westcoastaudiophile
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| A cable too perfect? @kennyc "I’m still undecided about getting a cable cooker. Many says improvements. Some cook their cables periodically. " is cable cooking recipe included with those? LOL | |
| Hegel hum? You may try to contact Hegel and explain to their technical support staff this issue..? I would return such amp to manufacturer, if no help etc.. Foot away hum isn’t good, few inches could be okay.. I had many amps, and the only accuphase designs... | |
| ATN160ml Beryllium MicroLine Stylus on AT150e body @elliottbnewcombjr +1 thx for cantilever info! have you seen boron material info as well? | |
| ATN160ml Beryllium MicroLine Stylus on AT150e body @rauliruegas 160ML at 200 pF loading cap resonates @ 16kHz, while 150Ea at 19kHz (ML180 res. freq. is 23kHz). you might know as there is significant phase deviation in frequencies closer to resonance point. I am tuning my phono-Rx resonances to be... | |
| ATN160ml Beryllium MicroLine Stylus on AT150e body @rauliruegas dear Raul, thanks for your response! All I tried to explain was a 160ml requires more attention to phono-cable&pre, and using 160ml stylus in 150e body might will work better in some scenarios.. also, subsonic cut-off filter most ... | |
| ATN160ml Beryllium MicroLine Stylus on AT150e body listen jazz, piano, voice etc, or use Ortofon Test Record Vinyl LP if you’d prefer adv. measurements! | |
| ATN160ml Beryllium MicroLine Stylus on AT150e body @elliottbnewcombjr you’re welcome! I run those ATs at 1gf without problems, after tonearm maintenance complete.. | |
| Pass....Accuphase....or...... @southofdallas correct! A48 will be more stable at lower load impedance than P4600, which has higher supply voltage. @lalitk "While the A48s is designed as a Class A amplifier under an 8-ohm resistive load” probably typo, A48 is designed as class... | |
| Technics SL-1200 vs. Scoutmaster @johnss "I liked the G so much I jumped into the 1000R.” +1 I have SL1200GAE and SP10R in SH5 super-heavy stone body + EPA100MK2 arm.. sp10r studio monster is unbeatable in speed/wow/flutter/bass! | |
| Pass....Accuphase....or...... @southofdallas "How much class-A power does the A-48 deliver before drifting into AB?" Theoretically A48s always will be in class A mode for full power range, using resistive 8 Ohms load.. BUT, :-), speakers are not resistors, loading applied to ... | |
| Mullard EL34 that sounds best (any) tubes will last longer in gentle usage conditions, lower dissipation power / current / voltage increases ~ 20% spec degradation time point. to figure out how long tubes will last need to check amp design and tubes aging related spec. | |
| ATN160ml Beryllium MicroLine Stylus on AT150e body @elliottbnewcombjr "would you return it, try to get one with a true AT160 Body?" I have original AT160ML, AT150E/Ea/MLX, and new ATN replacement styluses.. It seems original AT160ML body is earlier development, which used thinner wire, thus resis... | |
| Pass....Accuphase....or...... @southofdallas I have A48 and P4500.. A48 is better for mid <50W peak power, very smooth/warm, P4500 is excellent for higher volume sounds <150W, rock etc.. P4500 is basically not different from A48 below 5W power. | |
| Mullard EL34 that sounds best I would recommend JJ power tubes https://www.jj-electronic.com/en/power-tubes pro: very stable over long run time Luxman Japan uses those for all noble tube amp designs | |
| Pass....Accuphase....or...... +++++ Accuphase A48 great if not greatest <50W/ch SS A class amp! advantage: no maintenance needed for few decades! +++++ Luxman MQ-88uC lil less peak power headroom than A48, amazing dynamic range, very low noise floor for tubes, very gentle... |