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| SET vs OTL Jet,I find that the upper bass on the AN-E, as well as other Audio Note models, can be a bit bloated, but, it is a very musically enjoyable speaker so, if that is a flaw, so what? I am not as big a fan of the 300b as I am of other small triodes (... | |
| Just moved to an apartment need speaker suggestions If you have the room to allow the Maggies to be placed correctly (well away from the wall behind the speaker), it would be a very good apartment speaker. As a dipole speaker, the bass energy from the back and from the front are out of phase with ... | |
| SET vs OTL Every OTL I have heard had the quality of being very immediate and exciting sounding; the music comes alive to a degree I have never heard with solid state amps. But, that is not to say that some pushpull and SET amps don't do the same, it is jus... | |
| Stylus Warm-up Time The sound certainly improves after the cartridge has been playing for a few minutes, but, it is hardly the case that the cartridge is mistracking or doing anything that could damage the record so there is no point in playing some "expendable" reco... | |
| Thought on OTL tube amps If the Berning folks might be stretching it a bit to call their amp an OTL, what about companies, like Tenor (I believe), that put out a solid state amp that they described as OTL? This was absolutely true, but, aside from a few solid state amps ... | |
| A push-pull tube design and Single-ended class A designs I doubt that any of the classic, low-powered triode tubes (300b, 2a3, 45) would work well with your speaker, even in parallel SET configuration (more than one tube per channel). You would really have to look at a high voltage transmitter tube SET... | |
| Audio Research discontinuing lower lines components? I agree that China is a leader in producing high quality products. I have seen many examples of well-made Chinese audio gear. They also make a lot of really cheaply-made gear, but, unlike the Mac stuff, it sells for a really low price. In other... | |
| Audio Research discontinuing lower lines components? I don't know if WoM, or perhaps some predecessor, is responsible for hollowing out the McIntosh brand, but, I hope the same fate does not await the other brands under their roof. Mac now employs extremely shoddy manufacturing processes and use ul... | |
| Audio Research discontinuing lower lines components? In the US, interest in audio is waning and this would include both the high end and lower-priced markets. This is NOT the case in Asia where new money is being made. In particular, the ultra high-end market is doing quite well in Asia. Supposedl... | |
| Who are the most underground high-end companies Other somewhat obscure companies that make noteworthy products include:Neat (speakers that are reasonably priced)Gradient (speakers, like the "Revolution" that are very flexible in terms of room placement)United Home Audio (refurbished and improve... | |
| Who are the most underground high-end companies I would love to someday experience a system assembled by Be Yamamura Audio. That designer makes custom speakers, electronics and wire--the whole package. A modest system starts at something like $600,000 and goes way upward from there. I like t... | |
| Speakers that will bring me down to me knees crying with joy Shadorne,We are in complete agreement. Almost all of the speakers I really like are either vintage or old school when it comes to the woofers--pulp paper cone woofers, particularly drivers with pleated fabric surrounds. I particularly don't like... | |
| Who are the most underground high-end companies Are you looking for a list of obscure high-end companies or high end companies that make what we think are good components and should be recognized?For just speaker drivers and components, I would elect, among the rarest:GotoALECogentG.I.P. LabsFo... | |
| Another Audio website asked the question how much money did you spend on your turntable At best, that poll gives one a median (somewhere in the $500-$1,000 range) and not an average. The highest price bracket for the survey is $10,000+ and there is no way to give proper weight to a table that is much higher than $10,000. It is also... | |
| Suspensions on turntable...really effective? The claim that Basis makes is that the suspension works both to isolate the plinth from structure-born vibration (i.e., from the outside and from the turntable motor) and to dissipate vibration created by the interaction of the stylus tracing the ... |