larryi
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| 45 tube types A friend uses the EML meshplate 45s. He really likes that tube a lot (he has many NOS variants, including old globe 45s).I use both meshplate and solid plate EML 2a3s. Both are very good, particularly the meshplate tubes.My only caveat is that the... | |
| Do Thiel dealers discount? I have found that discounting is dependent on the specific product (the margin the dealer gets, the policies of the manufacturer/distributor--some tightly control prices), the type/policy of the retail establishment, and primarily, by the kind of ... | |
| Tron Seven Phono A friend has the Tron 7. I've heard it in his system and in another friend's system. It is a very nice phonostage.The manufacturer insists that it has been tuned specifically for the tubes that come with the unit and that alternatives will not sou... | |
| Enough SET Power for Rock and Roll I own a DHT pushpull amp that uses the 45 tube. It is a terrific amp--bass is tight and punchy, harmonic structure of instruments is fully saturated and realistic, and attack and decay of notes is very natural. These are all the qualities one woul... | |
| Enough SET Power for Rock and Roll It is really hard to say what volume level you are actually trying to achieve, and therefore, whether a particular amp or kind of amp is capable of delivering adequate power. Generally speaking, I would not expect power to be an issue with any 300... | |
| Your best ''outstanding'' products in last 5 yrs? The most outstanding piece of audio gear I've bought in a long while is a Western Electric 713b driver and matching horn. This combination delivers the best midrange I've heard from any speaker. The amazing thing about it is that it was probably b... | |
| Phono cartridge left / right output voltage differ I must have remember the formula incorrectly--I thought it was 10 log (P1/P2).In any case, one db is not that big a difference if you have a balance control. | |
| Phono cartridge left / right output voltage differ This difference is about a .5 db difference. That is well within most cartridge specifications. One can hear a .5 db difference as a subtle shift in the position of the center image in a set up where the center image is narrowly drawn, but, the sh... | |
| Are High End Audio Products Unreliable? Perhaps some high end gear is more prone to failure because the typical high end "manufacturer" is a very small operation with perhaps one person doing all of the designing/engineering. That one person may not be the absolute best at all aspects o... | |
| Most forgiving high end speaker 10k-20k? Well chosen system and proper set up go a long way toward getting the best out of ALL kinds of recordings. Onhwy61's advice is good as a starting point for building a system. The speaker, and its interaction with the room, is the biggest factor in... | |
| Are High End Audio Products Unreliable? I don't know how anyone can go from one anecdotal account of a failure to a generalization about the product, the company producing the product and the company's country of origin. Rush Limbaugh would be proud of such leaps of logic (supporter of ... | |
| Dynavector XV-1s vs. Transfiguration Temper w I haven't heard the Temper W in quite a while. At the time, I thought it was a decent cartridge, but somewhat "polite" and lacking in the ability to make the music jump. The later Transfigurations are much better in that regard. I've heard, and li... | |
| Impedance Matching - Tube Amp/Speakers You should try the speaker with both the 4 ohm and 8 ohm tap to determine which sounds better. Using either is entirely "safe" in terms of not damaging gear. The 4 ohm tap will deliver less power, but, it will increase the damping factor, somethin... | |
| Do I need BOTH amp and pre to be sonic holography? It most certainly worked as claimed, and sonic holography is a good description of the effect-images appeared to be placed around the whole front hemisphere, and some images seemed to be startlingly close up (VERY three dimensional).But, the effec... | |
| Why none of high-end speakers offer Speakon? I have a pair of the weirdest speakers when it comes to connections. For the connection from the amp to the speaker, it only has a terminal strip (remember those things that had tiny screws?). Fortunately, the crossover is contained in three exter... |