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| Tannoy Westminster amp matching question. I don't know about "theory," but, I do know that I like the sound of a number of transformer coupled gear. That is what I am currently running. The "problem" is the limited compatibility of the amp with the transformer input. From experience, I kn... | |
| Tannoy Westminster amp matching question. I have a capacitor coupled amp that can drive 600 ohms too reasonably well, but, it also is fairly high in gain (18 db) and has a massive 30 uf coupling cap. My friend said that the huge cap is what makes this linestage suitable. | |
| Tannoy Westminster amp matching question. Borg, An amp with a 600 ohm input is designed to be used with a preamp with a transformer output (like professional gear in the old days). Without a matching transformer-output linestage, you can have severe problems with bass response. The amp wa... | |
| anyone listened to Nagra CD-P? I heard the CDP in a friend's system. I liked the sound of that player. Is it a lean sounding player? That is hard to say unless one were comparing it with something else. I heard it in direct comparison with the Naim CDS3. I preferred the CDS3, w... | |
| What is a really good sounding low volume system?? Unfortunately, the best sounding systems at low volume are horn systems that are also physically big in size so they create other placement problems. There are other somewhat bass restricted higher efficiency systems that also sound pretty good at... | |
| WHERE TO PURCHASE DVD/BR CLASSICAL MUSIC? Have you tried Arkivmusic.com? | |
| Greatest Composers of All Time I would have Schubert in the top five for just what he composed in the last year of his life. Stravinsky should be in the top fifteen, particularly for his influence on subsequent generations of composers--Rites of Spring was a real game changer.A... | |
| McIntosh Vintage C22 Telefunken 12AX7 or ECC803's? I am a fan of Amperex BugleBoys where a warmer tube is desired. These are great sounding and pretty long lasting tubes. It sounds like you will have a really nice setup. | |
| Magico Comparison There are other high-tech, exotic material, speakers aside from Magico and they sound completely different. If modern technology has "objectively" improved speaker design there should be a convergence in the sound of such speakers. But, just liste... | |
| Why will no other turntable beat the EMT 927? I've heard a number of idler drive tables-927, 301, Thorens, etc. and they do share an appealing quality--a bold, dynamic, prick-up-your-ears quality. I have also heard a belt drive table that had that same kind of sound--the monster Audionote tab... | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? When someone reports that bass disappears after some time, it really could be something somewhat different--it could be that the midrange or highs have gotten stronger rather than the bass getting weaker. It is not absolute level that matters so m... | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? Interesting, it is hard to account for all of the reported phenomena. It sound like the poster does not like the inherent sound of his system after all of the gear has properly warmed up. This would mean some kind of system tuning is in order-chan... | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? I will preface my comments by saying I have not read everything said above, so I may be covering ground that has been rehashed to death. If the problem persists after certain components have been switched out, it lies with those that have not been... | |
| Parallel? How do you set the VTA? The only way I could see myself doing album-by-album VTA adjustment would require ownership of a rare Air Tangent arm that allowed for motorized VTA adjustment by remote control. That way, one could actually hear the change occurring on the fly. I... | |
| World's best Pre-amp for $10K and above? I am a bit amazed when someone identifies the absolute "best" of anything. I cannot make such a definitive determination amongst the really limited universe of the stuff I own, much less, all the other stuff out there. I have two tube linestages t... |