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| 2a3 Tube Question Have you checked with Cary? I don't know why any particular 2a3 would not work in their amp. Monoplate RCAs, Cunninghams, etc. are fantastic tubes, but, these days they are quite pricey. If you have some monoplates, you could try them in the amp w... | |
| Dynavector XV1s loading & phono Linnmaster,With the test records I have, my cartridge, a Lyra Titan, cannot track the highest levels of modulation without some distortion. The channel that distorts first, is the one that is getting shortchanged on lateral force. With this method... | |
| Dynavector XV1s loading & phono Doug Deacon has provided excellent advice on setting antiskating. If the advice still seems a bit daunting because of the subjective aspect of determining the result of changes, I have a bit more "objective" way of setting antiskating.If you can f... | |
| No Pain No Gain? I don't know how EMMlabs implements its high/low gain option. I would guess that they too are using an attenuator. The issue would come down to which attenuator to utilize. I know that ML uses a series of discrete resistors for its attenuator of v... | |
| No Pain No Gain? As far as the ML No. 32 is concerned, I don't think that either the gain setting or the input offset affects the sound. I believe that these controls are used to match relative levels of each input. I don't think the different settings engage diff... | |
| SET amps and speaker sensitivity. Paul,I agree that one does need to match speaker and amp (as well as linestage for that matter). But, there are so few speakers that work with some SETs, particularly 45s, and MANY high efficiency horn systems and single driver systems have very d... | |
| SET amps and speaker sensitivity. Peter,I never think of biamping as a means of delivering more juice. Rather, I find that the biggest advantage derived from biamping is a significant increase in liveliness and microdynamics at lower volume. But, biamping is quite a complicated su... | |
| SET for 88 dB 4 ohm loadspeaker Tvad,Thanks for the link. The amp shown is a parallel SET. It has two output tubes per channel, but it is NOT pushpull. Rather, the two tubes are hooked up in parallel. Not only does this increase output, it lowers the output impedance of the amp.... | |
| SET for 88 dB 4 ohm loadspeaker Audiofeil,One of us is confused here. What do you mean by SE push pull? Aren't the two designs, single-ended and pushpull inherently different? Single-ended means that one tube (or set of tubes in parallel) reproduces both halves of the wave form ... | |
| SET for 88 dB 4 ohm loadspeaker Monomithos,Power requirements are so dependent on one's listening level and size of room, it is hard to say whether any SET amp will be sufficient for your needs. I would say don't overlook pushpull amps; many sound fantastic and some don't even g... | |
| Upgrading my Basis 2500. Vacuum or no Vacuum? I have the Debut with the vacuum "clamp." A friend has the 2800 without the vacuum. With respect to the difference between the tables, the 2800 is a much lighter table with a "lightly sprung" suspension. It is quite sensitive to footfall and bounc... | |
| SRA VR vs. Ohio I don't recall the specific associated electronics, but the system had Avantgarde Duos and tube electronics. The Ultras and roller balls worked well under everything, except the CDP. It's not that the system sounded bad, just leaned out the sound ... | |
| SRA VR vs. Ohio Yup, the SRA products are designed for components of specific weight, including a consideration of distribution of that weight. Still, one can get a rough idea about how additional dampening will affect particular components, by trying another com... | |
| opinions on the Equi=Tech Wall Cabinet? I don't have any personal experience, but a friend of mine in the high end audio/video installation business, always starts with getting proper power feed. If it is in the budget, he recommends the Equi-Tech panel. All I can say is that the system... | |
| SRA VR vs. Ohio It would seem reasonable to expect that the more one isolates components from vibration, the better. However, that is not always the case. To some extent, it is a matter of tuning the system to one's taste. I generally find that vibration control ... |