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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #75: Multistage considerations by N-set on 2011-05-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to get a LOT of SET power. in Audio Discussions  106 Replies 
Paul, if by error correction you mean frequency correction then I was thinking about +/- the same.i) Active filters; I have zero experience with crossing-over but people who seem to know what theyare talking about all agree that at ULF active is the ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: Really bad by steverino on 2014-05-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The High Resolution PCM files business, where? in Didital Things  31 Replies 
Yeah, that is low life for sure but that kind of takedown is becoming more common. People are copying the politicos  (of all types and persuasions). If they can't give a memorized answer or it jars one of their buzz phrases they feel free to slime yo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Gains from 6E5P by Paul S on 2014-12-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Melq 6e5p driver stage for ss? in Melquiades Amplifier  29 Replies 
I am not the person to speak about the 6E5P but I have messed with hybrids. If you want LF power, I can say I've heard some pretty simple plate amps that "work" at LF. It would be helpful, and it might even be necessary for you to tell more about you...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Thought Out by Paul S on 2014-12-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Melq 6e5p driver stage for ss? in Melquiades Amplifier  29 Replies 
Well, that's a mighty interesting hybrid! And talk about current! I'm going to look into that further, myself. BTW, yes, some MC SUTs are "like that'", but - obviously - they are "LV". Best regards, Paul S...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: More confusion by me by shannon on 2015-03-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Melq 6e5p driver stage for ss? in Melquiades Amplifier  29 Replies 
My wording was bad.  I am building zarathustra but am a long long way from completion. I do not have the capabilities to just whip one up.  Yes the 6n1p was from the old days when i thought i had discovered good sound, i'm sure i still don't know(but...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #31: The price of excellence by Paul S on 2007-05-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: I need a “second-type” phonostage. in Analog Playback  38 Replies 
I am with you on this one.  I am also very suspicious of gigantic, 4-chassis phono stages if only because I just wonder why the need for all those damn noisy parts, along with concommitment connections?So it really pisses me off to admit that th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The K&K SE hybrid phono stage: a report by Paul S on 2007-05-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The K&K SE hybrid phono stage: a report in Analog Playback  54 Replies 
I think I have had enough time with this phono stage now to make a few remarks about it.  In keeping with the spirit of this website I am not recommending this component, just reporting on it. I got my unit off AudioGon after keeping my eyes pe...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #35: DHT Preamp update by anthony on 2020-08-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Valve Preamplifier for Macondo/DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  74 Replies 
So, it has been a while.  I have DSET/Macondo in stereo now although there is still some work to do to finish it and tune it to the room.  As discussed earlier in this thread I need a preamp with gain and the Placette is just not cutting it for me (n...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: The pulp-fiction of thinking. by Romy the Cat on 2008-06-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Tenor amplifier and the writing waves. in Audio Discussions  6 Replies 
Antonio, you might refer to Mike Lavigne from Seattle, I have mentioned him somewhere at my site. I do not know if it is the same guy but it is not the point. The too much worthless leisure time in my hands is not the point as well. The point is that...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Re: “A” sound from “B” system? by morricab on 2005-08-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: “A” sound from “B” system? in Audio Discussions  13 Replies 
Hi Romy, Could you explain a little more about the amp?  If I understand you correctly it is a 1 tube stage with solid state (Mosfet or Bipolar??) output.  If it is Mosfet then it is likely to be running without negative feedack, is that r...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Dima's Zarathustra amp. by Romy the Cat on 2005-08-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: “A” sound from “B” system? in Audio Discussions  13 Replies 
[quote user="morricab"]Could you explain a little more about the amp?  If I understand you correctly it is a 1 tube stage with solid state (Mosfet or Bipolar??) output.  If it is Mosfet then it is likely to be running without negative feeda...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: A few more hybrid suggestions by Chirag on 2006-05-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Two-stages, hybrid, small, powerful class “A”? in Audio Discussions  23 Replies 
Hey Cat,Well..my first question would be regarding the application.  The big Melq tube is already doing the bass towers...is it not enough current?  And wouldn't a proper class A 100w amp with its low low efficiency require something like 1...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #176: Everything You Need? by Paul S on 2017-06-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to USE “Resonating Oops” in loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  184 Replies 
Rather involved discussion about Helmholtz-type speakers.  Here's another proponent, Hans Kortenbach:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHBlikzKoRgI have only "heard" the Musical Affairs speakers on YouTube, but I have to say, they are able to do some s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: More info by Scott L on 2016-12-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Infinite Baffle Implementation and "Compression Sub-bas... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  17 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]Scott, is it your specific aim to configure an enclosure to "effectively" lower driver Fs? While this, along with an exponential increase in power, is a proven strategy for generating ULF, it seems like this approach creates more...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #27: Circuit. by Merlin on 2007-09-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Devid Berning amplifiers: the anti-trnsformers frenzy? in Audio Discussions  45 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"][quote user="Romy the Cat"]David got rid of transformer and replaced it with a DC transformer, claiming that it is “better”.[/quote] And I should point out that not only is there still a transformer in the circuit, but many other ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Michael Framer's amplifier? by Romy the Cat on 2006-05-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Two-stages, hybrid, small, powerful class “A”? in Audio Discussions  23 Replies 
