paulfolbrecht
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| You can't have too many apostrophe's I'm liking all these responses!And, YES, I did ironically make a grammatical error in my post - oh, the tastiness of the irony! It should indeed have been "grocers' apostrophes".(Seriously, thanks for pointing that out.) | |
| The disappearance of the traditional amplifier I don't know if it's accurate to say Duke's designs are "based" on Geddes' work, but he certainly pays tribute to the man. (I mean he pays vocal respect and acknowledgment, not that he pays tribute in the Cosa Nostra sense.)Yes, Dr. Geddes obvious... | |
| The disappearance of the traditional amplifier K_ilpo_p, I once heard a two way-speaker that used a waveguide on the tweeter the same size as the woofer, to even the power response as you say (and get the other benefits of horn-loading such as the increased dynamics and higher sensitivity). It... | |
| The disappearance of the traditional amplifier Atmasphere,If this is a sport, why have I gotten so fat? | |
| The disappearance of the traditional amplifier Atmasphere, I asked this question over at AA and I'd be interested to hear your opinion:I'm curious who believes that a FC motor is inherently superior to even the best AlNiCo magnets, and who, conversely, believes that there is no such inherent s... | |
| The disappearance of the traditional amplifier Some of us actually can hear, Bob. I've significantly downgraded my system (cost-wise) while improving sonic quality also.It's interesting you turned this into a cost issue since that isn't what it's about. | |
| The disappearance of the traditional amplifier Vibration is hardly an issue *only* with tubes. Every single type of electronic component exhibits decreased performance in a high-vibration environment.A passive crossover is not a big deal if it's simple, as it should be for many other reasons. ... | |
| Matching with Audio Note speakers Those LFD amps are supposed to be quite special. They brag about low feedback, low parts count. Kind of like SET.. except SET is pretty much no feedback, lowest possible parts count. (That last part is an oversimplification, especially since some ... | |
| Serious Addiction to Gear Of course buying used audio gear can be an addiction.It helps to move onto something healthier and less potentially addictive, like heroin and/or classy prostitutes. In fact, both at once ends up being much cheaper and less disruptive to your life... | |
| SET vs OTL I know someone who says those PP DevaVu 45s are the best amps ever made. | |
| SET vs OTL Larryi,First of all I acknowledge that this is something of a matter of taste and also system-matching - as you pointed out, a ripe, bloomy mid-bass *can* be an attraction!It isn't in the systems I've put together.EML makes very good tubes but the... | |
| SET vs OTL Martykl,If you use a powered sub but with high-level inputs - as many people believe is preferable - the bass characteristics of the amp still matter - except for power (current) delivery.Yes, the HE AN/Es work very well and really do give usable ... | |
| Red Wine 30.2 Power amp Glory,Thanks for the feedback. I do not doubt there is a lot of difference between the 30 and 30.2. I also don't doubt that it's a superb amp. However, I'm rather confident I'd still prefer SET, especially given your comment that tonality is not q... | |
| SET vs OTL Now, I happen to like JohnK, and some people do prefer the 300B. I never quite have - but they do have their own strengths and can sound very nice (of course).Surely they have the ability to drive well speakers that 45s can't hope to.[I meant to p... | |
| SET vs OTL Typo - of course I meant 100x the power required from 80 dB to 100. |