RE: Voices are just so real

Posted by Joe Roberts (M) on September 9, 2012 at 17:58:14

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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Topic - 300B PP or SE, serious DIY project - Eric Chan 07:02:17 09/09/12 (23)

RE: 300B PP or SE, serious DIY project - Solidcore 04:30:55 09/11/12 (0)

RE: 300B PP or SE, serious DIY project - bean 14:30:31 09/10/12 (0)

RE: 300B PP or SE, serious DIY project - Joe Roberts 14:38:38 09/09/12 (2)

Check the article I linked in this post - Joe Roberts 07:37:25 09/10/12 (0)

Completely agree! (nt) - SteveBrown 16:17:19 09/09/12 (0)

RE: 300B PP or SE, serious DIY project - Neff 08:33:05 09/09/12 (17)

RE: 300B PP or SE, serious DIY project - dave slagle 11:13:35 09/09/12 (6)

RE: 300B PP or SE, serious DIY project - Neff 14:12:30 09/09/12 (5)

RE: 300B PP or SE, serious DIY project - Naz 07:38:01 09/10/12 (2)

RE: 300B PP or SE, serious DIY project - dave slagle 11:53:48 09/10/12 (1)

RE: 300B PP or SE, serious DIY project - Naz 15:52:52 09/10/12 (0)

Single Ended Parallel tubes has been "smeared", absolutely nothing wrong with it. - Chris O 14:32:14 09/09/12 (1)

RE: Single Ended Parallel tubes has been "smeared", absolutely nothing wrong with it. - Neff 14:39:49 09/09/12 (0)

SE input stages and a phase splitting interstage - andy evans 09:11:19 09/09/12 (9)

RE: SE input stages and a phase splitting interstage - Retsel 14:00:44 09/10/12 (0)

Voices are just so real - Triode_Kingdom 15:58:27 09/09/12 (7)

RE: Voices are just so real - Naz 08:07:59 09/10/12 (0)

RE: Voices are just so real - Neff 19:21:15 09/09/12 (0)

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)

RE: Voices are just so real - andy evans 17:49:31 09/09/12 (2)

RE: Voices are just so real - Joe Roberts 18:07:23 09/09/12 (1)

And bells and triangles! - andy evans 18:30:57 09/09/12 (0)

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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)

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