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| Single ended = large images? Interesting! Thanks Ralph. | |
| Single ended = large images? Kenny_c: I don't think that's it... I've always considered mid-range my priority and I love tube amps because they get the mid-range right. I just remember comparing Carrie 805 to my VTL amps at the time, and the Cary images a little forward and l... | |
| Single ended = large images? Thanks. Has it happens I buy all my input tubes from Brent, for years. I may give him a call. | |
| Single ended = large images? I have always used the stock ones that Mike Sanders provides. Until recently a friend gave me a pair of new old stock Raytheon12bh7. I haven't really sat down and tried to compare them... Just putting some hours on them. Any specific recommendat... | |
| Single ended = large images? Guys this is really been a valuable discussion. I appreciate all the great feedback. I think I'm going to hold on the set amps and either keep the amp I have and try KT120s, or possibly one day keep an eye for a 300B push pull amp like the vac Ren... | |
| Single ended = large images? Yes I have no doubt that other subwoofer brands can create that same effect. I wasn't trying to be brand specific but more stating the idea of having a number of subwoofers, set to different crossovers and volumes In a certain way adds a dimension... | |
| Single ended = large images? Thanks. I think you all provide good advice. Unless I can get a loan to try, I may just try some tube rolling ing v4 amps, such as trying kt-120 or kt88 tubes. Or think about one of my lost loves, the vac Renaissance 300b amp, which is pure magic ... | |
| Single ended = large images? Yes the six pack goes well beyond two subs, in some small ways on soundstage, etc. I found the biggest benefit of the six pack to be how it makes each instrument and each voice sound more like the real thing in real space. The texture, the timbre,... | |
| Single ended = large images? I will check into Audio Mirror. Thanks. Regarding imaging, the other thing worth mentioning is the recording. Certainly there are recordings that are close mic'd pianos, for example, and therefore the piano will sound giant even if it's perfect... | |
| Single ended = large images? One amplifier I know I loved was a vac Renaissance 30/30. Push pull 300B output tubes. It doesn't have enough power for my current speakers, but I've heard about 300B SET amps. I have to wonder how amazing they must sound. I'm going to research th... | |
| Single ended = large images? Thanks for that great explanation. You and I are cut from the same cloth. I spent years with a cj MV-52 then an MV60 and totally came from EL34 listing paradigm! I value the mid-range over everything. If it's not correct I don't care about anythi... | |
| Single ended = large images? Yes sns I think the "oversized" feeling and the distance perspective are one and the same. I don't like a forward presentation, and this perceived distance to the performers gives the illusion of size, to me. If all SET amps are forward-sounding, ... | |
| Single ended = large images? Thanks guys! sns: My two large I'm really talking more about instruments. 4 ft violin, 12 ft wide piano etc. it just doesn't ring true to my brain... Like my head is one foot from the violin or something. Let's be clear I don't have this kind of ... | |
| Single ended = large images? I just read the owners manual for the 805 AE and it says there is adjustable feedback from 0-10. I thought there was no adjustment with this model, which is the one I'm thinking about because it has optional 211 or 845 tube. Maybe this would allow... | |
| Single ended = large images? Thanks for the response. You are preaching to the choir on all those points :) We are in the same place relative to sterile neutrality, etc. I wouldn't put Audio Research in the Cary and old CJ camp, but generally I'm in big agreement with you. I ... |