In Reply to: Voices are just so real posted by Triode_Kingdom on September 9, 2012 at 15:58:27:
I used to get that kind of effect a lot. In fact, that was my goal with SE triode amps when first got started.
This is what I call "magic mushroom" or "psychedelic sound" for you rabid objectivists. i don't think they know about this yet at Harman! ;op
The wildest was with a SE 71A with globe tubes. I could hear stuff behind me. The sound went way behind the back wall. There was no sense of speakers whatsoever.
Vocals has crazy inner detail and I could really hear breath modulation and small glottal and fricative articulations.
It was a good amp with 71A STs but the globe tubes were really insane.
I couldn't play big loud program with 700mW but on "Tuck and Patti" type stuff, WATCH OUT.
I also found that paper cone speakers help with this tripped-out effect, especially 755As. Not sure why. Never got anything close with compression drivers. That was a different problem set entirely.
I also found that good oil caps and AB resistors helped a lot, which is why I went around talking them up. There are probably other recipes, but that is the one I knew in 1988.
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- RE: Voices are just so real - Joe Roberts 17:58:14 09/09/12 (1)
- RE: Voices behind me........... - Neff 19:27:10 09/09/12 (0)