thom_at_galibier_design
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| Considering switching from Audio Research to PrimaLuna, troube with VS115 amp Your points are well taken, Kevin and I see that we’re basically counting angels on the head of a pin. I agree with you about the arbitrariness of pricing in many instances, and would love to see Prima Luna whup some of the big names (withheld to ... | |
| Considering switching from Audio Research to PrimaLuna, troube with VS115 amp Thanks for the write up btw. Appreciate your time. You’re welcome @aniwolfe I don’t think I need to address build quality. Or how they are built, or what "qualifies" as point to point. I don’t mean to be a stickler, but respectfully Kevin, I thin... | |
| Considering switching from Audio Research to PrimaLuna, troube with VS115 amp I noticed you said if looking for Med to High Power Tube Amp look at VAC. A lot of people can't afford VAC. What other company would you recommend looking at? Would Primaluna be a consideration? I wish I could responsibly advise you on this. ... | |
| Considering switching from Audio Research to PrimaLuna, troube with VS115 amp Greetings all,As an amplifier manufacturer, I want to tread lightly on this topic. Please bear in mind that the following are my biases. Others clearly differ. Note that I didn’t have time to get through this entire thread, so perhaps some of t... | |
| Psvane 300-B Tubes ? ? ? One thing I learned in development of the NiWatt amplifier is that you can’t take anyone’s word for it (I actually knew that). I’m poking the bear here, but my point is that like any architecture, 300B amplifiers are wildly different and one perso... | |
| My Audio Research experience Hi cleeds, thom_mackrisTake a Thöress phono stage and an ARC phono stage to your most highly recommended tube amp technician and ask them which they’d prefer to service. One of these products will outlive its maker in terms of serviceability a... | |
| My Audio Research experience This conversation is running a bit off the rails, but I’ll try to clarify my philosophy about vacuum tube circuit design and construction approaches before checking out. It’s only one man’s opinion …Take a Thöress phono stage and an ARC phono stag... | |
| My Audio Research experience Thom wrote:It’s very likely that the repair for the original poster’s amp requires $20.00 in parts (I’m being generous and assuming boutique parts) jea48 wrote:Hardly.The Op stated a circuit board was replaced. If the board replaced was a cha... | |
| My Audio Research experience Some sad anecdotes in this thread. Examples like these contribute to the “looks” audiophiles get from “normal” people – even those with equally passionate/extreme/expensive pursuits like wine, musical instrument, and vintage car collecting. It’s v... | |
| My Audio Research experience This Audio Research story is all too familiar and it both angers and saddens me - sad on behalf of the purchaser and angry because occurrences like this this scare customers away from vacuum tube electronics as well as esoteric audio in general.Re... | |
| Tri-Planar Vll "SE Upgrade" brf wrote:To my ears, my Tri-Planar does not mistrack when playing music albumsI don’t care if my Tri-Planar can track 50 microns on a test record I have no interest in the Higgs particle I do not like looking up Latin phrases when simple English... | |
| Is It Safe to Warm Up Power Amps Without Speakers Attached For tube amps, pick up two 8 ohm resistors with at least a 5 watt rating. Quality doesn’t matter - only value and power dissipation. Those rectangular, sand-cast resistors typically available at Radio Shack are fine for this purpose.Put one acros... | |
| Anyone still using a Teres table? Hi Steve!It's been a while! Feel free to give me a call sometime (# on the website). I'd love to catch up.Much of the back story has been lost over the years, but Steve was a key contributor as one of the original "Teres-5".Cheers,Thom @ Galibie... | |
| Source for Shrink Tubing? I realize that the OP found what he needed, but in case this helps anyone else ...A few months ago, I replenished my inventory of 3:1 adhesive backed heat shrink from the folks below. I ordered quite a bit, but I believe their minimum quantity is ... | |
| How Do Left & Right Brains Like AT ART9 vs Dynavectors 17D3, XX2, XX2mkII vs Ortofons Hi @sbank (Spencer),The XX2 is an interesting cartridge. I haven’t had it in my stable in quite some time, so please take these observations as but one data point. My impressions of the XX2 were of a cartridge that came from a different design tea... |