode The more refined my system has become the more I default to ultralinear especially @bolong , and I will say that when I brought this V12 into my system primarily in triode mode my system was less refined that it is today, twenty three years la... | |
| Bookshelf Speakers for Luxman 590axii? @atmasphere , OOPS! Once again--my bad! When I read 4wpc I just ASSUMED SET. | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode It's always a pleasure to read about a fellow hifi enthusiast who has owned and enjoyed decades of music through their gear! @jimmyblues1959 , it's been "a long strange trip . . ." (Not really, but it was fun to say.) | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode I have no recall, was I rude? Mean? I've regressed to teenage behavior? No, @elliottbnewcombjr , it seemed pretty much made in jest and that's the way I took it. But I remembered the convo yesterday as I was listening. | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode @atmasphere which is why you can't use the same output transformer with EL34s and 6L6s unless there is a tap for each tube type. I am not arguing with you because I have already admitted that I am rather cluelss about how this stuff works, b... | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode @silverfoxvtx1800 wow! I had a pair of ARC VTM120s that intermittently blew grid resistors on start up. And I thought that was bad! Those ARCs were pussy cats and replacing grid resistors was a minor inconvenience compared to what you just de... | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode @ozzy62 , I will say that reading what the owner/operators of SETs have written about the experience has always sounded intriguing, if not tantalizing. I sort of have a fantasy about higher efficiency speakers and one of Dennis Had's Inspire setu... | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode @mulveling , thank you for taking the time and effort to type out that explanation. I am going to print it and try reading it slowly and thoroughly to digest it. I think that you probably did a good job, I struggle with electrical. When I was in H... | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode I was just pulling your leg. Its a bad habit I have. @artemus_5 , you asked a legitimate question--I didn't take any offense to it. After all the time I spent swearing that triode was a superior sound, I hated to admit that after yesterday I f... | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode @decooney @immatthewj you were pretty close on your thoughts and memories of the Mesa Baron amp. Appears that amp delivers 150Wpc in full pentode mode, 120Wpc in 2/3 pentode, 85Wpc in 2/3 triode, and 60Wpc in full triode. Ask: so, which of the... | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode @mulveling There’s some paranormal audiophile force that makes us feel like the more "purist" approach must always be better: I guess I had fell into that. The power of suggestion, perhaps? Don’t confuse UL with "Pentode" mode. I readily ... |