newbee
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| Advice for newbie on Tube gear Your choice of a preamp is fine - very high quality stuff and should last a long time if its in good shape. You mentioned the SF 80 tube amp. I have had one in a second system for the last 8 years - this is an excellent choice for the prices i see... | |
| tube pre-amp feedback... I never had this problem w/my EAR834L but i have had this problem when my interconnect came too close to a transformer or other power source(and in one case when they were near a big woofer). Check your cable routing. You can also check to see if ... | |
| Resonant modes and taming the room You can spend big bucks and experience a lot of frustration trying to eliminate dimensionally induceds nodes and still not succeed. It has been my experience that the only nodes that are important are the ones at the listening position. These can ... | |
| why does triod mode sound better than ultralinear? Not that simple a question - a lot depends on the speaker you are using as well as your listening preferences. Most generally speaking i think most feel that ultralinear is a bit less delicate, for example as ss is to tube, ultra linear would be t... | |
| Can speakers be both "big" and "accurate" ? Jdombrow has it, except that i would suggest that the room might in fact be too small - mine is slightly larger, fairly well damped, and i max out its accoustic capabilities in the mid 90's db wise (at listening position) much beyond that nothing ... | |
| Best Tube recommendation for Jadis Orchestra Reff. saffy, I do not have access to the Jadis so i can not tell you how a particular tube will sound in it, but i can tell you that, power wise, there is basically no difference between 6550's, KT88's, and KT90's. There is a difference sound wise which... | |
| My Jadis Int amp. distorts in the upper mid-range Saffy, i assume that the distortion is in both channels. If not, you could try swapping tubes around using a process of elimination til you find the bad tube. But if its in both channels i doubt that it would be one tube, either power or driver. W... | |
| Hybrid amps, best of both worlds? A lot of hybrids have tubes in the imput stage and mos fets in the out put stage. This usually offers on some of the best of both worlds. You just have to listen to them to see if it works with your speakers. Jdlepera, get out your check book - th... | |
| Having trouble with hum ? Phono cable routing? Too close to a transformer perhaps? | |
| My Jadis Int amp. distorts in the upper mid-range Is this distortion at all levels? Could it be that you're just driving you amp into clipping? Does it appear in both chanels? You might have a mismatch with your speakers..... | |
| Desperately seeking the elusive tube sound My voyage into tubes started with a Tube CDP, i couldn't believe how much better it was than SS at that time (mid 80's). Then i bought a tube pre-amp. Now even my SS CDP sounded OK. Upgraded my tube CDP to Trans and DAC (late 80"s). Then i got new... | |
| Speaker Balance It is apparent that your problem is associated with high frequency sounds reflecting off of the side walls. I agree with your friend. Here is a radical expirement for you on toe in - you can use it as a starting point. If your speaker location is ... | |
| Speaker placement and good/bad recordings. Marakanetz, your wit is appreciated, however this hobby was started by equipment enthusiasts listening to one speaker and they were listening for the sounds also - mono records of freight trains were very popular! If you can't enjoy the music then... | |
| Speaker placement and good/bad recordings. Kthomas is right on - you have joined the great masses of equipment/sound oriented ex-music lovers. Get out of the sweet spot and actually listen to and think about the music for a change! you'll be amazed. | |
| Unsettled and considering changing stuff Get those Sound Lab's you found so sweet! They are great if you have the room. |