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| Tube amp for Quad 989??? Maybe so, Jordi, but we don't care what YOU think of Quad 988s and 989s; WE love 'em.. | |
| Should I replace capacitors in Active ATC's?? Lazarus, I know nothing of this slit-foil cap and looked for it. As far as I can see, this technology is available only in a 10,000uF/63V. cap.Mooner, probably the sound of those speakers could be improved by replacing the caps with higher-quality... | |
| Denon 2900 Analog outputs...? The front-left output is in parallel with the left output, and the front-right output is in parallel with the right output. A full set of 6-channel outputs are provided for driving the 6-channel inputs of a pre/pro/receiver, and a stereo pair is p... | |
| Conrad Johnson PV10AL or PV10BL Preamp? Also consider a Premier 14, their first tubed preamp with a remote control. Worth searching and waiting for, I understand.. | |
| Is "warm" a compliment or a criticism? 'Warm' is inherently neither good nor bad. It descrobes a tonal balance that has more energy in the lower half--say, below 500Hz--than in the upper half. (A tonal balance having more high-frequency energy is called 'bright'.)Warmth is absolutely a... | |
| Phoenix, AZ The club does have Special-Interest Groups. Maybe we could start a Saturday Nite SIG? (I'm a member.). | |
| Setting 6-ch. levels isn't as easy as you think I decided to pick one--the Chesky DVD-A--and live with it. If movies have too much bass, I'll reset the level for that movie.Maxcast, no bass with a DVD-V is NOT my problem--they have too much.The preamp sounds great, BTW.. | |
| 6550 to KT88 I'm using 8 Ei KT90s in a pair of New Generations amps. They sound fine and have been 100% reliable for months.. | |
| Efficency- Low vs. Hi? Interesting question that's been asked before. SEARCH for more info.There's no particular benefit to low sensitivity in moving-coil speakers that I know of, and low sensitivity is never a design GOAL, AFAIK. A designer may fall in love with a part... | |
| Why is 2 Channel better than multi-channel? "Why is 2 Channel better than multi-channel?"'Tain't. Music arrives at our 2 ears from all directions. Five channels gets it lots righter than just 2.. | |
| How to match a tube preamp to a solid state amp? Unless you've already done this and you don't indicate you have, 'beg, borrow, or steal' somebody's hi-end 2-channel preamp and LISTEN. THEN if you're still convinced your preamp section is the culprit, I suggest you start with a conrad-johnson Pr... | |
| all preamps gain and phase. Jafox: "So maybe it is only audible on certain music....or I am simply deaf!"No, you're not deaf. Probably your listening skills are similar to mine--I can hear lots of differences but I definitely have a limit. Last fall, in a lengthy audition of... | |
| Tube amp for Quad 989??? First, Sea, SEARCH for this; I believe you'll find lots of info. I recommend the c-j Premier Eleven-A. At 70 WPC it has plenty of power. I had one and loved it but wanted triodes. I'm now driving my 989s in my fairly large room (21 x 19 x 9') with... | |
| tube amp dilemma with electrostats I forgot to say earlier that I'm driving a pair of Quad 989s with New Generation-brand 100-Watt tubed monoamps, switched to triode--see my System here. They have maybe 40 Watts in triode, and that's plenty for my fairly large room and my listening... | |
| tube amp dilemma with electrostats Hmm...I'm not much for 'warm', because that turns into 'thick' VERY quickly for me, but I do prefer a little warmth to absolute tonal neutrality. I suggest a used conrad-johnson Premier Eleven-A. It's rated at 70 Watts per channel into 2, 4, 8, or... |