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| Amplifier for Tannoy Turnberry GR I agree that, in the solid state camp, First Watt amps would be pretty good. They really do not sound like good tube amps (they still have a smidge of an artificial sounding initial attack to the note), but they are very dynamic and lively soundin... | |
| Amplifier for Tannoy Turnberry GR McIntosh was known for its output transformers which had interleaved windings and insulation between each layer of winding, this was NOT something that could be spun like a top and wound in seconds, as shown in the video. Slow hand winding is also... | |
| Amplifier for Tannoy Turnberry GR Hi Charles1dad,My recent negative experience with the sound of both the 275 and a big solid state McIntosh amp can be the result of an indifferent setup. I heard them at a non-McIntosh dealer that has take stuff in trade for other gear and so they... | |
| Amplifier for Tannoy Turnberry GR I have heard the Topaz, although not with any Tannoy speakers, and it is a very good amp. The Kensington I heard were fairly easy to drive; they worked well with amps that were rated at 15 watts to about 50 watts that I heard coupled to the speake... | |
| Is it possible to adapt kt88 to a 6A3 single ended In the broadest sense, this is a valid question in that it is theoretically possible that the amp would work. But, I don't quite understand what would be the purpose and what benefit one hopes to derive from doing this. Yes, by some miracle it mig... | |
| Audio stores in N. Virginia? Daja Vu is a really fun place to visit. It is quite unique in that they sell tube gear almost exclusively (the have Conrad Johnson, which sells some solid state and Bel Canto), and much of that tube gear is gear made exclusively for them. They als... | |
| Tube Watts vs. Solid State Watts - Any credence? Yes, a watt is a watt, but, the way most tube manufacturers measure their gear, a tube watt is, arguably, LESS than a solid state watt because tube manufacturers typically spec the output at a much higher allowed distortion level. BUT, measurement... | |
| How long should speakers last? No easy answer to this question. Some speakers used material for the surround that deteriorated after a fairly short time and would turn to dust. This was primarily a problem with speakers made in the 1980s (I hope no one is still using that kind ... | |
| Best loudspeaker with coincident/coaxial driver A lot of interesting recommendations. I have heard the Gradient speakers in a small room and they sounded very good. They are extremely flexible in the way they can be set up so that they can be placed closer to the walls and corners than most oth... | |
| tonearms with VTA-towers for true "VTAF" I don't really know how audible is incorrect alignment because I have never systematically changed alignment to determine what is audible. Given how much easier it is to change VTA/SRA, however, I have done that experiment. I too have noticed that... | |
| tonearms with VTA-towers for true "VTAF" Halcro,You are correct that this is more a theoretical issue than anything else. That would be the case, too, with regard to the putative advantage of the ET2 moving the arm in an arc to maintain the same effective arm length (although, with the E... | |
| tonearms with VTA-towers for true "VTAF" I certainly hope that overhang changes from minute VTA/SRA adjustment is primarily and academic issue and not a practical one. Viewing this purely from an academic/theoretical perspective, an arm, like the ET2 that changes overhang to account for ... | |
| How to use Feickert Protractor on SME V Tonearm Hartonr,Without the grommet or a means to perfectly fit the protractor around the spindle, your SME-supplied protractor will not be very accurate. If you have the spindle to pivot distance accurately measured, I think that the Mint protractor ment... | |
| wattage As for playing the numbers game, you would also have to factor in the effect of heating of the voice coil. As you increase the current flowing in the voice coil, it heats up and resistance increases so that each additional increment of power deliv... | |
| How to use Feickert Protractor on SME V Tonearm If you like the chosen alignment for the protractor that SME supplies, that is a precise way to get the alignment right. I like those bespoke protractors that require you to get the arm to align with a profile of the arm that is drawn on the protr... |