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| SET vs OTL No, it would constantly be in protection mode, meaning no output. | |
| Actual Lead Time on Tekton Speakers With supply chains in such an unpredictable state, manufacturers don’t know when the will receive parts or sub assemblies and so the “guess,” sometimes optimistically. A dealer said that some gear that normally arrived in a week or two after orde... | |
| SET vs OTL I don’t think it is possible. The tubes in a SET amp are constantly outputting dc that is the modulated up and down in output by the audio signal. That changing output fed to the primary windings of the output transformer then induces an alterna... | |
| Is there a point of diminished returns with amps and Harbeth 30.1s? You can get meaningful improvement by getting a better amp regardless of the speakers you are using. The question is whether the improvement is worth the price. With speakers as good as the 30.1, I think that it would be worthwhile to spend a si... | |
| New Speakers $10K -$20K I just recently heard Martens Parker Trio speakers in a dealer system with Classe line stage and amp. The system sounded very good—clear, and smooth without sounding muddy or murky. The dealer sells Focal, Magico, and Rockport speakers. I like ... | |
| Speakers The single most critical component I've heard some good high powered amps, and if I had speakers that required that kind of power, I would own such amps. But, I have personally not heard a high powered amp that I preferred over a good low-powered amp when driving efficient speaker... | |
| Your favorite audio cartoons My favorite shows an audiophile staring at an advertisement poster that shows a woman sort of draped over a speaker. In his thought bubble you see that he is mentally undressing the speaker (imagining the drivers). | |
| Speakers The single most critical component Power is cheap and the market is flooded with 200 plus watt per channel amps. It doesn’t make sense to say that amps hardly matter but efficiency in a speaker is paramount. Why is efficiency important if you can readily find enough power and the... | |
| SET vs OTL The autoformer used as an impedance matching device is, in effect, an output transformer. It is doing exactly what an output transformer does. To me, if something sounds good, I don't care how it got there. I've heard many great tube amps, and ... | |
| Manger Audio Loudspeakers. Has anyone listened to these? The Charney back-loaded horn is quite a pleasant surprise. It is a very complete sounding speaker that does not have the midrange peakiness and roughness common to most full-range systems. I have not heard it with a subwoofer, but, I bet it woul... | |
| Manger Audio Loudspeakers. Has anyone listened to these? It has been a long time since I've heard the Manger driver. I liked its very fast attack and clean sound (very dynamic), but, it was a touch "hard" sounding. Still, it is a very promising driver. I heard it both with a woofer and as a single dr... | |
| Old digital that still kicks butt My modern, not vintage Naim ND555 music server uses the 1704 chip in an R2R ladder DA C. It sounds pretty good. I have no idea if this particular approach is the reason for it sounding good. My old CD player, also a Naim CDP555 also had a ladd... | |
| Old digital that still kicks butt If you have a chance to hear a 20-year old Audio Note DAC 5, you will see how little the state of the art has progressed. It has been a while since I have heard the Linn CD 12, but I agree with the posting above that it is extremely good. It als... | |
| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure I've heard several systems not made by Voxativ that utilize their drivers and the drivers certainly prove to be quite good. They do a good job with fieldcoil magnets. G.I.P. Laboratories, a Japanese company also makes a very good fieldcoil wide ... | |
| What is the difference between EL34 A,B,C, or PH tubes. I did not even know that there are different types of EL 34 tubes. A good friend brought over to my place various quads of vintage EL 34 and 6CA7 (1950s and 1960s) tubes. I got to pick out which quad to keep as a gift to use in my BHSE. I chose... |