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| I'm new to Step Up Transformers The Zesto employs a step up transformer for its MC input. If you go with a separate step up transformer into the MM input, you will be substituting step up transformers. Whether you will like an alternative step up transformer is dependent on th... | |
| I'm new to Step Up Transformers Aesthetix offers all-tube high gain phono stages which I like, but, they have more noise than most tube stages employing only tubes for active amplification. Among my favorite tube phonostages are those made by Audio Note which require an additio... | |
| I'm new to Step Up Transformers Most tube-based phonostages either have built in step up transformers or expect the buyer to use his own step up transformer to supply enough gain. The typical tube-based phono stage would need to add more tubes and would run the risk of excessiv... | |
| Best audio prank ideas Repair techs have certain initiations for the new guy, such as handing them a fully charged capacitor. At a local shop, a new worker was a high schooler working part time. When he was about to switch on a newly repaired amp, a bunch of us quickl... | |
| If you HAD to purchase a used (over 4 years old) DAC, what would it be? There are a few terrific sounding DACs that are pretty much unchanged over MUCH longer than four years. I would take a twenty year old Audio Note DAC 5 over almost anything out there right now. | |
| Your journey with lower-watt tube amps -- Can a kit be good enough? PCB is easy to solder, except when it comes to repairs. Usually that involves an extra step of having to unmount the board to get to the correct side, and it sometimes means having to bridge a trace or make other such repairs where you pulled a t... | |
| Stereo Times 2024 MOST WANTED COMPONENTS List Wow! Is tat an invitation? | |
| Stereo Times 2024 MOST WANTED COMPONENTS List It make more sense to do as you propose--bypass the fuse holder entirely. For protection, one could then buy a digital fuse box that monitors conditions and acts as a fuse when protection is needed. i don't see anything in the listings of Ste... | |
| Stereo Times 2024 MOST WANTED COMPONENTS List I got to touch a QSA fuse, but, I did not get to hear them. It is simply too risky to actually power up gear with that fuse in place. A linestage came into the shop I frequent for repairs. It had a QSA fuse in it, which was immediately removed ... | |
| The $27,900 disappointment? Wilson Audio Watt Puppy 8 issues. Isn't this a "review" by a competitor who mostly criticizes the design choices made by Wilson for the Watt/Puppy? There is no such thing as a set of perfect design, so that any choice necessarily involves compromises. If you optimize one thing, ... | |
| Your journey with lower-watt tube amps -- Can a kit be good enough? The mention of a directly coupled cathode follower by atmasphere is interesting. Today, I just happen to be looking at the schematic for an old Wyetech SET amp and noticed it had a directly coupled cathode follower to the grid of the output tube. | |
| Your journey with lower-watt tube amps -- Can a kit be good enough? I don't want to interpret for someone else, particularly someone with vastly more hands on equipment building and technical knowledge than Alex Berger, but, I don't think "impossible" meant it cannot be done--its more like it cannot be done optima... | |
| HAVE CABLES EVER TAKEN YOUR SYSTEM FROM SOUNDING JUST OK TO SOUNDING GREAT? Experiences ? i am in general agreement that cable changes tend to be more subtle than major component changes as to sonic effect. However, if you went from bad cable or cables that were inappropriate for your system and taste to something that is better suite... | |
| Beware, scammers everywhere A dealer in my area makes high end custom tube amps, many employing very valuable vintage parts. Recently, I saw a listing of Western Electric 171C output transformers, a part he frequently uses, at a very nice price. The seller claims that he p... | |
| Let's talk about Silver... Of course cable choice is both personal taste and system defendant. My main cable, a 4-meter run from my linestage to my amp is Audio Note Sogon (pure silver litz). My speaker wire is Sogon as well. I am considering Sogon or some cheaper Audio ... |