jallen
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| DAM Broken tube? The rattle is one source of microphonics...likely a loose part, not necessarily a bad tube. A tube tester is a good thing, but does not tell all. jallen | |
| Amp more important than speakers? A speaker is merely the end of the chain. In the past I had speakers, then looked for an amp. Now I bought the amp first and am auditioning speakers to mate with it. Both approaches can work if you are patient enough. Trust your ears...jallen | |
| Is the most efficient speaker the best speaker? All things will never be equal. If the sensitivity is above 91dB, things are pretty good. 95dB and above, they can be driven even more easily. However, I love the sound of Maggies, 86dB sensitive, and Legacy Whispers at about 95dB sensitive, and s... | |
| What does it take to have a revealing system? There is always some weak link in a system to some degree. There is a loss of sometimes 25% to 50% of the original event due to losses in the recording limitations we have today. This according to a friend in the recording industry. Thus, do not b... | |
| Manley or Rogue? How the amps mate to your speakers will be the defining issue....the damping factor. Try both, then decide. | |
| when do you replace capacitors? i replace them if they re crap caps. I like v-caps if you have room, the REL RT, or Theta caps. Big sound difference over stock caps if they used junkers. | |
| Best subwoofer under $1,500 for Magnepan 3.6R The 3.6 will be even better with a James EMB 1000 in a small room, the EMB1500 in a mid-sized room, and the EMB 1500 in a large room. They do add to the 3.6 which may go down to 30hz, but it is probably rolled off 10dB. They sub crossed over at 40... | |
| A New Believer The problem with cables is that they interact with what they are plugged into having capacitance, inductance, resistance, resonance, skin effect with varying dielectrics, (PVC, PE, Teflon,etc.)and more. Next, what signal can be measured that accou... | |
| TAD Reference loudspeakers-How good are they? I just listened to a pair and they are indeed special. They were the Large ones, the 75K ones or there abouts. The size of stage, dynamics, ease of dynamics, live music transient response, and on and on. Now, before you plunk down the money, liste... | |
| My 1st tube amp: transformer buzz audible 15 feet? Return it NOW. The other thing to check is a loose tube socket. Touch the tubes with a wooden stick and see if one of them is resonating. If so, a socket may be loose. If so, then you return it. Either way, return it. The transformer is just a buz... | |
| JVC XRCDs -- your experience? Excellent cd's. They have less edge than typical cd's. More analog like. If all my cd's were XRCD, I would listen less to vinyl. May sound like heresy, but it is closer to vinyl (good vinyl)and not all vinyl is great. | |
| How can a 40 watt amp outshine a 140 watt amp It is all in the match of the amp to your speaker, and the speaker sensitivity. If your speakers are 90dB sensitive, a modest sized room, 40wpc amps should play loud enough provided you don't want insane levels. Remember that to go from 40-80wpc o... | |
| Sibilance issues with vinyl rig Joseph, I have the Scoutmaster and JMW 9 Sig., and it is simply splendid. It smokes digital, good digital. What you have is either a arm-cartridge mismatch or phono preamp mismatch to the cartridge. One possibility is the table setup. This table h... | |
| SS amp with tight deep bass ? As stated above the Bryston are legendary, Coda, Pass, are also very good but some are pricey, and for budget items, the Muse are very good. Rotel is also good, but the biggest factor is how well your speaker mates with the damping factor of the a... | |
| Amp suggestions please...need some power Bryston, Threshold, ARC, CJ, PAss, and others....Jallen |