Well, they could be biased at 10 watts or more into class A... so what..
it is capacitor coupled, that is what you wanted. they sound damn fine. I listened to them 3 times. No capacitor sound blabla.
This is another witch hunt at some poor little parts such as caps and resistors, their quality is 100X what it used to be in the first tube amps and people go after this like it is the new plague. Ignorance it is.
Only in your own head, which appears to be susceptable to confirmation bias of your own thoughts, judging by your posts in the Lounge over time.
That's not to say I disagree nor agree with your opinion (don't read that into it) but simply that I don't see any evidence for your statement quoted.
They cannot. It is physically impossible. It wasn't me who dragged class A into this in the first place, just noticing the facts 🙂 Which are, that for some reason only a tiny percentage of the amps being manufactured at present are cap coupled to the speakers. 1%? Less? Do people realise what they are missing on?
my speakers are almost cap coupled (input woofer XO has coil res and caps in //), doesn't make them sound bad either.
it cost too much to purchase a $10 capacitor and bypass it, so the 99.9% of amplifiers in solid state are DC coupled. This is the true reason, not that the caps are bad sounding or other imaginary things.
it cost too much to purchase a $10 capacitor and bypass it, so the 99.9% of amplifiers in solid state are DC coupled. This is the true reason, not that the caps are bad sounding or other imaginary things.
Only in your own view, which is susceptible to confirmation bias of your own thoughts, judging by your posts in the Lounge over time. Either that or too much of simplicity can dull one's ability to detect things.
I spent $40 on relays when I refurbished my old KSA250. If only D'Agostino had thought of using caps
I spent $40 on relays when I refurbished my old KSA250. If only D'Agostino had thought of using caps
its not because your amplifier has more power than it sounds better than the poor capacitor output of the Heed.
My preference would be for the Heed.
Ugly electrolytic capacitors are far less harmful than balanced topologies.
johnego,
low transconductance.requires stronger driver rather than more devices.
johnego,
low transconductance.requires stronger driver rather than more devices.
Over the last few years my valve system gradually migrated to being fully balanced and IMO each step has been a significant improvement in fidelity.
As the preamp has the ability to convert SE > BAL and BAL > SE i have reached the conclusion that an intrinsically balanced source is of insignificant usefulness compared to a balanced power amp.
So here is something more we can agree to disagree upon 😀
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Yes, I relied on 'stronger' driver, but paralleled devices will help too, especially when 'stronger driver' is a concept not well understood. I mean, where's the example of latfet amp with stronger drive?
This is a really weird statement.
On top of that:
Everything proven to be audible was easily measurable with standard tests.
He's a man of mystery, enigmatically suggesting that he has deep insight into the workings of amplifiers and human perception, what's more, he has designed one that, to all intents and purposes, is perfect. Personally, I can no longer take his posts seriously.
Yes. Context is with the question.
That's the problem. If it is not measurable then it is a lie, inaudible and unproven. No, I don't think it is easy. People need to know the mechanism first then they will be able to figure out suitable test. But it is not going to happen because (1) you need a respondent that will hear the difference (2) you need to prove that it will affect not only the respondent.
Then pick one simple segment and ask specifically about that.
You said: everything proven to be audible was easily measurable...
There are things (claimed to be) audible that have not been proven. Like the resistor's sound. How are you going to prove that they are indeed audible? You are then pushed to conclude that either (1) those are liars (2) you don't understand. Many prefer option (1).
You proof things to be audible with a properly conducted double blind listening test. And then publish the test results with the "tell" so others can learn what to listen for and verify it. If it's verified by several other people, you have your proof. It's been done over and over again.
If resistors have a sound, these tests will show it. If they don't, the test results will be negative. It's just that many people don't accept these test results, then cognitive dissonance kicks in and science is raped.
If resistors have a sound, these tests will show it. If they don't, the test results will be negative. It's just that many people don't accept these test results, then cognitive dissonance kicks in and science is raped.
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