tomcy6
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| What 50wpc or higher amps have a totally different sound from Pass Labs, in a good way? redwood, That thread is a never ending journey. wcss goes through so many amps, some multiple times, that it’s unbelievable. It starts out with mid-priced amps but he’s been in ultra-high-end territory for a while now.He also has a youtube channel... | |
| What 50wpc or higher amps have a totally different sound from Pass Labs, in a good way? There are a lot of them in this thread: My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! | Audiogon Discussion Forum but it will take you a while to read it. | |
| Holo Audio May DAC I don't think the Holo Audio DACs use remotes at all. | |
| Mark Whitfield - Interview Thanks for the tip. I enjoy some of Mark’s music. | |
| No preamp? Thanks cshadow. 10k ohms, although that's still low, makes more sense. Doug could do himself a favor if he would update his webpage. It's so out of date and has enough errors, like the impedance, that it's not much help.As I said, I had a BHK t... | |
| No preamp? What you need to know about impedance is that you want a low output impedance driving a high input impedance, i.e. a preamp (or DAC) with a 500 ohm output impedance connected to an amp with a 47,000 (47k) ohm input impedance. The rule of thumb is ... | |
| No preamp? There is something up with the 1 kohm balanced input impedance. It just doesn't make sense. I had a Coda No. 8 here connected to a PS Audio BHK tube preamp with balanced interconnects. Based on the low input impedance you would expect rolled of... | |
| 300Bs - does leaving them on shorten their life? This is a frequent debate that is never settled. One side believes leaving tubes on is a fire hazard and uses up the tube faster and the heat also wears out the rest of the amp sooner. The other side believes that turning your tube amp on and off ... | |
| tube magic with digital source? What I am wondering is, is a high quality tube amp as likely to present as much of that subtle (or not so subtle) holographic magic if the source is digital?The right tube amp or preamp can help your system, with digital source, to sound more holo... | |
| Can the top end of a PrimaLuna Evo integrated be tamed w/tube rolling? You should be able to make a difference by rolling tubes, but it may or may not be enough for you.I would call Upscale Audio, the importer of PrimaLuna and dealer in NOS and current production tubes, and talk to them about it. | |
| Amplifier tips I'm not familiar with your amp or speakers, but let me give you a bump.Find the specs for the sensitivity and minimum impedance for your old and new speakers. If the sensitivity and minimum impedance for the new speakers is about the same or high... | |
| Any tube experts out there? The best I can come up with is that they are pre-1960 CCa:https://www.tubemuseum.org/SearchResults.asp?Cat=24 For the old "Gray-Plate" early 1960's SIEMENS HALSKE E88CC and CCa:Make sure you are buying Real Siemens Halske CCa = E88CC / 6922 tube... | |
| Why do people care what their speaker wants? What I mean is, people are always asking, "I have Wilson Sabrina, what cables should I get?" Or right now it’s, "Speaker cable recommendation for Joseph audio perspectives2". Good point. More information from the OP about the sound he has now and... | |
| Why do people care what their speaker wants? Why do people care what their speaker wants? Quite simple really. You can’t take a random bunch of components, hook them together, and get the sound you want out of an audio system. You have to go about it in a systematic manner to have the best c... | |
| Bobby Whitlock YouTube video interviews bdp24, I'm not attacking the point you're making, I understand and enjoy ensemble playing, but maybe you can explain this to me. Why is Cream considered self indulgent blather while Charlie Parker and John Coltrane are considered brilliant musici... |