larryi
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| Sonic qualities of SET output tubes? I have always felt that really good amps, regardless of type, sound great at low volume levels and you really don't have to crank up the volume to get the juices flowing. A good SET amp will be satisfying at a much lower volume level compared to ... | |
| Sonic qualities of SET output tubes? John K,I agree. There is nothing like a good horn system for effortless sound and incredible dynamics (even at low overall volume level). Also, most of what is available is quite old and so prices and resale value are stable, or in some cases, r... | |
| Tonearm microphonics If I understand how viscous damping works, resistance increases with velocity of movement. As an example, if you put your hand in water and move it very slowly, there is very little resistance to movement. But, try to move it fast, and the resis... | |
| Shindo Labs Amps and Preamps Shindo makes some very good sounding tube gear, albeit, at a fairly stiff price. I think that a good competitive alternative would be Audio Note (uk) gear. They have a wide range of options and prices. The lower price models are quite a decent ... | |
| Tonearm microphonics bdp24,Yes, I do think it is possible to overdo damping. Specifically with tonearms, I have experimented with the damping fluid level in my Basis Vector arm and heard the difference with the fluid level in the damping trough of an SME arm. Too mu... | |
| Tonearm microphonics If an arm is not stiff enough and/or it does not have enough self damping (does not effectivelyt dissipate the energy of its vibration as heat), the vibrations imparted by the cartridge will feed back excessively to the cartridge and this will aff... | |
| The best tweeter design The best tweeter is the one that best matches the rest of the system. I've heard a lot of really clean and fast ribbon tweeters that simply did not sound right with the rest of the system. Integration is the key.Also, the right choice has a lot ... | |
| DIY Pass Labs First Watt F5 amp impressions I have not heard the F5, but, I have heard their J2 model in my system (a loan from a friend that I had for two weeks) and liked it very much. It delivered the liveliness, expansive and enveloping soundstage and good low-level dynamics that is us... | |
| What's your OTL tube amp experience and suggestion? Given how dynamic and lively a good OTL can sound, the world would be full of models being offered, if they didn't have their problems. Most of the ones I've encountered were not fully reliable. The notable exception are the Atmasphere models wh... | |
| Emission Labs Mesh Plate 2A3s; anyone else love these tubes? It is not really phasey, but, given how the sound seems to envelop the listener, it has a bit of that quality. Image locations remain precise and bass is full. I like the meshplates a lot, but, I know some people prefer their solidplate tubes mo... | |
| Emission Labs Mesh Plate 2A3s; anyone else love these tubes? I ran four EML meshplates in an Audio Note Kageki amp (parallel single ended). I liked the sound very much. The meshplates delivered a BIG sound -- rich and saturated, extremely wide soundstage and sound that seems to envelope the listener. It ... | |
| Curved and Straight Tonearms As a rough generalization, older records tended to be cut with grooves that went closer to the label. As mastering engineers got better at altering groove spacing to match the groove modulation, more music could be packed into any given space, so... | |
| Koetsu surprise I wondered about whether something else, like the torque on the mounting screws, had also changed. I have my doubts about whether a small improvement in overhang would result in a big change in sound. Also a change in overhang would make the sou... | |
| Koetsu surprise All Koetsu owners,By implication from the post above, you should all throw your cartridges in the trash because they are high in distortion. I don't know if that really is the case, and even if this were an objective fact, clearly, this supposed ... | |
| Koetsu surprise Wow, Terry, that is a really interesting sounding DIY table. The platter is about 100 lbs! With that kind of weight, an air or magnetic bearing is the way to go. NICE!!By the way, the material for your cantilever does not have much bearing on t... |