larryi
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| What is the "sound" dif. between a Joule -Elctra OTL and a SET amp?? Hi Charles 1 dad,I too find both the Atmasphere and Berning to be somewhat on the lean side, but, I like the liveliness of the sound they deliver. While I did not make any sort of direct comparison of the Joules with either OTL, I did hear the Jo... | |
| What is the "sound" dif. between a Joule -Elctra OTL and a SET amp?? I have heard the older Wyetech 211 amps with the Audio Note transformers and that is a very nice sounding amp. It was being used with ultra high efficiency speakers (107 db/w) so I do not know how they perform with speakers that are not that effi... | |
| recabling my Stax sr-009 to pure copper cable I have now heard the 009s on my amp (Blue Hawaii SE), and it is somewhat on the bright side and not quite as good in the midrange as the 007. I can see why someone might be tempted to change the wiring, although I have no idea if that will work o... | |
| Just moved to an apartment need speaker suggestions A lot of good advice in this thread. I think the Reference 3a would be an excellent choice and so would Neat speakers (talk about an under-rated line of speakers). On the higher efficiency side, the Tyler Acoustics PD15 is another candidate. Ne... | |
| Just moved to an apartment need speaker suggestions I seriously doubt, even at hypothetical "used" prices, the Magico S1 is what the OP is looking for. It is funny how this line of speakers always sneaks into the conversation even when it is SO NOT in the conversation. At less than 1/3 the price,... | |
| Just moved to an apartment need speaker suggestions Mapman makes a very good point. Use a platform that is designed to absorb vibrations and turn that energy into heat. Avoid carpet piercing sharp-pointed feet that couple the speaker to the floor. This causes the floor, particularly if it is a s... | |
| 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... |