swampwalker
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| How revealing are Grado sr-60s'? Grado house sound is definately more up front than say Sennhessier (SP?). For detailed help on all things headphones, check in at head-fi.org. | |
| I need help choosing my next tube preamp. Recently compared the LL-2 and a VAC Ren Sig mk2 and it was not contest, course the price is 2X as well. i liked the VAC better than the joule in my system. you get xlr ins and outs, but i am told they are not a true balanced circuit. Regardless, ... | |
| Job of Producer versus Recording Engineer I'm not sure that that is a correct explanation with respect to recording as opposed to movie/theater. My understanding is that the producer of a recording directs the mix, sets the flavor, chooses the overall direction of the recording. Well know... | |
| "Burn-In" quietly? Some amps will react violently to being used w.o a load. If you use a dummy resistor across the speaker terminals it might be OK. Check w/amp manufacturer. | |
| Please help me.. I wanna some informaition about Paullee- Nice to see you here, but you might want to consider using upper and lower case (Caps Lock off). Its easier to read and considered more polite. | |
| Where are the full-function preamps? Supratek, VAC, Thor, CAT, BAT all have full function models (some as option in same chassis). | |
| set vs otl, which is the most musical I am not a techie, but I think that Howard has put his finger on one of the heat issues. I could be wrong, since I have no personal understanding of circuit design, but I think that large number of output tubes needed for an OTL design, along with... | |
| Supratek preamp umbilical cord No longer have the pre, but I did have some problems with the umbilical. It is not a simple 3 wire connector to which you could fit a conventional pc. Multi-stranded, lots of little wires to solder, FWIW. PS- If anyone wants one to experiment with... | |
| Explain 'matching ohms to me? The AKG is reported to be a pretty high quality pair of cans. The Rotel headphone jack is unlikely to be up to the task of showing you what they can do. Give a headphone amp a try, inserted into the tape loop of the pre. For detailed discussion of... | |
| Trying out a tube preamp If you are willing to spend up to $5k there are lots of great no-miss pre-amps available. BAT, CAT, VAC, First Sound, Joule Electra, CJ, ARC. Come to mind. Supratek also. For line stage only, I would think that VAC Rennaissance, Supratek, Joule an... | |
| Dual Subwoofer Question Good points, ET. I have been thinking that with 2 subs, they would be run as monos. As many have found, there is some differential (stereo) information at these low freq and with two diff subs with two diff settings, x-overs, slopes, etc., I can s... | |
| 12AT7 tubes For a detailed (read exhaustive) description of the various 12AT7s, try Joes Tube Lore over at the Asylum. | |
| Dual Subwoofer Question Several technical issues could ariseCan they both x-over at same frequency?Do they both have full adjustability on phase?Do they both have same x-over slope?Assumming answers to all of above are yes, then IMO, its possible, but unlikely that it wo... | |
| Paradigm vs Vandersteen Very different sound. Vandys well suited to jazz. Many find them laid back, but IMO, its due to their non-high-fi nature and flat response. Paradigms (in general, never heard the 100 v3) will sound more detailed at first, but IMO its due to an ove... | |
| Problem advice please Is it possible that you inadvertently turned the display off? |