pubul57
Responses from pubul57
| Unity gain with tube buffer? I'm going to continue this thread on the Poll Active versus Passive thread to avoid duplication. | |
| Poll - Active vs. Passive preamp That is undoubtedly true with vinyl, but why would that be true with a 3V digital source? Now the active argument seems to be volume, but I get plenty of volume with passives, though not ideal with the M-60s with their sensitivty. But assume a 1V ... | |
| $ 2500 ....Stay with Vandersteens ??...what else ? Would panel speakers in that price range rock? | |
| Which integrated Amp for Vandersteen 2ce Sig2 ? Naits are great, especially for the money. How many watts in the Super Nait? | |
| $ 2500 ....Stay with Vandersteens ??...what else ? I 100% agree with Jdolgin regarding John Rutan. I have lefet the Vandersteen fold, but I have had great systems built on the Vandersteen platform based on John's recommedations. He is about as much a straight shooter as you will find in a audio re... | |
| what's 'Active preamp' vs 'Passive preamp'? Ralph, is "controlling the interconnect" impedance matching or something else? | |
| new experience with my passive preamp And the Bent TAP the Bentley? | |
| Poll - Active vs. Passive preamp Voltage does not seem to be the issue with passives (I always got plenty of volume), but current, the ability to drive low impedance and thereby maintain bass drive and dynamics. A buffer seems to address that issue. So is there any justifcation a... | |
| Unity gain with tube buffer? How does using the Isabella without gain compare with using it with gain? I'm working on the assumption that the process of gain can only damage the source signal and if you avoid gain stages, you do yourself a favor assuming a proper impedance ma... | |
| Poll - Active vs. Passive preamp Doesn't seem to be a problem if impedances, output voltages, amp sensitivity, and cable capacitance are right. But they do have to be right and often are not, so gain and buffering usually necessary - I would like do without the complexity of gain... | |
| Unity gain with tube buffer? Sounds like an elegant solution for digital sources - less complexity should be better, or at least the idea of simplicity appeals to me. | |
| $ 2500 ....Stay with Vandersteens ??...what else ? 100% agree with Sonofjim. The 3As are definitely worth the extra costs, just a matter of when you get there, but the 2Ces are a very nice place to park for a while as money allows. | |
| $ 2500 ....Stay with Vandersteens ??...what else ? Impossible to think you would regret it:) | |
| Poll - Active vs. Passive preamp I think an early version of the Music Fidelity had tube buffer with volume control. This is something Roger Modjeski is looking into, and it sounds like Ralph K. is as well - should be interesting as the theory makes sense. I'll say the active Pla... | |
| Vandersteen 2WQ vs Martin Logan Depth Did you compare one versus two? I think the improvement would suprise those currently using one - a great match with the 3As, I assume the 2Ces as well. |