larryi
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| need good solid state amp to match my tube preamp This is one of those situations where a trial of the specific combination would be ideal, though I can see how that might be hard when dealing with used gear. Tube linestages do not always "play" nicely with solid state amps--the results are somew... | |
| How far can room treatments solve boomy bass? Bass traps in the corners of the room can do quite a bit to even out bass response. Even when you go to a bigger room, tube traps will be a help. Treat at least one end of the room (traps in each corner) and preferrably all four. To with the bigge... | |
| What is your take on Def Tech XTR60's? I have not heard your particular model, and its been a while since I heard ANY Definitive Technology speaker, but, the speakers I did hear sounded very good for the money.It is also not correct that all audiophiles shun the brand. The high end mag... | |
| Tube Preamp Paired with Tube Phono Stage? I do try to attain a particular sonic result and that obviously means trying to balance tonal qualities and balance and manage tradeoffs. I was merely cautioning against assuming that one can determine the intrinsic qualities of one component (e.g... | |
| Tube Preamp Paired with Tube Phono Stage? I know this is a very rough generalization, but, I find that the idea of "balancing" perceived strengths and weaknesses or one kind of sound with its opposite (e.g., "warm" sounding component with a "thin" component) rarely works out as planned. O... | |
| How long daes it take your gear to warm up? Jmcgrogan2,I suppose it depends on the particular components and the particular environment based on the specific implementation. If you look at specification sheets for capacitors, transistors, diodes there is always a difference in life expectan... | |
| Any new 70'-80 No,The current 70" Sharp Elite is a nice LED/LCD set, but, the price is pretty high ($7,500). LG is supposedly going to offer a 55" OLED set sometime this year, but an early adopter will have to pay quite a bit for such a set (something like $8,00... | |
| Is there a fined Solid state Pre Amp for under 8k? I am more of a tube person, but, I do own two solid state linestages/preamps--a Placette Active and a Levinson No. 32 (preamp). In terms of sound, I actually like the cheaper Placette Active more than the Levinson (a tad too polite sounding, not d... | |
| How long daes it take your gear to warm up? It really depends on the gear. Solid state gear takes far more time than tube gear, one reason why most people leave solid state gear on all the time.My CD player, in particular, takes a long time to sound good. The manufacturer says that it shoul... | |
| Tron Seven Phono Mullard longplates are good tubes too. We tried those in my friend's HP200. They sounded much better than what came with the HP200, though the three of us who were doing the comparison favored the Bugle Boys. The Mullards have a slightly phasey so... | |
| Tron Seven Phono Pierre,A friend of mine had a HP200 preamplifier. That is a very good unit. My only "issue" with it was the course steps for the attenuator (the ideal volume always seemed to be between two steps).Once you are familiar with the sound of the Hovlan... | |
| Did I blow my tube amp? I have, on several occasions, turned on my amps and noticed that one channel was not working because a spade has worked itself loose. Nothing has ever happened. I never start a listening session with the preamp turned up very much, so I do not sub... | |
| Did I blow my tube amp? It is not that likely that having no speakers connected accounts for your problem. That could overload the primary side of the output transformer, but, that usually happens when there is an input and the amp is supposedly putting out a lot of powe... | |
| Tron Seven Phono Resistive loading is really NOT a big issue when it comes to step up transformers. The bigger concern is the appropriate turn ratio and the amount of gain provided by the step up transformer. If your Tron has the right gain for the Delos, you real... | |
| Which cost more: your system or your car? At current list price, my monobloc amplifiers are neck and neck with my car. |