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Tortuga Preamps
Thanks for the elaboration,Sounds intriguing.Are these still being made and what is the link to purchase? Are these offered with real balanced connections.? 
Tortuga Preamps
George, Sounds interesting! Did you swap out these LEDs in a build or preexisting Tortuga. Please elaborate:-)Does quad matching lower the distortion? 
Schiit Freya plus. Is this an upgrade?
The clicks come from the unit and are about as loud as a socket wrench. I don’t move the volume much after sitting but the mute button comes in handy. So far the volume has been at 12o,clock with tube gain. 2oclock without. I have been running tub... 
Tekton Double Impacts
Nothing published that I know of. The impedance curve dan be measured on your own for $100, DATS V2.The curve has roughly 5 peaks and dips below 4 ohms a couple of times around 100 as I recall. 
Schiit Freya plus. Is this an upgrade?
Received the Freya plus and so far am very impressed. The volume clicks are louder than I thought, almost like a ratchet wrench but that is really not a problem for me. I don't move the volume while listening to music%-/The led lighting of the 3 m... 
Schiit Freya plus. Is this an upgrade?
Aside from the usage of circlotron which caught my attention( maybe Ralph can chime in), I am also a little confused about no 2 of Ghasley's FAQ cut and paste:Were there incompatability issues of single ended sources with balanced outputs or vice ... 
Is it time in your hobby to build a speaker kit?
Thanks Erik for the links. There are a couple I was not aware of.Always appreciate you contribution to AGON :-)Here is another :https://www.parts-express.com/cat/speaker-subwoofer-kits/286 
Atma-Sphere, Ralph Karsten
Ralph's contribution to this forum is exemplary and speaks for itself.I spent a year looking for the right amplifier: FW, LTA, to PL, Cary, among others and ended up with a pair of Ralph's M60sOver a year now and have never looked back. Extremely ... 
Tekton tweeter design
Thank you Erik for starting this interesting topic as well as your contribution to this forum. Hope to hear more from others about speaker design.Regarding ss amplifiers, thanks to people like N. Pass, the DIYaudio community has never been more ex... 
Review on Tekton Design Perfect Set Speaker just went live on Six Moons.com
My Trend firewall doesn't like Six Moons or TAS.Agon an A karma no problem 
Preamps
Does anyone know why Don Sachs can't add a balanced output on his SP 14?Why is this such a difficult task? 
Preamps
For those that have the Freya:Can you please comment on the transparency in the passive mode of the Freya ......versus without the Freya, with source(ie oppo 205) direct to amp.Is it noticeable?Thanks 
Measuring impedance with multimeter
Bsmg, as I stated in the prior post, the graph provided by the maker of the speaker never dips below 12 ohms over the entire frequency spectrum. And I never mentioned anything about what taps I have.So is there no instrument that can be acquired w... 
Measuring impedance with multimeter
Thanks for all of the explanations and links.For non EE types, what sort of equipment would be needed then to get a reasonably accurate measurement?This?https://www.vellemanstore.com/en/peak-lcr45-lcr-and-impedance-meter?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6YXV-MP8... 
Measuring impedance with multimeter
Even if the frequency- impedance graph indicates the lowest impedance as 12 to 14 ohms?