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| Thought on OTL tube amps Hi Athmaspere."Negative feedback cannot be used to control speakers. It can only be used to control amplifiers. The idea that it helps with speaker control is part of the myth of damping factor, a subject that has its own thread on this forum righ... | |
| Thought on OTL tube amps "...what we want to do is engage the human limbic system rather than the cerebral cortex "That should be motto of every audio designer and it is ours, see - http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/manufacture/0708/index.htmlYet, I cannot agree with ... | |
| bi amp imrpoving? I tend to agree with Irvrobinson ...again but I would not be that categorical.From my experience with developmet of latest Spectron and Elrod manufactured Remote Sense cables: there was no audible advantage of bi-wiring versus single wire and jumb... | |
| bi amp imrpoving? Hello Psag,#1"Would the use of a single amplifier with megawatt output, used with medium-efficiency speakers, negate any possible additional benefit of biamping? "Already been answered by Irvronisnon i.e. "In almost every case, yes "#2"...the bene... | |
| What is wrong with negative feedback? " Odd ordered harmonics are exacerbated by noise problems in the ground and the power supply..."Fully agree here with Atmasphere. The more regulated (and noiseless) power supply the better sound quality will be. One can assert that the quality of ... | |
| What is wrong with negative feedback? ULTRAFAST NEGATIVE FEEDBACK==================================When an amplifier has difficulty in delivering required voltage and current many forms of distortions will occur. For example, in transistor amplifiers the increased current drawn by spe... | |
| Class "D" amp? I do not have a clue. Do you? DC offset can harm your tweeter, depending on the tweeter design and degree of DC OffsetDC offset present in class D amplifiers and all other amplifiers which do not use output capacitors e.g. Plinius.Before you purchase your amplifier check the s... | |
| New V-CAP CuTF capacitor "...I am using the .22 uf CuTF as coupling caps in my BAT 150SE amps "Hello Rgurney: Can you please clarify if you use your CuTF caps as coupling or as its bypass.I used these caps in output cap position in some equipment and bypass in other, in m... | |
| New V-CAP CuTF capacitor 1 - CuTF is the best cap (1 uF or less) in the world.3 - Very similar in sonic signature to Mudorf Gold/Silver/Oil but better.3 - Designed for tube application mostly i.e. with high voltage and therefore rather large size.4 - Expensive!-Simon | |
| Amplification for Wilson Watt Puppy 7s or 8s Hello Brett,Premiere was not designed as a high end stereo amplifier as compared to Musician III (e.g. power supply is of the same type as early Musician III which is far inferior to current Musician III power supplies). It was designed to work, m... | |
| Playback Designs MPS-5 - Measerments v. Sound One of many reasons why I love "Golden Era" recordings(late 50' - early 70') is audibly less compression there - as compared to most new original recordings....Simon | |
| Spectron Mk II, is it really that good. " Are the Spectrons really special sounding in any way compared to other popular Class Ds like newer Bel Canto Refs or Wyreds?"If you really want to know then buy them and compare. Spectron and Wyred are sold direct with 30 days money back guarant... | |
| bi-am vs better monoblock? It is very interesting question and I will try to answer it.1 With monoblocks you double your peak power (usually peak voltage but not peak current) so your music is more "relaxed", you hear less distortion for most speakers, presentation is more ... | |
| The mighty CAT preamp "What other components are you using with the Joule and are they the same as when you had the CAT? "With CAT I used Equilibre, tube amp from Audio Matiere (now, I believe its Audio Aero) and I also used the Spectron Musician III (standard) stereo ... | |
| The mighty CAT preamp "has anyone gone and replaced a CAT with something else"I have. Joule-Electra LA-300ME. While, sonically "300" is much better (which is question of the personal taste) there are other factors tilting toward Joule-Electra.a) I always could hear tub... |