mulveling
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| Too much power? 70dB is really low, and you indeed have a totally different amp calculation than guys like me. When you’re regularly pushing well into the 90s, then powerful amps and efficient speakers become worth their weight in gold. The power factor between 7... | |
| When were the best tube amps made? To be honest, I think my question was more about other A'goner's tastes than to attempt to come to any particular conclusion. Whether you wax analytical or nostalgic, your favorite tube amp says more about you than the gear I think. :) That's c... | |
| Phono Cartridge Purchase from Asia? @daveyf That's a pretty stiff insinuation. If I thought there were any chance that was the case, I wouldn't buy them. There are many more simpler explanations for his supply, which might well piss of other dealers & distribs, but don't invol... | |
| When were the best tube amps made? Absolutely right now. Just heard a pair of VAC Master 300 monoblocks. Holy cow. These have me thinking that AMP is the most important component of the audio chain. Including room. | |
| Phono Cartridge Purchase from Asia? Dang, sign me up. Ime more like 10-15%... I don't know jack about distributorships, so you're probably right on that. But the significant purchase price disparities here speak for themselves, even with Kron taking whatever cut he does. | |
| Kt120 Vs kt90 Sound characteristics Which KT90, the Electro Harmonix? In the Rogue tube amps, EH KT90 has more treble energy while being leaner through the midrange and bass compared to Tung-Sol KT120. I think almost everyone prefers the KT120, unless you have a particularly dark sy... | |
| Phono Cartridge Purchase from Asia? The seller in question has been selling Benz cartridges (and now a few others as well) for years. I have always wondered where he gets these cartridges, as they are all apparently new? Yet, the factory(s) consistently deny any connection to him, ... | |
| Okay to use RCA adapter on a fully balanced amp? OK, so I was totally wrong to doubt the amp’s description - it is indeed truly balanced, albeit with a rather low sensitivity (5 Volts is a lot to ask)! Sorry about that. An RCA-to-XLR adaptor will be a perfect solution, so long as you have enough... | |
| Cryogenic Tubes - Time for a Change "Since tubes are composed of various materials, all of which expand and contract at different rates, one might think that cryo-treating tubes may cause micro cracks, fissures, or gaps where two or more materials meet, causing deleterious effects ... | |
| Vintage worth the time to explore? Why not open back headphones like Grado’s for when you want to play it loud? If you don’t want to try that, And I also second: I find Grados to be very fatiguing and hard on my hearing at loud volumes. The dynamic drivers are right on top of yo... | |
| Cryogenic Tubes - Time for a Change Over the years, several times I’ve opted for Upscale’s cryo option at $8 a tube. I’ve also opted NOT to cryo for several sets (many of the same tubes). I’ve not noticed any difference with the cryos, other than the cool sticker on the boxes. I no ... | |
| Bob Carver tube amps Besides the extremely questionable power ratings, what I find most disingenuous about the previous Carver co. was its bold proclamations for a "lifetime warranty" and "20 year tube warranty" (or whatever it was, exactly) when the average lifespan ... | |
| Vintage worth the time to explore? If you really want warm sound at any volume, you should be looking at the 6L6 or EL34 based vintage tube gear. Heathkits, Eicos, Marantz 8, Dynacos. They obviously need to have been restored for safe use. But the good news is these point-to-point ... | |
| Okay to use RCA adapter on a fully balanced amp? Here’s the part that concerns me about this amp possibly not having a "true" differential input, despite earlier verbiage: If a balanced connection cannot be used, note that the amp cannot be driven to full power from a 2-volt single-ended outpu... | |
| Digital gain vs analog gain Every analog stage has overload conditions. So it really helps to understand the rough signal level (e.g. RMS Voltage) expected at each link in your chain, and to ensure you leave ample overload margin for the downstream component to handle that s... |