montytx
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| Help pick next speakers: Have Paradigm, Totem I think you might like Dynaudio. ProAc would be another good choice. | |
| Aesthetix IO tube rolling experiment at Area 51 Most newer gear are designed around the current offering of tubes. I'm not surprised that the newer tubes offered something that you like. Now, I wonder what rolling a few 5751 tubes into the mix would sound like? Hmmm... | |
| impedance matching--could you dumb it down 4 me? The relationship between impedance matching continues between the amplifier and the speakers as well and it's equally important to putting together a nice sounding system. This really is a subject that anyone interested in high fidelity sound shou... | |
| Whats with the Watts ?? Rod, I haven't seen a response that suggests that it takes a doubling of power to achieve a doubling of volume. If you are referring to my post, it's clear that I'm saying it takes a doubling of power to achieve a 3db increase. 3db isn't a doublin... | |
| Whats with the Watts ?? The reason the speaker efficiency and sensitivity are paramount is because that determines how loudly they will play given 1 watt of power. A simple example is that it takes an 87db sensitive speaker 1 watt of power to produce a sound pressure lev... | |
| lost sound in right tube mono Don't lunch too many tubes trying to diagnose it. Sounds like a bias supply problem. | |
| The Ten Rules of high-end audio I would include, -The quality of the recordings you enjoy and listen to the most will have a dramatic impact on your perception of whether a given component is regarded well or poorly by you-Fortunately, you only have to spend tens of thousands of... | |
| Blue glow on preamp tubes - what is normal? I would check the base of each tube for any indication of arc. The blue glow could be nothing at all or the tube that is causing the problem. If the blue glow is cloudy looking, I would replace. If the blue glow is more of a slime, I would be less... | |
| Tube amps & warm speakers? If your room is not very big, the Dynaudio 50s will do just fine with many tube amps. I've used the 52SE with some really small tube amps in a small room and they delivered the goods. Most of the Dynaudio speakers have very linear impedance sweeps... | |
| Is my amp "High Current"? High Current is most commonly used to describe an amp with the ability to deliver increasing amounts of current into low impedence loads. The ideal amp would deliver twice the current as the load halves. For example, 100 watts into 8 ohms and 200 ... | |
| Speaker power rating and amplification??? Low powered amplifiers driven to clipping are more likely to damage a speaker than too much power. Distortion is what takes out most drivers unless there is a severe mismatch in terms of power sent to the speaker. In your case, either will work ju... | |
| bands you truly miss I miss the Wolfman. He was as much a part of my enjoyment of music in the early years as the bands were. | |
| Are amp or preamp as important as source in setup? The difference between 125 watts and 500 watts (all else being equal) is 6db. That's certainly audible. Your Dynaudio speakers will benefit from ANY improvement in the audio chain. | |
| What is the process to demo speakers? I've heard the Duette during a demo tour that David Wilson was conducting at a local dealer. They were mounted on stands and a couple of feet out from the front wall. While it's true they were designed to work in unfriendly conditions, that doesn'... | |
| PSB M2 vs. Martin Logan Clarity - Which is better? I'm coming at it from a practical standpoint. Deep bass extension and apartments just don't work, so I would think that a speaker that was easy to drive with minimal current and sounds good at lower volumes as opposed to higher volumes would be th... |