Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
February 17th 08, 03:28 AM Posted to rec.audio.tubes,uk.rec.audio,rec.audio.opinion
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Replies: 9
Views: 973
RAT social policy
Peter Wieck wrote:
On Feb 16, 5:54 pm, Andre Jute wrote:
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; give a man a fully
charged electric eel and he'll never bother you...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
February 7th 08, 04:38 AM Posted to rec.audio.opinion,rec.audio.tubes,uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 11
Views: 895
Bipolar Transistors for Audio
But back in the early
70's, table radios made the transision from the "All American 5ive" tube
circuit to a solid state circuit that used a high voltage bipolar
transistor and output...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
February 6th 08, 08:01 PM Posted to rec.audio.opinion,rec.audio.tubes,uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 11
Views: 895
Bipolar Transistors for Audio
George M. Middius wrote:
Poopie tries the Kroogerian "selective editing" ploy.
Donkey brayed:
Face facts, Witless -- the Krooborg stepped in the doo-doo again, and now
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
December 14th 07, 09:47 PM Posted to rec.audio.tubes,uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,568
Plate characteristics at low anode currents
note the 6AU6 was intended for radio. Knowing nothing about
radio, I can't guess why low current in triode mode is not
given as a typical condition.
Probably because that were other...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
November 23rd 07, 02:54 AM Posted to rec.audio.tubes,uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,307
The OTL breakthrough: not tubes but speakers?
You could make a fine tweeter with the 6BK4 but for a fullrange
fullsize electrostat you'd need hundreds. That's a lot of filaments at
0.2A 6.3V...
I'd then pick a radio transmitter...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
November 22nd 07, 10:02 PM Posted to rec.audio.tubes,uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,307
The OTL breakthrough: not tubes but speakers?
A full range ESL does require a large voltage swing.
Quad ESL57 have a 300:1 step up ratio tranny and so if 25Vrms is needed
at the low voltage input coil, then without the tranny
the...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
November 8th 07, 07:10 PM Posted to rec.audio.tubes,uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,162
Questions for the student No. 141
Another method would be to put a 10k resistor in each cable; then if both
sources are powered up, they would see a 20k load and the amp would see
aproximately a 5k source resistance. With only...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
November 8th 07, 07:05 PM Posted to rec.audio.tubes,uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,162
Questions for the student No. 141
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You must have just discovered the word "PORT" it seems.
The word 'port' is only used by people who haven't a clue what it really is and
what to really call it.
No, it's used by...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
November 8th 07, 07:03 PM Posted to rec.audio.tubes,uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,162
Questions for the student No. 141
Andre Jute wrote:
A STAX 252A amp, same as the 2050 sold in anglo markets, has parallel-
connected input ports, called "through ports". With both sets of
inputs connected, one to a CD player,...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
November 7th 07, 09:03 PM Posted to rec.audio.tubes,uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 6
Views: 522
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
October 25th 07, 11:32 PM Posted to rec.audio.tubes,uk.rec.audio,rec.audio.opinion
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Replies: 112
Views: 5,234
Why are "engineers" so poorly educated?
Andre Jute wrote:
You really have to wonder.
Here we have three self-proclaimed engineers claiming that Class A is
an amplification Class in which "the output device(s)never cease
...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
August 23rd 07, 02:38 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio,rec.audio.tubes,rec.audio.opinion
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Replies: 60
Views: 2,638
The Beatles killed British Beat
Maybe the most musically literate people don't find it vapid. For
instance, you mentioned "Good Day Sunshine," which has unbalancing
metrical tricks in the chorus. In context, it follows...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
August 23rd 07, 02:36 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio,rec.audio.tubes,rec.audio.opinion
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Replies: 60
Views: 2,638
The Beatles killed British Beat
George M. Middius wrote:
Patrick Turner said:
When Dylan was protesting, 1/2 Oz were against the Vietnam war, and 1/2
wondered why the west didn't just nuke Hanoi, and be done with...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
May 16th 07, 11:24 PM Posted to rec.audio.opinion,rec.audio.tubes,uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 69
Views: 2,898
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
May 15th 07, 04:10 AM Posted to rec.audio.tubes,uk.rec.audio,rec.audio.opinion
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Replies: 228
Views: 9,211
Intelligence and RIAA
Eeyore wrote:
robert casey wrote:
And how many pints in a gallon, this gets to be a PITA.
How many fl oz in a pint ? It's different if it's a US or Imperial pint.
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
May 15th 07, 12:34 AM Posted to rec.audio.tubes,uk.rec.audio,rec.audio.opinion
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Replies: 228
Views: 9,211
Intelligence and RIAA
RIAA is evil.... :-)
What the hell is "bodge"????
It's obviously some bit of Brit slang. I've never heard it before but
the meaning is plain.
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
May 14th 07, 08:13 PM Posted to rec.audio.tubes,uk.rec.audio,rec.audio.opinion
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Replies: 228
Views: 9,211
Intelligence and RIAA
We haven't even adopted the kilogramme. We got a high court ruling
just a couple of days ago that it will remain legal to sell goods in
pounds and ounces, despite EU membership (which...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
May 14th 07, 07:26 PM Posted to rec.audio.tubes,uk.rec.audio,rec.audio.opinion
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Replies: 228
Views: 9,211
Intelligence and RIAA
Patrick Turner wrote:
Andre Jute wrote:
Seeing all the posts about RIAA filters, I can only say I hope none of
the participants passed on the gene of obsessive shortsightedness...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
January 1st 07, 09:21 PM Posted to rec.audio.misc,rec.audio.opinion,rec.audio.tubes,uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 44
Views: 2,094
.CES 2007 Show Coverage Online.
I got to get me one of those gadgets for demagnetising
vinyl..
It's a real pain the way my LPs stick to the fridge..
Good thing I had already had my coffee for the day when I read...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
December 31st 06, 01:42 AM Posted to alt.audio.pro.live-sound,rec.audio.tech,rec.audio.tubes,uk.rec.audio,rec.audio.opinion
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Replies: 89
Views: 4,260
Can this ignoramus really be an engineer?
But what sort of an engineer has never heard of Timoshenko's Strength
of Materials? Several hundred editions were published in the last
hundred years. It is a reference known to every engineer...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
December 31st 06, 01:25 AM Posted to alt.audio.pro.live-sound,rec.audio.tech,rec.audio.tubes,uk.rec.audio,rec.audio.opinion
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,312
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
April 23rd 06, 09:47 PM Posted to rec.audio.tubes,uk.rec.audio,rec.audio.opinion
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,560
A discriminating audiophile among the Jesuits
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
I often wonder where he gets his 'silicon slime' free recordings to enjoy
on his tubes. Perhaps he records everything himself on a Revox G36?
Most any vinyl...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
March 28th 05, 09:42 PM Posted to rec.audio.tubes,uk.rec.audio
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Replies: 6
Views: 659
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
March 15th 05, 08:52 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio,rec.audio.tubes
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,019
Kilovolt transmitting tubes
One needs a special respect for working with
1,000v+ anode voltages.
Its a wonder more ppl have not been killed....
Another thing, it would be mandatory that the tubes
be fully...
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Forum: uk.rec.audio (General Audio and Hi-Fi)
March 15th 05, 08:47 PM Posted to uk.rec.audio,rec.audio.tubes
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,019
Kilovolt transmitting tubes
One needs a special respect for working with
1,000v+ anode voltages.
Then there are tubes like the 6BK4, intended as color
TV set very high voltage voltage regulators. 25KV. It's
a triode...
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