paulfolbrecht
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| Sophia 300B vs Jeff Korneff 45 Amp Wikipedia schmikipediaOthers do disagree, and if one looks at the name literally, there is nothing at all that speaks about number of output devices.Single-ended, and triode. Period.The thing is many people do not seem to understand what single-en... | |
| Sophia 300B vs Jeff Korneff 45 Amp Bill, a minor point, but it is not true that a SET "by definition uses one output tube per channel". Single-ended-triode: single-ended topology and triode output devices. No assumption is implied on the number of output devices. A parallel output ... | |
| Sophia 300B vs Jeff Korneff 45 Amp The 45 is one of the best sounding SET tubes. It is partially because the tube is very linear and possibly because it is much easier to build wide-bandwidth output transformers for low-power SET.A 300B - almost any - with some somewhat thicker, sl... | |
| SET Amp question The Cary 805 AEs are honestly hard to fault in comparison to even the best SET amps (which to me are 45s). I never did any sort of A/Bing because you wouldn't use the two on the same speakers - but the AEs are no slouches in any department.To get ... | |
| Pass Aleph 3 into 16 ohms That is what I thought, Al. Thanks. | |
| Sonic traits of high-compliance carts? Paperw8,Right, of course. Cartridge/arm matching is pretty much a given - no cart can perform at it's best (or anywhere close) if mounted on arm with an inappropriate effective mass. Or the wrong bearing type - they say that these high-compliance ... | |
| Sonic traits of high-compliance carts? Based on my experience with the Shure V15 on an SME 3009, I think the doc is right. Superb tracker, great detail.A hell of a cart for $125, that's for sure. | |
| Review: Zu Druid Mk IV 2008 Speaker The original Druids had weaknesses, for sure, but being shouty was really never one of them? An extended presence region peak, ala Lowther and (some) Fostex? No. That comment alone makes me wonder if you were serious. Then again, there is almost n... | |
| Blackbird on an SME 3009 II Also I have some cheap AT MM that came with an Acoustic Solid table that I've had around for years as a spare cart and every time I put it on I've been amazed by how good it is. It's like a $100 cart I think.I have liked the Ortrafon Kontras in th... | |
| Blackbird on an SME 3009 II Stan,Thanks for your thoughts. I learned something from your last post. I had concluded that the Shure V15 was definitely worth trying and have two of them coming. For not a lot of money. | |
| Blackbird on an SME 3009 II Stan,I have the cart but won't have the table and arm for awhile yet.Please explain this concern over rigidity. How does rigidity of the arm effect a cart? I know the bearings on these vintage arms are not as rigid as modern bearings. What carts o... | |
| Is new better than old? Fair nuf John. | |
| Is new better than old? For a largish room anyway. | |
| Is new better than old? People telling you that speakers have come a long way in the last decade are full of it.The average commercial speaker is still two or three cheap Danish danish drivers stuck in a dynamics-killing MDF box selling for 10-20x the cost of the drivers... | |
| Older Altec horn speakers No upgrades imminent as my audio budget is now much smaller than before. And I'm discovering the trade-offs need be few.I believe the 19s are generally considered superior to the Valencias. |