pubul57
Responses from pubul57
| otl vs push/pull No Output Transformers on OTLs (Output TransformerLess). | |
| otl vs push/pull Just for some context on how good I think Ralph amps (M-60s in my case) are compared with some transformer-coulped amps, I own and love the CAT JL2, which is surely one of the finest amps made. Because I'm getting older and wanted a lighter amp (i... | |
| Should I get a new amp? I think the hybrid will serve you well with your speakers. Congratulations. | |
| VAC owners, sound off Let's us know whay you think once you get a chance to spend time with it. By the way, I don't own VAC, but have heard there equipment many times and was always very satisfied with the sound of their gear. You should be happy with unit, VAC is good... | |
| VAC owners, sound off Tholt, Tvad's comments on impedance matching are critical for many reasons, and usually more of an issue when dealling with a tube preamp. Now if you are also planning on using tube amp it becomes less likely you have a problem. I think trying VAC... | |
| VAC owners, sound off Hi Tholt. The most useless thing anyone can say comes from those who give you an opinion on a piece of equipment they have not heard and guaranteeing it will be right for you. Slightly less useless are opinions coming from those with a limited ran... | |
| VAC owners, sound off Like someone said earlier, you would have a hard time finding a better way to spend $1,500 for a good preamp. Whether you like it or not, I would think you would though, you just have to try it. Now if you can describe a type of sound you like lik... | |
| Best room treatment I bought two bass and two side reflection panels (both 2'x4' roughly) from Acoustimac for $400 on very attractive maple stands - they made a remarkable improvement in what was already an excellent sounding set-up. I don't know how they compare to ... | |
| Wilson better than Thiels? A much better upgrade wiich should be done no matter what speakers you end up owning is some easy and minimal room treatment. When I added two bass traps behind my speakers and two side absorbtion panels in front of my speakers I never heard a mor... | |
| Cat JL2 with blown board. Advice needed The CAT is great, but the problems you describe and I experienced are easy to fix if you know what you are doing, but I would not have a clue, and those that by the amp need to know this can be an issue for those of us with two thumbs. But, like y... | |
| 2-way speaker with best bass Of the speakers I heard at RMAF, Duke's Audiokinesis speakers were among the 3-4 that most interested me (I don't think the Jazz Modules were there), if I were actually looking to replace mine, which fortunately, I'm not. They certainly would matc... | |
| Should I get a new amp? FatghOst, tube rolling is trying different manufacturers' (EI, Sovtek, JJ Tesla, etc)version of the same tube (EL34, KT88, etc). There is also the search for NOS (New Old Stock) which are tubes made long ago and no longer in production. Many feel ... | |
| Should I get a new amp? That Counterpoint sounds like a good option, I do think the hybrid idea makes sense here. As to watts, I think it is really an issue of the impedance challenges presented by the speaker, not the sensitivity - these speakers need current. My Merlin... | |
| Should I get a new amp? At that budget level and with the current requirements of your speakers I think you have no choice but going SS. An option would be to consider the Unico (Unison Research) or Pathos integrated - they both make hybrid (tube pre /SS amp)units that m... | |
| Should I get a new amp? Ben, I'm not sure what kind of current (the ability to drive and handle low impedances and impedance shifts)the Primaluna's can provide, but those speakers definetly need some real current, other wise I don't think your bass will be balanced with ... |