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| The correct internal-inductance of Windfeld cart.? Axel,I originally misinterpreted what you were saying about "free" voltage multiplication.What is interesting about your experience with primary loading of the PW cartridge is that your ideal loading (the reflected load seen by the cartridge) is r... | |
| The correct internal-inductance of Windfeld cart.? I admit I haven't read through all of these posts, so I am not clear as to the controversy here, but, I don't get the concept of "20 time the voltage for free." The cartridge's output is fixed -- it is a certain amount of mv per the particular mod... | |
| shorten NBS AC cable I suppose it has to do with the design/build of particular cables. With something like the Shunyata, the insulation includes material that absorbs stray radiation of RFI (the way ferrite beads do the same), so shortening the cable will reduce the ... | |
| SET vs OTL Thanks Atmasphere for clearing up the issue of safety/reliability of direct coupled. A friend has direct coupled OTLs hooked up to Sonus Faber Stradivari speakers. When asked about what might happen if a tube shorted, he just shrugged his shoulder... | |
| SET vs OTL Atmasphere,I agree that multiple output tubes is really only a theoretical source of less than perfect sound (my SET has parallel output tubes). I am merely pointing out that "theoretical" concerns can be raised about any design choice.A friend of... | |
| SET vs OTL Aarif,I don't think there really is any standard for "neutrality," or any other subjective quality. What I would consider neutral (neutral what? -- high frequencies, low frequency, etc.?). I am not familiar with the Audiovalve RKV that you like, s... | |
| SET vs OTL Sns,I actually do like a number of 845 and 211 SET amps. For speakers needing more power than what a low-powered SET can provide, good SETs using either tube are contenders. But, when driving extremely efficient speakers, I don't think they are, a... | |
| Preamp tubes or amp tubes will give more change? Nsgarch,That is a terrific, detailed, answer. I believe the Cronus is an integrated amp, so we agree that the small signal tubes come first. I would add to what you say that a particular tube may work better in one place than another -- if the amp... | |
| SET vs OTL I like both SET and OTL amps. Both kinds of amps can deliver very clear sound and very good, natural dynamics. OTLs, in particular, sound extremely lively and dynamic.OTLs can be easily scaled up in power by adding more output tubes, though heat a... | |
| A question for Graham owners I would not worry about mistracking in a properly set up system. The Phantom in my friend's system displayed no such problems playing real world records. When playing test records with increasing modulation level, the same cartridge (Transfigurati... | |
| Preamp tubes or amp tubes will give more change? Start with the preamp tubes. It's not that I think that small signal tubes have a bigger impact on sound, but, they are a lot cheaper when it comes to experimenting, particularly where you have to buy multiple pairs of output tubes. | |
| High End system sounding Terrible???? I don't know about the specific components you mention, but, when I hear that someone is unhappy with the sound of home theater gear playing music, I usually suspect the HT receiver. These things are amazingly complex and have to provide multiple ... | |
| phono pre amp giant killer? The cheap Project solid state phono stage is MUCH better than their cheap tube phon stage. I got to hear them both in the same system. | |
| Stylus tracking weight guage Whatever digital scale one gets, be sure that there is no issue of ferrous metals in the scale being attracted by the magnets in the cartridge -- you don't want to accidentally destroy your stylus/cantilever (a concern with the powerful magnets in... | |
| MIT Z Stabilizer ll ? operation ?? So, is it compensating for inductive or capacitive loads, or both? Does it have a bank of capacitors or an inductor (or both or something else)? Mine (bought a LONG time ago), has a toggle switch, presumably for different conditions (current leadi... |