raquel
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| Tube amp on/off: best practice? Generally speaking, unless a tube amp has a sentry circuit that automatically shuts down tubes in the event of tube failure (very few tube amps have such a circuit), it is not a great idea to leave a tube amp unattended, as the above posters are c... | |
| Best rock/jazz speaker under $10k used Escalante Fremont for rock - they are very efficient (true 93 db.), very fast, and can handle enormous amounts of power. They are not the most accurate speaker, however, including being rolled off above 6 Khz., notwithstanding the ring revelator t... | |
| Tube amp, more low end The above comment about the Snapper gives me a good example to explain my point about output transformers and power supplies.The Snapper puts out 100 watts per channel. The CAT JL-1 monoblock tube amps also put out 100 watts per channel. The Snapp... | |
| Tube amp, more low end The ability of a tube amp to control woofers on low impedance (4 Ohm) speakers is mostly a function of the quality of its output transformers and size of its power supplies. Beefy power supplies are not at all cheap, and output transformers of the... | |
| Speaker Cables for VA Mahlers with Linn electronic I just want to clarify what I was saying. The amp / speaker cable interface is indeed important (as I wrote, the most important factor in the view of some), as is the speaker cable / speaker interface. The key, however, and that is why I mentioned... | |
| Speaker Cables for VA Mahlers with Linn electronic I owned Mahlers for about five years. Sumiko, the U.S. distributor, evidently ran Kimber Monacle at some shows (I think it was Sumiko that told me this, but I can't recall). I ran Kimber Select 3033 (copper) and 3038 (silver), but mostly 3033. Tha... | |
| Wilson audio Maxx best amp match??? It is my understanding that some of the very best synergy available with Wilson speakers is with the CAT amps - one of my dealers in Manhattan said that the best system the store ever put together was based around the CAT monoblocks and big Wilson... | |
| YG Acoustics or Dynaudio Living in Europe, you should consider Naim speakers, some of which are specifically designed for wall placement. | |
| Speaker power handling The three previous posters are correct. I would add only that if you hear a loud banging/clanking sound on big bass passages at high volume, the voice coil is banging against the magnet, you are going too far, and need to back off immediately. | |
| YG Acoustics or Dynaudio I have no experience with the YG's. Regarding the C1's, one of my dealers has sold them for years and I know someone who gave them a very careful audition up against the Dynaudio Special 25. Both sources report that the C1's are superb monitors. T... | |
| Audio Research Preamp Experts? The LS-5's are extremely high-value preamps, particularly if your system is balanced.The LS-3 is one of the great "cheap" preamps available used, especially, as the above poster notes, if it is used through its direct input. Me and my dealer prefe... | |
| Anyone compared BAT Rex vs. Atmasphere MP-1? "will indeed t ... urn everything off." Sorry about that.Messrs. Karsten and Komenkho: Great stuff - thank you. I look forward to the debate about cathode wear and small-signal tubes the next time you sit on a panel together! | |
| Anyone compared BAT Rex vs. Atmasphere MP-1? Again with apologies to those who are bothered by this tangent, I think we are actually saying much the same thing, Mr. Khomenko. I have or had mentioned in this thread and/or others that:(i) operating voltage helps determine tube life, i.e., the ... | |
| Summertime ss amp Question Dennis the Menace! A Tripath digital amp like this is going to sound very different than a zero-feedback triode amplifier. I hope it is to your liking. | |
| Anyone compared BAT Rex vs. Atmasphere MP-1? Mr. Khomenko:Thanks for the input on the issue of tube life and 24/7 operation. My experience is that, while most people are aware of a debate regarding 24/7 operation and solid-state gear, few people who own or sell tube gear are aware that some ... |