thamnosma
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| What Amp with KEF 105.2? Citation 16 or Adcom 355. Are you running a JVC A-X9 integrated? I've got one coming and am curious how well it drives various speakers. While it's rated at only 150 watts, it delivers a lot of current and I believe runs Class A for 5 or 7 watts, ... | |
| "Watts" Versus "Current" Wow, an old thread but a topic I wanted to understand. Gs5556 really did a fantastic bit of education with his description. So I'm guessing that the JVC A-X9 amp I have, with a 390VA toroidal transformer delivers plenty of current to dip down to 4... | |
| quicksilver amps and preamps any thoughts ?? I've got the 8417 monoblocks and there is some mechanical hum from the transformers. However, this is not translated to the speakers at all. You have to go up to the amps to hear it, but music remains completely unaffected. The amps sound fantasti... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Mine is on order. Mick is now using 6J6 instead of 6C4 in the phono stage as he says the 6C4 valves are harder to find these days (at least in Australia). He did say, though, that I could use 6C4s (I guess it's a direct replacement, but the 6C4 is... | |
| Supratek phono stage dark? I've just placed my order for the Chenin and can't imagine that Mick would release a "dark" phono stage. However, the circuit has changed from using WE 417 tube to ECC88 family valves.My question for owners of the redesigned phono stage -- have yo... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Hi folks:Just curious whether using the Dynavector high output moving coil (2.8mV) cart is a poor match for the Chenin or Cortese phono stages. The Supratek website states the phono stages are specifically designed for very low output MC's. Perhap... |