newbee
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| speaker sensitivity vs. speaker size Depends totally on the impedence curve of the speakers. Usually the lower the impedence curve dips the more difficult the load. If you have a high current amp it won't make any difference. | |
| How important is it to match tubes in a preamp? Sugarbrie, Bet the 12AU7 is a cathode follower? Just a guess, obviously. | |
| How important is it to match tubes in a preamp? I'm not sure about your question, but designers aften design their circuits using the charastic's of specific tubes. As often as not the same pre-amp will have several different types of tubes serving several different purposes. Its not important ... | |
| What cables for the Vandersteen 2ce Sig.? Dumb question time. Whats wrong with the Cardas? | |
| Tubes or Cables to Tune Sound? I'd use tubes - if nothing else its easier and a hell of a lot cheaper. | |
| Preamp Upgrage for Nakamichi STASIS Threshold ? What's your price range, your sound preferences, and what are you trying to improve by replacing your pre-amp. By the way, although Platt6 doesn't mention this, I would note that this Amp doesn't particularily sound like a Threshold either. | |
| CAT phono versus SP-6A phono If you like the SP6 but want some of the benefits of the CAT try an ARC SP10II. | |
| 3 Symphony's, 2 Die 4 Audiophile Quality ? Symphony #2, Vaughn Williams by Hickox on Chandos.Symphony #3, Arron Copeland by Oue on Reference Recording.Symphony #3, Gliere, by Botstein on Telarc. | |
| Passive Preamp Impedance Compatability Issues The impedence values of your pre amp and amp are on the marginal side and much would depend on your cable choices and lengths. Have you thought about just putting it in the tape loop - that way the impedences values & gain would be taken out o... | |
| Whats the best used tuner for under 1000 Ryan, Thanks for you response. You may have hit upon the reason I originally purchased the Perreaux. At the time I purchased it I had owned or auditioned several high spec'd units and I loved the ability to draw in distant stations etc, but when I... | |
| Best Speakers Compatable with System I sort of agree with kr4 - what exactly are you trying to improve, change, whatever. Sounds like you want something that matches up with a lower power tube amp - on that basis alone, you could look at the Verity Parsifal - they are not too tough a... | |
| Whats the best used tuner for under 1000 Ryan, As you have spent much time auditioning tuners can you explain to me why so much emphasis is placed on the spec's and not the actual quality of the sound they emit? Most other area's of audio resolve, ultimately, on how a product sounds. I h... | |
| What preamp? I agree w/Marakanez about the EAR 834 - If you don't need the phono stage you can get the EAR834L. The are fairly bare bones but sonically the line stage is every bit as good as my ARC SP10II. I use one in another system and recommend it highly. (... | |
| Getting into audio for around 3500$...problems... FWIW if I were you I would revisit your expectations before you make any changes at all! Changes in electronic's are endlessly more subtle than for speakers. Lots of folks can hardly tell the difference. Even folks with very experienced ears argue... | |
| Is 12.5 db of preamp gain too much ? It all depends on the sensitivity of your amp. If the input sensitivity is on the order of .5 volts +/- you would use up your volume control pretty quick. If your amp has in input sensitivity of 1.5v +/- you'd have lots more flexibility. Unless yo... |