kalali
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| The new Schiit Aegir Amplifier now shipping Another informative thread drawn through the mud, again. And this is even before anyone has actually heard the component in question. Most non-differentially balanced stereo SS power amps look the same under the hood, to the naked eyes. | |
| Isolation Transformers Took some measurements. The voltage in the adjacent socket is 118.8v. With everything plugged into the transformer; streamer, DAC, preamp, and amp, the voltage out of the transformer is 122.4v +/-0.1 volts without anything turned on. With everythi... | |
| Isolation Transformers ^^^^^ Great question, and I think it was unloaded, if I remember correctly. I’ll take some measurement with preamp and amp up and music playing at moderate listening levels. | |
| Isolation Transformers “...but it's' not going to regulate voltage.”Fair point. I said it puts out a constant 124v but this statement was false by definition since I’m not constantly measuring the output voltage. It does however put out 124v the few times I measured the... | |
| Isolation Transformers I moved this unit in my second system where I don’t have a dedicated AC line but I also added Aric’s tube preamp to the mix and changed the amp’s power cord around the same time. The system is dead quiet and the bass is decent but I attributed mos... | |
| Isolation Transformers Thanks for all the responses. Its technically a medical grade isolation line conditioner, an older version of this unit from TSi Power. They seem to use the term isolation transformer interchangeably. http://www.tsipower.com/products/isolation-li... | |
| Is Pre-Amp needed Never ever say never. It may be that you’ve not yet heard the right preamp for your system. By right I mean it makes the system sound better to your ears and by better I mean it adds the spice you didn’t know you’re missing. | |
| Home demo. ProAc D48R and Spendor D9 Not sure if I follow. You are returning the D9s after you broke them in just to get a pair of new ones? | |
| PRIMA LUNA AMPLIFIERS Yup, all of us poor mortals are living in zombie land and have never heard what live music actually sounds like. A very sad situation. Glad to have people like you two around to guide us in the right direction. | |
| Vintage Speaker Choice On my vintage but completely different system, the choice of speaker wires didn’t make a significant difference unless I run very long >15’ runs. Any decent 12awg stranded copper cable should work. Are you connecting them up in parallel? | |
| ***Is It Me Or Have Todays Modern Tubes Gotten REALLY REALLY Good*** You never know what you're missing until you try...Different tubes do sound different, better or worse is up to your ears. | |
| Power Amp advice The 7B ST monos will be a great match for the 1.7i, especially with a tube pre in front. But given their age, I think a Pass 250.5 at the same price would be a better value. | |
| Who makes this Pre-amp? “Tube rectified won't do you any good if the preamp has regulated power supplies..”Ralph, do you mean if it has tube regulated voltage, e.g., using OD3/VR150 type tubes, etc., or something else? How can one visually tell if a point to point wired ... | |
| Graduating to separates need help Aric Audio Unlimited tube preamp plus a Schiit Modi Multibit, total cost ~$1200. Keep the Adcom. | |
| After all, you're listening to the power supply. Interesting writeup. So the bottom line was the better rectifier tube transformed the sound, all else being equal? |