pwayland
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| Tube amps - what 3 things… @mulveling, man your type of clear and concise information is this is why I read this forum. Very direct an super informative empirical data. Peace ✌️ | |
| What is your experience with amp power? Some build a system around a speaker, some around an amp. Pretty loaded question with many possibly answers... I might venture to say though that the beauty of an amp be not judged by it's power! | |
| recommendation of amps Pass Labs. Whatever you can afford.. | |
| Took the lithium ion battery plunge Intriguing subject. My understanding is battery "impedance" is the issue. It is possible the inverter has some ps regulation circuits that help deliver lower ps impedance, but I personally wouldn't want all those switching devices near my ps. I wo... | |
| What I wish I knew before starting my audiophile journey 3 yrs. That's funny. But after 40 yrs I still build my systems around speakers, so I believe you have an ear. Tough crowd this... | |
| Why don't higher end amplifiers come with a separate power chassis? Cool post! After learning about B fields in college physics, I've always been wary of placing transformers close to any circuitry without good shielding (despite trafo mfg claims of low b field). I use stainless cake pans. As some have mentioned a... | |
| High powered single end 300b recommendations Single ended solid state? Aelph J ? Way better than tubes in my dumb ass opinion. Peace | |
| Are There Improvements that Can Be Easily and Quickly Made Without Buying More Stuff? I agree with all above, but one low hanging fruit is also component placement and wire management. Keep interconnects away from AC cables, keep amps away from sources, try to remove any switching power supplies from sharing the ac circuit. | |
| Don’t buy used McCormack DNA 1990s amps @soix Yeah man your point is well taken, admittedly I'm on the high end of idiot savant in the DIY world and it likely doesn't make sense for the average consumer to pay someone to perform this kind of fix.... and the McCormack wasn't produced in ... | |
| Don’t buy used McCormack DNA 1990s amps If it's a single sided board, it would be pretty easy to scan and make gerber files of and create new boards.... And hell I'm just a diy guy.. If someone has one of these boat anchors for cheap I'm a buyer.. Peace | |
| When were the best tube amps made? Really like this post as someone who is on the fence about tubes in general. After a the posts I'm still on the fence.... But CJ might have a greener field. Peace | |
| Where should I go from here with my digital front end? Another vote for decoupling the noise from the copper lan cables with fiber right before the streamer. I use an ifi silent power ps for the fiber back to copper conversion box with audioquest rj45 1ft cable to streamer. All for less than $300. I ... | |
| Powered speakers show audiophiles are confused Home theater is not hifi. Whatever. You are smoking it's not the same thing as what the audiophile community smokes. Peace ✌️ | |
| Does an Audioquest Niagra 1200 limit amplifier dynamics? Didn't read any above posts. From a pure understanding of physics, No. No need to impede voltage or amperage = power to a power amp ever! Filter your source. Not your power. Your source gets amplified, which amplifies the noise! All good power a... | |
| Simplest Linear PSU? Wow, such a great discourse here regarding Power supply. The distinction I haven't seen mentioned, but implicitly described is the amperage and voltage requirement of the component. In my understanding, source components for obvious reasons requir... |