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| Side firing bass designs - Pros & Cons?... Duke: Roy Allison used to work for AR, hence the similarities in design. For that matter, so did Ken Kantor, who designed / helped design some of the NHT stuff. From what i understand, the woofers used in the 9's were made by the same company that... | |
| Side firing bass designs - Pros & Cons?... Using one woofer or multiple woofers on one of the sides of a cabinet can make placement very difficult. Using a woofer on opposing sides of the cabinet makes placement LESS difficult. This is because each driver excites the room in a different ma... | |
| People who are Irrationally Afraid of tube amps JohnK: Distortion is distortion is distortion. It is not part of the original signal and is strictly a by-product or "sonic signature" of the circuit. As such, it should be avoided, if possible, while still allowing the circuit to sound as good as... | |
| Thoughts on the best "budget" amp/preamp combo? AGI 511A driving either a Forte' 3, 4/4A or a 6/6A ( depending on power requirements ). If you shop carefully, this combo should be available for about $6-650 or so.The AGI is a phenomenally fast preamp that makes other preamps sound slow and veil... | |
| If you were to carry a tube product line? Audiogon needs to correct something in their system as i edited the correct website address for "SuperAmps" above and it wouldn't show up as a clickable link. This happens ALL the time, so they've got a glitch in their matrix somewhere. Other than... | |
| If you were to carry a tube product line? Having not heard or dealt with Berning, my choice as a "dealer" would probably be Cary. If you are looking for spaciousness & warmth ( why else would you buy tubes ??? ) with reliability and excellent customer service, i don't know if you can ... | |
| People who are Irrationally Afraid of tube amps Higher voltages are more likely to arc, not only to from a component or point of connection to circuit or chassis ground but also through the dielectric of a cap. On top of this, the high heat levels associated with output tubes can cook capacitor... | |
| Which is better 5802 or 585 Mono Blocs Good catch Gmood1. I should have noticed the same thing but i've been over-worked and under-slept lately : ) Sean> | |
| People who are Irrationally Afraid of tube amps Thank you very much for posting that Twl. I have some comments that i'd like to add to that thread, but have to run off to work. Some of my comments are both pro and con about this type of amp and other Carver / Sunfire products. Being an owner of... | |
| People who are Irrationally Afraid of tube amps Kana & Twl: can you post a link to the threads on Audiocircle that you are referring to ?El: tubes are VERY much alive in high powered RF and in the music industry. Just ask a "rockin" guitar player. Sure, some of them use SS amps, but a huge ... | |
| Enough Gain? Your Rega preamp may provide enough gain for a HIGH output MC, but it probably won't load it correctly. On top of that, i don't know of any MC's in that price range that are great performers AND offer high output levels. There might be an Audio Te... | |
| Which is better 5802 or 585 Mono Blocs I've heard very good things about the 585's if you modify them. I would think that the mono's would be better at low impedances and the 5802 might be better at higher impedances. Sean> | |
| Cal Audio Sigma II If it is a 24/96 unit, it will have a good sized circuit board stacked on top of the main board. Obviously, you'll have to take the cover off to see this. Sean> | |
| People who are Irrationally Afraid of tube amps Most of the "reliability factor" or lack of it that goes along with tube gear is due to poor design, cut-corner build and too many bean-counters. If these products were built the way that the engineers designed them, they would probably be more re... | |
| Where are your maggies?? You can always tell me to shut up. That's part of the beauty of having an open discussion. That doesn't mean i'm necessarily going to listen though, but it might send me a message : ) Sean> |