mikelavigne
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| Goodbye Everyone Best Wishes Elliot, with all that stuff. Take care! | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? ahha, Amir did load your lips. 20 year old hifi history. not quite what happened many many years ago. Amir drags this out from time to time. sigh. is that the best you can do? you need to be a better troll. anything original from you yourself? | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? When audiophiles perceive audible differences where non exist in casual non level matched non time synchronized comparisons it isn’t due to a placebo effect. It is due to how we hear, process and remember sound. We can not effectively compare an ... | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? if the amp is transparent, which most modern SS amps are if they aren’t clipping then all of the musical attributes encoded in the audio signal will be passed through to the speakers. By definition that’s what transparent does. @scottwheel so... | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? transparent is all of those things if those things are in the recording. Transparent means the output is audibly indistinguishable from the input other than the gain. If one wants some additional seasoning then euphonically colored amps are an op... | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? Mike, unless I missed it, you need a custom tube playback head outboard preamp for your Ampexes. @inna you missed it. :-) done and done. both my Ampex ATR-102 decks have MR-70 Nuvistor tube preamps. both decks have direct out from the hea... | |
| Any other Pipe And Slippers Audiophiles out there? @akg_ca @mahgister 70+ is the new 50. :-) | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? The secret is to biamp your system. Use tubes for the upper drivers and solid state mega power for bass drivers. This is a true reference system if done properly. @emergingsoul this will be a source of incoherence in a reference system, unle... | |
| Any other Pipe And Slippers Audiophiles out there? I go 73 this year me too.......but not for 10 months. slippers for the colder 8 months, a blanket always handy. mostly bare feet the warmer 4 months. never-ever on the intentional ingesting of smoke. occasional variety of adult beverages. we... | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? transparent is not enough for a solid state amplifier, musically complete, grain less and flowing are the challenges. these are relative things. not absolutes. however transparent does seem to satisfy many solid state amplifier owners. it's abou... | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? Can you do transistor rolling ? @inna some solid state allows for adjustment of negative feedback. the darts have zero negative feedback, and that matters a lot in it’s musical flow and lack of grain and lack of solid state dryness. tube rol... | |
| Dealers with excellent listening rooms? thanks @tomic601 for the kind words. enjoyed your "sane and near sane" comment. :-) for sure, many have journeyed to my room over the years to hear specific gear in my room instead of a dealer showroom someplace. a great part of the hobby all aro... | |
| Dealers with excellent listening rooms? a rare beast. for a number of reasons. any room where gear is frequently moved in and out will be less than ideal. or a room with multiple speakers will not be ideal. better listening rooms need to mature with stable gear. odds are against it. but... | |
| Goodbye Everyone @elliottbnewcombjr always enjoyed your posts. best wishes to a fellow retiree, keep finding fun and comradery. someplace. we all need that. as a 20+ year Audiogon’er i miss the days where the system pages were mixed into the other thread posts ... | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? Tubes = distortion + noise. They do not belong in a reference system. @helomech not all tube amps are created equal, and not all listeners have the same system aspirations, not all rooms are the same size, and not all speakers need the same... |