newbee
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| Radical toe in once more FWIW, I think you would be wise(r) to follow Duke’s recommendations. He knows his speakers and their proper set up. He takes it seriously. I’ve been doing crossed axis’ for some years and I was tickled when I saw him using/recommending this set up... | |
| Maximum Upgrade Potential FWIW, I think that for most 'ears' it is more about 'different' than it is about 'improvement'. Given a certain level of quality to begin with (high) IMHO most of what the manufacturers are doing with new products is tweaking a product and, perhap... | |
| Need help from you acoustical experts OP, FWIW I understand what Albert intended design wise for these speakers. And he may have achieved universal success. He clearly wanted a speaker that would satisfy folks who didn't want to move them off the wall, often for esthetic reasons, but ... | |
| Need help from you acoustical experts My first reaction when I look at your pictures is your speakers are far to close to the wall behind them. The first thing I would do if I came into your room would be moving the speakers forward from that wall about 4ft. My next thing I would do i... | |
| Midrange Increasingly Harsh FWIW, I've noticed some distortion in my PL amp. I changed out the power tubes - different tone but distortion still there. Short version, I finally just put in new drivers because I had back up ones of the same type/brand, etc, because I like th... | |
| Audio Research reference amplifiers used with RCA IC`s and unbalanced preamplifiers nsp, re impedance issues you referred to. The 300K input impedance should make it a good match, impedance wise, to any SS or tubed preamp, or source directly connected. But, FWIW, I think the other impedances you attribute to ’amplifiers’ refer to... | |
| Audio Research reference amplifiers used with RCA IC`s and unbalanced preamplifiers +Atmosphere! Better from the horse's mouth than the horse's ass. :-) | |
| Audio Research reference amplifiers used with RCA IC`s and unbalanced preamplifiers No, they were different brands. I guess my point was that cable construction was probably more important than whether or not it was balanced or unbalanced unless you had noise problems to deal with. | |
| Audio Research reference amplifiers used with RCA IC`s and unbalanced preamplifiers "But part of the appeal...." But how much of that appeal is really important if you have short runs and no noise issues. I always thought the real benefit of balanced stuff was the connectors and as a solution to noise when used in long runs, i.e... | |
| Why on earth? I guess there isn't too much difference between watching U-Tube and following internet forums when it comes to valuing comments and advise, or for that matter making comments or giving advice. Whatever floats your boat, its a personal choice made ... | |
| Radical toe in once more Re hardcore science, well there are books (available on Amazon) on acoustics as they relate to audio systems, but I don't know how much they would help you in setting up your system. I'm not familiar with the proper set up of bi-directional speak... | |
| Bad Tube? tritube, You did it correctly, biasing the tube to 40ma as recommended by the manufacturer. You would have done that with any voltage designation on the tube/box. Tubes can be too 'hot' or too 'cold' and be unable to meet the biasing requirement b... | |
| Bad Tube? ghdprentice, sorry about that. For all I knew you were from the East Coast. :-) Good to know you are not another New Yorker! | |
| Sweet sounding tubes for preamps The character of any tube can vary depending on the design of the amp/preamp. I have heard preamps using 12AU7s which sounded downright chilly, neutral, and warmish. Much depends on the manufacturer and its type of tube (often the same brand has m... | |
| Bad Tube? In case ghdprentice has gone to bed, if your tubes were bought as a match pair your vendor should be able to match the tube he sold to you. Each tube (or the box in which it came) should have the tested #. But, even if he can't/won't give you a ma... |