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| Speakers for a small room My room is 11' x '16 x '10. I spent 2 years learning room acoustics and treating my room. I spent another 2 years going through speakers that were too big for my room (e.g., Golden Ear T2). A year and a half ago I got a pair of Kef Ls50s. Last wee... | |
| My first Tube Amplifier My first tube amps were a set of Dodd 120 monoblocks. I read a story in the Dallas Morning News about a local tube equipment designer that just started his company named Dodd Audio. I contacted Gary and before I knew it, I was listening to his n... | |
| Does anyone care to ask an amplifier designer a technical question? My door is open. Thanks grannyring. | |
| Does anyone care to ask an amplifier designer a technical question? My door is open. I've got another question for the tube amp designers. Does it matter whether the filament supply is AC or DC? I've heard arguments both ways. I think that it would be great if one could get away with an AC filament supply because it requires le... | |
| Does anyone care to ask an amplifier designer a technical question? My door is open. Thanks grannyring. I'll check those out and talk to Jack. | |
| Does anyone care to ask an amplifier designer a technical question? My door is open. Roger, here's an example of an Edcor power transformer that I was referring to:https://datasheets.globalspec.com/ds/4994/EDCORElectronics/D8B00DCE-B760-4C1E-A7D7-73CA643A8B3C2 secondary windings. One for B+ and the other for filament voltage. | |
| Does anyone care to ask an amplifier designer a technical question? My door is open. I've not tried an Edcor power, I have the outputs. Most of them are made for tube rectifiers I believe. I'm not fond of tube rectifiers in amps above 30 watt, ,certainly not 100 watts. Were you planning a tube rectifier? Which one?What output tr... | |
| Does anyone care to ask an amplifier designer a technical question? My door is open. Hi Everybody, I’ve got a question for the tube amp designers. How much of a difference does the power transformer make in a tube amp design? Is the output transformer more critical or the power transformer or both? I’ve read that the output tr... | |
| Usher Audio BE-718 or Kef LS50 Thank you very much for this response Troy. This information is much appreciated. | |
| Does anyone care to ask an amplifier designer a technical question? My door is open. I just want to say thank you Roger. With respect to tube amp output impedance selection, I had never heard that you should “Always use the lowest tap that gives you enough volume without distortion (clipping)”. I have a pair of Kef LS50s in an a... | |
| Usher Audio BE-718 or Kef LS50 Thanks Margot. I will keep everyone posted. It might take a while though. I didn't mention it but I also have a pair of Thiel CS3.0s that I might cram into my little room just to see how they sound. These little experiments take time because I ... | |
| Usher Audio BE-718 or Kef LS50 Thanks everybody. Thanks to 3 very good responses, I think that I already have my answer. It's great to know more about the history of a product. It really helps with future buying decisions. I will definitely check out Watkins Gen 4s and the ... |