[quote user="jamesrm618"]The Vincent SP-T100 looks close "The SP-T100 is a hybrid mono block with tubes in the input stage where voltage is amplified. The power output Amplifier circuitry works without feedback." Nominal output power Class-A 8 Ohm: 1...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Only with a preamp by anthony on 2019-04-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Valve Preamplifier for Macondo/DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  74 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"] Anthony Do I remember that a big part of Romy's choice for a pre-amp was based on the specific needs of his DSET Milq, with it's inter-stage X/Os?  And do I remember the Placette Active Pre-amp has consistent, fu...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #52: Rank, M1.1, Wilson and firewood by Romy the Cat on 2007-12-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm Industries: a special interview with a special company in Audio News  97 Replies 
[quote user="el`Ol"]Here is the link:http://www.rank-concept.deI have no experience with the Lamm ML-series, I just listened to an M-series hybrid amp combined with the Watt/Puppy 8. This performance was a single fake (though a pleasant one). I can´t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Gain vs. Output Impedance vs. Z by Paul S on 2019-04-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Valve Preamplifier for Macondo/DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  74 Replies 
Anthony Do I remember that a big part of Romy's choice for a pre-amp was based on the specific needs of his DSET Milq, with it's inter-stage X/Os?  And do I remember the Placette Active Pre-amp has consistent, fully buffered 10R out?...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #50: DHT's tested by anthony on 2020-08-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Valve Preamplifier for Macondo/DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  74 Replies 
Have put all my DHT's on the curve tracer to see if pairs can be matched for preamp duties.  My stash of 10y/VT25/801a/VT62 are generally all very new or NOS specs with mu and plate resistance varying a little, but generally close to nominal specific...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #192: Does Yamaha B2 worth a new thread? by Romy the Cat on 2009-07-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s MiniMe or about Pilot Acoustic Systems in Audio Discussions  213 Replies 
I thought the B1 was Yamaha's V-FET and the B2 was a later "hybrid", but I suppose both are Vintage Sufferer's wet dreams.  I have never heard either amp, anyway. Yamaha B1 and B2 conceptually the same amp. B1 is made only with one polarity V-...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #57: 2kV-3kV of B+ vs. 1A of plate current by Romy the Cat on 2011-04-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to get a LOT of SET power. in Audio Discussions  106 Replies 
[quote user="N-set"]And paralled drivers? May I ask why you wanted to avoid them but would accept paralled output tubes?[/quote] I would for sure avoid any paralleling, would it be driver or output. Still, driver provides voltage gain and output stag...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Re: Keep stirring the pot by skushino on 2005-12-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Myth: High-efficiency Low-power in Horn-Loaded Speakers  12 Replies 
I was traveling yesterday and away from the computer until this evening.  I'm glad to see my post as the source of controversy and even cause for a public flagellation from Romy.  I don't know whether to laugh or to cry.  Actually, I d...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Ah, is it a preamp?!! by Romy the Cat on 2014-11-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Fantasies about 10Y in Melquiades Amplifier  4 Replies 
Hm, I did not realize that that it was a preamp. I thought that it was a hybrid power amp. In preamp the Y10 probably might sit at lower voltage. I have no idea how can they talk about preamp and do not talk about what output impedance it has....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Pulse tamed by "Ribbies" by Paul S on 2006-12-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Initial thoughts about new/old Lamm ML2s in Audio Discussions  215 Replies 
I heard back from Lamms about the relay pulses.  They suggested I bias the amps again and then Lamms went silent when that didn't work.  But the problem disappeared when I got around to replacing the 12AX7s that came with the amps.&nbs...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #61: Oops by anthony on 2022-06-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Valve Preamplifier for Macondo/DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  74 Replies 
Hi Jarek,Apologies for missing your post.To answer your questions:(1) Yes and no.  I've bundled the preamp into its new chassis (that I made from scratch) and it does not sound as good as before.  There is a grounding problem with the new installatio...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1896: Earth is not necessary for all Audio Equipments by Amir on 2023-02-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="RF at Ona"]Romy and friends,Reading about the sensitivity of your system to electrical power supply problems reminds me of the days when I used to make my own equipment as much for the learning experience as for the final result.One of t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: A preliminary valve list by anthony on 2019-04-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Valve Preamplifier for Macondo/DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  74 Replies 
So, I have been looking into suitable valves to base a preamplifer around that are suitable for driving the DSET's.  The pre must have a broad bandwidth, low output impedance, some current drive, and not be prone too easily to microphony.  Oh, and pr...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Re: “A” sound from “B” system? by deemon on 2005-08-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: “A” sound from “B” system? in Audio Discussions  13 Replies 
Hi all ! [quote user="morricab"] Hi Romy, Could you explain a little more about the amp?  If I understand you correctly it is a 1 tube stage with solid state (Mosfet or Bipolar??) output.  If it is Mosfet then it is likely to be running w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #63: The known good solution by anthony on 2022-06-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Valve Preamplifier for Macondo/DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  74 Replies 
[quote user="N-set"] Hi Anthony, trying to copy a known good solution - too little time for experiments recently.[/quote]Well, Romy had great results with the Placette and his Dannoys, so that is the known good solution as far as I am con...
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