nsgarch
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| "Watts" Versus "Current" You're quite right, nothing really happens until those watts are called for, but when they are, the device appears to the amp as a certain kind of load. And it's the nature of the speaker load (or more accurately, the nature of the speaker's react... | |
| Rolled some 12ax7's recently... B-man, we were all beginners once, and although people have to have their own learning experiences, it doesn't hurt to ive folks a little heads up.As for current ('reissues') vs. NOS (honest people now call them ANOS = almost new old stock = sligh... | |
| "Watts" Versus "Current" Current is a component of watts (power) as Dan just indicated. Therefore, all watts are not created equal.1 amp (of current) X 10 volts = 10 watts of power. But 10 amps X 1 volt also = 10 watts. Further, the basic W =A x V really works for direct ... | |
| Rolled some 12ax7's recently... B-man I've heard rumors (un-verified by me, mind you) that the BB's with the permanent labels (not the Amperex orange globes) might be fakes. I would suggest doing a bit of research first. I could be wrong of course, however I find "Trust but Veri... | |
| Sme arm "Bridge Removal" After reading all the discussion I could find on AA, the overwhelming consensus seem to fall into the "no difference" or "very little difference" results. Maybe different cartridges respond to the alteration differently? Personally, I prefer to av... | |
| Rolled some 12ax7's recently... I know none of you will believe this (until you try it!) but the best way to clean tubes, and especially European tubes with that delicate white printing, is naphtha (as in: Ronsonal lighter fluid.) Anything with even a hint of water in it (almost... | |
| Calling Mark Levinson owners 26s (no remote) or 326s (with remote) | |
| Sme arm "Bridge Removal" Hartmut -- could you please explain what 'preload' means (in terms of the mechanism itself.) Sounds interesting.. | |
| Rolled some 12ax7's recently... Thanks Larry. Anybody else want to chime in?I'm listening to horns today (recordings), so maybe that should be 'honk' in ;-) | |
| Rolled some 12ax7's recently... RE what Larry just said about the premium TFK, I have a general 12AX7/5751 question/poll(?) for those familiar with both (hopefully, but not necessarily, in the same piece of equipment ;-)In his famous "Tube Lore" article on AA, http://www.audioas... | |
| can I use a mark levinson pre-amp with my rotel If you managed to score a ML pre of ANY vintage (you didn't say;-) then it seems to me (optimist that I am) you should be able to afford a respectable amp to go with it. Respectable, meaning not necessarily even a used Levinson, but still, somethi... | |
| Sme arm "Bridge Removal" I HOPE you're talking about the "finger lift" and not the bridge across the main bearing!!It's true there are some who assert better performance w/o the fingerlift. "But ask yourself this *punk, are ya feelin' lucky!?" (I say be nice to your cartr... | |
| Rolled some 12ax7's recently... R -- I know, don't ya just hate when that happens! ;-) | |
| Rolled some 12ax7's recently... Rodman, I danced around with various 6201's after trying some 'normal' TFK and RCA 12AT7's (which weren't bad actually) and also a quad of Mullard CV4024's (which for some reason I didn't really like; which surprised me after all the good things I... | |
| Rolled some 12ax7's recently... Rodman, when did I ever say they were the same tube? Anyway, if you're talking about the (little used) "amplification factor" curve, yes there is a slight difference, but if you look at the transconductance curves (Gm), the standard measure of gai... |