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In the Thread: Another light for the LS tunnel: transformer-attenuators?
Post Subject: Making sense of no sensePosted by Paul S on: 3/13/2007
Like I said, musical bass via the TAP does not thin out at all before my BR bins roll it off; but that's as much as I can say at this point. And (against conventional logic) the TAP certainly does much better bass than any active LS I am familiar with.
Have you actually tried the Bent TAP with (or without) this buffer? Regardless, putting that buffer on the TAP would be just the sort of experiment I like to try for myself. How do I get a hold of this "buffer", and what, other than another active circuit/stage, does it "add"? I read that the Placette Active creates an effect such that it "presents a constant [18kR] load" to sources; but the heart of the "active" Placette is, of course, still passive (resistors in series), and it has to present a variable (series) resistance path to a signal to do its job, right? Always worth a go on the strength of your recommendation, i'm sure, but passive R presents its own problems, as any variable form of attenuation will, and adding another active buffer stage probably does more for the cables than it does for the signal. Regardless, I have planned for some time to try both the Placette Active and the Bent TAP at some point, just because they both interest me; I just happend to start with the TAP, and in my system the TAP is definitely worth integrating compared to and instead of any active unit I have used/heard to date. And now that I've tried the TAP, and based on your negative predisposition, you might be surprised, given fair consideration to input and output loads, of course.
Meanwhile, and despite myself, I am a too often a critical listener, so I am sure I will sooner or later discover the TAP's weaknesses.
PS: Want pain? Try Vishay 102s for grid resistors!
Best regards,
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