That's at least how I remember him explaining it. And that seems to be exactly what Frank was saying he doesn't do. But I remain confused.@hilde45 All amps make distortion; if you understand how the ear interprets distortion than you don't have to do much if you understand how the topology of the circuit design affects distortion (for example, how single-ended circuits express a 2nd harmonic through a quadratic non-linearity). Put another way, this stuff is knowable and responds to math. If you did your math homework there won't be too much tweaking needed on the bench.
Solid state amplifiers and sound stage, especially front to back "depth"
I've been enjoying my trial period with the Van Alstine SET 400 stereo amplifier. When I'm done and have collected my thoughts, I may write up a summary.
In the meantime, a question for folks with more experience. I've noticed is that the amp produces a sound stage that is nicely defined and articulate from left to right, but not as much from front to back. (My Adcom was also unable to create sound stage depth.) I know my room is capable of that sound stage because my tube amp accomplishes it.
Question: Is it typical of solid state amps to have less of a front to back sound stage than tube amps? Do they vary in this regard? Or, perhaps, am I failing to do something -- such as re-position my speakers? (After all, I immediately get that sound stage back when I switch amplifier without moving anything else.)
If you have any experience with solid state amplifiers and sound stage -- front to back, left to right, or whatever, I'm curious.
This is not about me keeping or not keeping the amp. There are many things I already really like about it. But I'm wondering about this aspect.
Thanks.
In the meantime, a question for folks with more experience. I've noticed is that the amp produces a sound stage that is nicely defined and articulate from left to right, but not as much from front to back. (My Adcom was also unable to create sound stage depth.) I know my room is capable of that sound stage because my tube amp accomplishes it.
Question: Is it typical of solid state amps to have less of a front to back sound stage than tube amps? Do they vary in this regard? Or, perhaps, am I failing to do something -- such as re-position my speakers? (After all, I immediately get that sound stage back when I switch amplifier without moving anything else.)
If you have any experience with solid state amplifiers and sound stage -- front to back, left to right, or whatever, I'm curious.
This is not about me keeping or not keeping the amp. There are many things I already really like about it. But I'm wondering about this aspect.
Thanks.
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From twoleftears; "The position of your speakers and your room treatments are optimized for your tube amp. Have you considered the possibility that they might need to be changed to obtain maximum performance from the ss amp that you swopped in? No one expects all makes and models of loudspeakers to perform optimally in the same position in a given room; perhaps this notion should be extended to amps." The above is the only post in this whole thread that can help the OP. |
Your correct this is the biggest killer for depth, there should be nothing between the speakers as far back as possible, even the wall should go, and leave small 1mt sections behind the speakers for bass loading. My setup, and I have depth of image out into the garden https://ibb.co/VTRJ0Wh Cheers George |
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