rushton
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| Slew Rate? Slew rate and risetime are related terms that refer to how quickly the amp can change states to follow the input voltage to output voltage. Think of "acceleration." This can be a good indicator of how "quick" an amplifier sounds: getting the leadi... | |
| Can OTL's drive ribbons well? Gregadd, I'll beg to differ with you on one point you make: "Tubes are too slow to get the speed out of ribbons." One of the reasons OTL tube amplifiers are so good with electrostatics is precisely their speed. OTL tube amplifiers have incredible ... | |
| Can OTL's drive ribbons well? OTL compatibility will depend on the minimum impedance and how steep the curve is. For the Atma-Sphere MA-1s, call Ralph Karsten at Atma-Sphere for advice. He can probably tell you if he's got any customers running this combination and how well it... | |
| 3 Top Cartridges Picks The Magic Diamond cartridge has been recognized by David Robinson of Positive Feedback for a 2004 Brutus Award. I'm revisiting this thread because so few people have heard this cartridge that I find so superb. Here's the link and what D. Robinson ... | |
| VPI turntable again...... Ah, Edle, you were doing so well, and then you blew it:If not, you don't know what you are talking about?This comment is hardly constructive, and it certainly suggests that it is YOU who doesn't know what you're talking about.I live with an air be... | |
| VPI turntable again...... Edle, correct me if I'm wrong, but I assume you're following up to explain a comment tossed out in this other thread, just as people posting to that thread asked you to do:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1101269900&openusid&a... | |
| Analog Upgrade Suggestions Welcome Raul,Alright. I'll give it one more attempt. I tried once before in an email we exchanged, but that obviously had no meaning for you. All of us regularly offer disagreement with something someone else has posted, and sometimes we all point out wha... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Tonight...Bach organ preludes played by Karl Richter on a lovely Arp Schnitger organ from North Germany, Telefunken Bartok, Music for Strings, Percussion & Celeste, Reiner/CSO, RCA LSC 2374 (Classic Records reissue - powerful sonics)Mozart, Di... | |
| Super Scoutmaster or Teres? Vvrinc, I agree that Edle's VPI bash lacked a lot of sensitivity; I thought it also lacked thoughtfulness, courtesy, finesse, invitation to dialog... the list goes on. We are in no disagreement on this score.Cheers, | |
| Analog Upgrade Suggestions Welcome Raul,Your continuing personal attacks on Doug are tiresome, and the longer they continue, the more offensive it all becomes. I wish you would move past this one-upmanship game you're playing; all this looks like is your pique over not being crowne... | |
| Super Scoutmaster or Teres? Just a reminder: not everyone has English as his or her first language, and there are many people posting to this board for whom this is the case. While we may disagree with each other over the CONTENT of our posts, let's please acknowledge that E... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Raytheprinter, glad you like the Doc Watson!For Billie Holliday, I'm not an expert but I've liked both "Songs for Distingue Lovers" (Classic Records reissue) and "Lady Sings the Blues" (Speakers Corner reissue). Distingue Lovers is probably her mo... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? So far tonight...Walter Leigh: Concertino for Harpsichord & String Orchestra, Braithwaite/LPO, Pinnock -hpd, Lyrita SRCS 126Malcolm Lipkin, Clifford's Tower/Pastorale/String Trio, The Nash Ensemble, Hyperion A66164 (modern British composer, st... | |
| AtmaSphere vs. VTL The Atma-Sphere MA-1 should be a good match for the Talon Hawk given the Hawk's minimum impedance of 6.5 ohms (8.0 nominal). That should present no problem for the MA-1 to drive extremely well, and the speed and transparency of the Atma-Sphere sho... | |
| Who will survive? One last table til I die. Suttlaw, the Omega Mikro Ebony comes as an "interconnect," there is no phono vs. line alternative in this cable. Please note that the Ebony is a more delicate cable than many people are used to handling. The design objective is to minimize dielect... |