In Reply to: Wavelength Crimson posted by Mercman on May 22, 2010 at 15:54:17:
"Seventy years later, vacuum tubes, and especially triodes, continue to be the lowest distortion amplifying elements ever made."
-- Is this statement based on anything other than personal opinion?
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- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Phelonious Ponk 05/23/1021:11:18 05/23/10 (56)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Dynaudio_Rules 05:03:30 05/24/10 (55)
- If it's the dac chip then the Cosecant and Crimson would sound the same! - Gordon Rankin 07:32:07 05/24/10 (0)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Phelonious Ponk 05:42:19 05/24/10 (53)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - rick_m 07:54:55 05/26/10 (7)
- And.... - alan m. kafton 14:01:00 05/26/10 (0)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Phelonious Ponk 09:59:32 05/26/10 (2)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Ryelands 09:07:11 05/26/10 (2)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - rick_m 09:34:01 05/26/10 (1)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Ryelands 10:05:34 05/26/10 (0)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - PePe~ 20:57:56 05/25/10 (12)
- Good point. (nt) - Mercman 07:04:42 05/26/10 (0)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Phelonious Ponk 03:30:11 05/26/10 (10)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Mercman 07:23:56 05/26/10 (9)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Phelonious Ponk 10:16:15 05/26/10 (8)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Mercman 10:24:01 05/26/10 (7)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Dynaudio_Rules 15:47:04 05/26/10 (0)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Phelonious Ponk 12:20:29 05/26/10 (5)
- Way Too Serious Guys..... - Dynaudio_Rules 15:50:21 05/26/10 (4)
- RE: Way Too Serious Guys..... - Mercman 17:19:45 05/26/10 (2)
- RE: Way Too Serious Guys..... - Dynaudio_Rules 17:38:25 05/26/10 (1)
- RE: Way Too Serious Guys..... - Mercman 17:46:42 05/26/10 (0)
- RE: Way Too Serious Guys..... - Phelonious Ponk 15:59:36 05/26/10 (0)
- DAC chips need to be buffered.... choice tube or SS - Gordon Rankin 05:29:56 05/25/10 (0)
- distortion - John Swenson 16:37:11 05/24/10 (0)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Dynaudio_Rules 05:47:42 05/24/10 (29)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Phelonious Ponk 05:55:21 05/24/10 (28)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Dynaudio_Rules 06:58:30 05/24/10 (27)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Mercman 07:25:50 05/24/10 (26)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Phelonious Ponk 16:25:41 05/24/10 (22)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Mercman 17:01:54 05/24/10 (21)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Phelonious Ponk 17:58:27 05/24/10 (20)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - John Swenson 23:55:03 05/24/10 (7)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Phelonious Ponk 15:01:48 05/25/10 (2)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Tony Lauck 06:37:28 05/26/10 (0)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - cfmsp 15:59:51 05/25/10 (0)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Tony Lauck 07:03:22 05/25/10 (0)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Ryelands 03:54:56 05/25/10 (2)
- Good reading--Thanks (nt) - Mercman 08:51:17 05/25/10 (0)
- Thanks for the Link! nt - Tony Lauck 08:15:18 05/25/10 (0)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Mercman 18:14:52 05/24/10 (11)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Phelonious Ponk 20:17:14 05/24/10 (10)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - cfmsp 21:13:44 05/24/10 (9)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Phelonious Ponk 04:41:39 05/25/10 (8)
- "solid state ... in an excellent active implementation" - but what about mediocre one, like AVI? N/T - carcass93 08:56:03 05/25/10 (1)
- RE: "solid state ... in an excellent active implementation" - but what about mediocre one, like AVI? N/T - Phelonious Ponk 14:38:51 05/25/10 (0)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - cfmsp 05:19:27 05/25/10 (5)
- You can't just measure your way to achieving great sound, IMHO. - Dynaudio_Rules 06:33:30 05/25/10 (0)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Phelonious Ponk 06:08:57 05/25/10 (0)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Mercman 06:03:17 05/25/10 (0)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Ryelands 06:02:50 05/25/10 (1)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Phelonious Ponk 15:05:38 05/25/10 (0)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Dynaudio_Rules 08:02:46 05/24/10 (2)
- RE: Wavelength Crimson - Phelonious Ponk 20:19:12 05/24/10 (0)
- Cute!! (nt) - Mercman 08:12:46 05/24/10 (0)