tomcy6
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| 12AX7 tubes for the phono stage of VAC Avatar SE integrated. The Amperex will sound different from the Mullard and RCA tubes, but I can't say if they're what you're looking for. | |
| 12AX7 tubes for the phono stage of VAC Avatar SE integrated. Amperex are noted for their midrange. The ones made in the Heerlen, The Netherlands factory are what you might want. They can come with different labels, mostly Phillips, but also others. There was also an Amperex factory in New Jersey. Good tube... | |
| Qobuz and Chandos Qobuz sent me a message a couple of weeks ago that the links to some albums in people's Favorites had disappeared, but not to worry they'd have it fixed within 72 hours. I still have some Favorites that say "Album Not Found" when I try to open t... | |
| Has anyone heard Esoteric K-01XS and K-01XD - or Grandioso K1X I haven't been able to compare those players but here's a thread where there was some discussion of the sound quality of a couple of those players. Audiogon Discussion Forum | |
| "...and I don't take any advertiser money..." @artistx Nice review site. Thanks! | |
| Class A bias, speaker sensitivity, watts...? @richardbrand I found an explanation for, or at least support for, the idea that Class A watts halve as speaker impedance halves. It’s from the December 2023 Stereophile review of the Accuphase A-300 amp. Her’s the link and the relevant quote: ... | |
| 12au7 tube? Brent Jessee has the Phillips factory codes and how to read them on his site here: Mullard, Philips, and Valvo Tube Codes Phillips owned many of the popular NOS tube manufacturers. Brent says one thing I disagree with, though. That is that you o... | |
| Here's a really, really great video on Richard Manuel (and oh yeah, The Band). It’s definitely a crazy world and a shame that drugs are such an integral part of the music business. I’m glad that you (and a lot of other people) managed to not fall into the trap. I think it was Charlie Musselwhite who had a similar experience... | |
| Class A bias, speaker sensitivity, watts...? @richardbrand There is only one number given for Class A watts that I’ve seen, which is why it stuck with me when the guy said they dropped into 4 ohms. It’s nothing to spend your time on, If someone who knows for sure comes across this thread m... | |
| Class A bias, speaker sensitivity, watts...? @richardbrand Yes it would be interesting to hear from some high bias Class A/B amp builders whether their amps switch over to Class B power sooner as speaker impedance drops. Maybe I just misunderstood. | |
| Here's a really, really great video on Richard Manuel (and oh yeah, The Band). The problem with heroin (now fentanyl) is that it’s such a good high that once you try it, it makes you want to dabble in it. Dabbling becomes addiction before you know it. Rick Danko remained addicted to the end of his life. | |
| Class A bias, speaker sensitivity, watts...? @richardbrand Yes, I agree with what you’re saying. I was trying to address a different matter. I was told by an amp manufacturer whom I called (don’t remember which one) that the class A watts are specified at 8 ohms and would approximately h... | |
| Class A bias, speaker sensitivity, watts...? I'll tell you what I think I know and someone can correct me. Class A watts approximately halve from 8 ohms into 4 ohms, so you have between 5 and 10 watts of class A power. Accuphase does the calculation of watts being output at any given time... | |
| My Analog Journey - Opinions Sought Funny how streaming fans like to hang around here. Perhaps they think they are missing something... It's not streaming fans liking to hang out on the analog forum, it's people who browse All Recent posts. That's the way I browse the Audiogon f... | |
| Pass....Accuphase....or...... I wouldn't rule out the Accuphase, but I would give it a listen before buying. Some people do feel that Accuphase is polite, but to me it is just very low distortion. As far as matching with your speakers, Accuphase claims to double down to 1 o... |