atmasphere
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| Amplifier design parameters required for a good match for high (16+) ohm speakers? I guess then, when considering an amplifiers rating into an 8ohm load, one should half that rating into a 16ohm load as a way of assessing that amplifiers ability to provide enough power for a particular circumstance. I always found that the S... | |
| How often do you have to service your Studer or Otari deck ? Home not pro environment. Do Studers actually record and sound better than Otari 5050 ?IME, Yes. | |
| One Amp To ‘Rule’ Them All.... There must be amplifiers in the world that work well with almost any speaker and are consistent competent performers that are also reasonably affordable. There aren't.Generally speaking, transistor amps have a hard time sounding right on ESLs be... | |
| How often do you have to service your Studer or Otari deck ? Home not pro environment. @innaI have a Revox B-77 in a travel case that's looking for a home. It needs transport service (motors cleaned and lubricated) and worked last I plugged it in a few years ago. If you can find someone to service it out for you, its free for the sh... | |
| RIAA, Questions only please What the article leaves me uncertain about, however, given that in modern times a cutting head is to at least a loose approximation a velocity-based transducer (meaning that it converts signal amplitude to groove velocity), is **how** the cutte... | |
| Tight bass sub recommendations I’m just looking for a deep Tight bass. Thoughts???'Tight bass' is a thing that does not seem to exist in nature. Its an artifact of over-damped speakers in a hifi setup. | |
| One Amp To ‘Rule’ Them All.... I wish to define for the whole audio community one or more common, competant, reliable, well executed, sonically comprehensive, reasonably affordable amplifiers that we can begin to use as ‘reference amplifiers’ to judge other amplifiers by. That’... | |
| What class of amplifier has the most high definition sound ? Just so we are clear- there are classes of amplificationandthere are types of amplifiers.The class of operation has mostly to do with how the output devices in the amp are turned on and how long they are on. In this regard both solid state and tub... | |
| Help - I've Got the Dreaded Transformer Growl.... DC on the line is not expensive to fix and you don't need a conditioner for it- just a DC Blocker. That is likely the number one reason for transformers (in particular toroidal transformers) getting mechanically noisy. | |
| RIAA, Questions only please @solypsa mentioned cartridge design. I would like to learn more about the design of a strain gauge cartridge as it seems to me eliminating the EQ is a good thing.A strain gauge usually employs a power supply which puts a bit of voltage across a ... | |
| RIAA, Questions only please Actually it wasn’t Roger who asserted that. I stated that based on what was said in the following writeup:@almarg@ramtubesThanks Al for that correction. My apologies Roger on this mistake. | |
| RIAA, Questions only please A question: are you going to apologize for mis-characterizing our preamps in public?The statement below does not make sense. Could you clarify?The answer to the question concerning noise reduction is that the simple filter that RIAA decided upon ... | |
| Step down transformers detrimental to SQ? You can get a bucking transformer for less than $50.00 that would do the job with many amplifiers. You might have to spend $100 for a really big amp. | |
| tube pre amp or tube amp Bass is the one thing that makes me hesitant about tube amps. I do use subwoofers, so I guess I really should not have a concern because I can always adjust it to make up for what I feel is missing on the low end.The amp I play has full power ba... | |
| Tubes vs SS preamp question.... I like tubes, but can one have too much of a good thing in a system??? The simple answer is no and the complex answer will start with 'no' :)A good thing in a system is a good thing and the more the better. |