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| tube vs SS my own little test I don't believe in leaving any electrical equipment turned on. Its the perfect scenario where you come home and your house is burned to the ground. Except for my refrigerator, everything else better be off.I have tube and solid state equipment and... | |
| tube vs SS my own little test I have found that my tube and solid state amps and pre-amps need about 30 minutes to sound their best. (to me).I turn the system on when I know I'm going to listen and go do something else for awhile. Also, my preference is a tube pre-amp over a s... | |
| Solid State Amplifier Advancements In A Decade I agree with Unsound. That was the basis of my response earlier. I do agree with some of what Bombaywalla wrote. However, in my opinion as an Engineer, much of what he has described has been around for quite some time. I agree that class D amp des... | |
| Solid state power + tube pre or visa versa? Speakers really drive the decision as to what type of amp to use. Power ratings, impedance, etc. and, efficiency of the speakers. The room size and layout also affect the decision on amp. I have heard excellent solid state pre-amps to tube amps dr... | |
| Solid State Amplifier Advancements In A Decade I've noticed much more linear "better" transistor design. Pre-driver and output driver transistors are just better. Replace the older ones with transistors of like specifications, especially the output drivers and you will hear a marked improvemen... | |
| The New Audio Research Reference 6 Common. Tell us the price. I'm dying to know.enjoy | |
| The New Audio Research Reference 6 Well sooner or later (sooner I expect), dealers are going to have to clear out their stock of REF 5SEs in order to make room both physically and financially for the REF 6 pre-amp. So, I do expect that dealers are going to offer the units at very c... | |
| The New Audio Research Reference 6 Wow, some of the discord here is amazing. AR is a company, just like Conrad Johnson, Atmosphere, etc. some companies have larger R&D departments than others. Big deal. Take for granted that some people are in the "amp of the month club" and ha... | |
| High power vs bi amp low power? I am an advocate of bi-amping if the power requirements are high. This way each amp isn't working so hard and isn't required to amplify the entire frequency range with power.Especially with the Infinity speakers, which are difficult to drive. I'm ... | |
| ARC VT-50 Damage/Repair Advice Another thing to consider after the fact is in the future, unplug the amp before you connect and disconnect the voltmeter leads. Anytime you are reaching into an electrical device, de-energize it first before you do so.That way, you completely avo... | |
| Looking for pre with 2 volume controls. Maybe I'm a little slow. I understand having two different stereo amps if you are powering say the upper panels of speakers (such as martin logan speakers) and the woofers are powered by a different stereo amp. If the power levels of the amps are ... | |
| Tom Cruise I meant to write, "not getting the car stolen".Boy, I really need spell check.enjoy | |
| Tom Cruise Some people do certain things like parking in handicapped zones because people or the store/establishment won't report them. If the store reported it, that car would have been towed and that would have ended that behavior. If the store/establishme... | |
| TUBE AMP LOVERS - What SS amp makes you smile??? Audio Research VTM120 monoblocks to Mark Levinson 23.5 amps. The 23.5s are wonderful amps that to this day will still beat most new ss amps out there. Still repairable (believe it or not) and are really nice. But, I recently lost my mind and purch... | |
| Audio Research VT100 MKII retubing blew resistors I would take Kifigeek1's recommendations. He works on Audio Research equipment daily and knows his stuff.enjoy |