Small Pass .8 class a would be wonderful.
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Interview with Peter Walker Interviewer "How do you rate the merits of listening tests to instrument tests? " Peter Walker "We designed our valve (tube) amplifier, manufactured it, and put it on the market, and never actually listened to it. In fact, the same applies to the 303 and the 405. People say, "Well that's disgusting, you ought to have listened to it." However, we do a certain amount of listening tests, but they are for specific things. We listen to the differential distortion - does a certain thing matter? You've got to have a listening test to sort out whether it matters. You've got to do tests to sort out whether rumble is likely to overload pickup inputs, or whether very high frequency stuff coming out of the pickup due to record scratch is going to disturb the control unit. But we aren't sitting down listening to Beethoven's Fifth and saying, "That amplifier sounds better, let's change a resistor or two. Oh yes, that's now better still." We never sit down and listen to a music record through an amplifier in the design stage. We listen to funny noises, funny distortions, and see whether these things are going to matter, to get a subjective assessment. But we don't actually listen to program material at all. " |
@ct0517 Hi, Chris- not set up yet, not even restored yet. Will be sending the speakers to Kent, in the mid-West, hopefully within a week. We are moving out of our current house in NY and I thought this would be a good time to send stuff out for restoration rather than simply put it into storage. Oh, and we haven't yet bought another place to live, so it may be a few months till I can share some pictures. The Quad Its will be getting restored in Virginia, and I'll probably drop them off there, along with my old SP-10 table, for rehab. Our plan is to visit some friends in Nashville and Memphis, perhaps in NOLA, and eventually make our way to Austin, where I split time. That's where we will eventually relocate on a more permanent basis. The Black Sabbath- it does get a little play here. It was my introduction to Vertigo Swirl and once I got bitten by that bug, I started to explore the wonders of that catalog. Horses for courses. A little Janos Starker on the Quads could be heaven. Happy to post some pics once that system is set up. |
Right on Whart. Kent is a good guy over at EStat Solutions. I ordered EHT boards from him years ago. Can’t stress enough the importance of the subs here in the overall solution and fwiw, how "estatic" (sic) I am with the ones I chose. I found them in a recording studio - they were new in the box with full warranty. The Studio was using three and these were spares and for sale. Without naming brands, I will just say that when you have Phase, DB, Crossover FQ, plus more, all controlled with a small credit card sized remote control from your listening position. http://pdfasset.owneriq.net/7/59/759489fe-7a1b-4d1c-9604-af448eda70e6/759489fe-7a1b-4d1c-9604-af448e... Its hard to go back to a conventional sub with controls only on the box. You will never have to get up and go to your subs for adjustments. Make adjustments as you listen. Look forward to hearing about your adventure. Cheers Chris |
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