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| What Class D amps will drive a 2 ohm load As I said before a $100 30w 1980's Nad 3020 integrated is also "2ohm stable" but sound like s**t into a 2ohm load, but hey! "it's 2ohm stable!!!"Cheers GeorgeMC275 is a valve amp, no doubling..., most valve amps don't double, why? VTL, Mac, Car... | |
| What Class D amps will drive a 2 ohm load One other thing, even VTLs that were sent back to the factory for the drop from 5.2 to 3.6 ohm, still didn't run the strathearns right. No valve amp at the time except Mcintosh MC275s in par or ser mode were 2 ohm stable, Mcintosh was! Crazy ay, ... | |
| What Class D amps will drive a 2 ohm load I've owned Kappa 9. X before and after mods to the XO. 10 plus years ago. I sold those speakers and the guy LOVES them. I did too, to tell the truth. Ampzilla 2000 were the only amp that I owned at the time that would drive ANYTHING, including tho... | |
| Tube Rolling Time I just want to listen and play with tubes, more. It’s something I’ve always wanted to learn more about. Sometimes it's the music, sometimes it's the gear, sometimes it's both.It is interesting, is it not? Some people settle for what sounds goo... | |
| Reducing Humming Sound I took it apart and just used silicone, about a half a tube. I checkerboarded the inside and gave it a little smear. I didn't remove the transformer, I just put a good amount around, the mounts. I also wiped a thin layer on one side of the mating ... | |
| Tube Rolling Time What should I consider next? Conrad Johnson is on my radar. Suggestions? I don't understand. You want to get a Valve amp, so you can roll tubes?Is there a reason? or just like to tinker? It's all good, BUT if your going to be tinkering, (and ... | |
| Why do no audio enthusiasts use McIntosh? I've used Mac gear from birth, seems like. I can't remember when Mac wasn't in the house. My folks had a console with a MR7X, C20, MC240 and a Thoren 124. That was the early 60s.My first system, was a pair of MC20s pulled from a console, a pair o... | |
| Cary Audio CAD-280SA V12R Very interesting, I suppose they hold up well? I've seen no complaints about, quality. The 100 WPC is more than enough.I've haven't been a big fan of valves doing bass duty in a long time. Mids and highs, perfect..I use planar based speakers, pret... | |
| Subwoofers driving me nuts I can't hear the issue, that's the problem, right? You have any room treatment, at all? If you could get your position closer to a back wall, then treat the wall behind you. Normally further from the speakers, the deeper the bass, to a point. S... | |
| Power Amplifiers Mcintosh MC225 (1964) never touched, still great.Regards | |
| Different Tubes and general purpose? Hope this helps..Input stage: 2x 12AX7 Preamp tubes in this case, pre to the power amp section. Used to to amplify the signal from the driver tubes (my guess). In the actual preamp.Rectifier: 1x 12AU7 Converts AC to DC, so the rest of the tubes c... | |
| Different Tubes and general purpose? imhififan979 posts03-25-2020 8:03pm"Can someone help me understand what the specific function each type of tube performs in a power amp?"This has yet to be answered...Input stage: 2x 12AX7Rectifier: 1x 12AU7Drivers: 2x 6SN7Power stage: 4x KT120 ... | |
| Different Tubes and general purpose? Wow, way down here.. I haven't used your particular amp. But I have heard The 805. quite a few times.. From the stock tubes he went to RCA and Amperx (vintage) both improved the bass and low mids. Amprex better all round. He used Sylvania too. A... | |
| Reducing Humming Sound Ok I took it apart. I'm gonna put a better conductor in the box and hard wire mine in with a shorter cable and a pure copper end. It has some very small caps inside on a logic board. NO problem with having to discharge ANYTHING....The transforme... | |
| These seem a bit pricey $$$ Wow, that is an expensive speaker. Really expensive.. Two drivers, XO (with xtra binding post), port, box, stuffing, finish and a little mod on the bottom.Yes that is a lot of money. It may sound like heaven, but I'd have a hard time at any price.... |