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27 Bybee's to date in my system,,,
What exactly are these purifiers
Hey gents. I have one of Niteshade Audio's (a.k.a. Blair Lamphear) amps. It is the LE-100a which uses 6L6 power tubes and 6SN7 drive tubes. It is a 45 watt push-pull design with volume control and two inputs. I am going to send my amp back to Blair for some tailoring, and I thought that a few trusted AC members who live between me (SE Michigan) and the home of Niteshade Audio (in Rome, NY) would like to take a listen to one of Blair's amps, and provide some first-hand feedback/review/testimonial to the rest of AC. Blair and I have consulted about this and he is game to provide information and support along the way, and I will provide my amp. I will write a short review in the speaker-review circle and that thread will take over for the tour. I am not game for this to go on too long so, maybe 3 stops, each lasting about 7-10 days. Each person who gets the LE-100a amp will be responsible for insured shipping to the next destination and any damage that occurs. Tube diehards as well as tube skeptics need apply. Blair's amps are durable, straightforward and eminently musical, and deserve to be heard. PM myself and Niteshade Audio to get on the short list - Provide some system spec's too if you don't mind.
Does your 100a require that speakers have a flat freq. curve for the impedance? I have put 28 Bybees between my main 2-ch and office 300B integrated amp. More than half of them are Gold Bybees. These are amazing products indeed!I'd like to use them after the SS diodes. They are very good in reducing the switching noises.
Quote27 Bybee's to date in my system,,, WOW! That's a lot of Bybees. I'd be curious to hear how you have them implemented into your video. I do like Bybees for particular applications. Some time ago I performed a custom upgrade for the editor of one of the big on-line review sites. At the time, many of the Bybees currently available were not yet released. I was the first to see and hear them in a product (integrated tube amplifier). There were a total of 8 Bybee purifiers........ 4 at the output stage, two at the input stage and two at the AC input. While I did not spend a lot of time with the amp, at least not enough to hear it fully broken in, I can tell you it had the blackest background and lowest noise floor I ever heard. Without spending enough time with it, I could not say if there were any sacrifices in detail, extension, etc. My favorite application for these is in the B+ voltage just prior to solid state rectifiers. (Not used with tube rectification). Pair these up with really good diodes, no $0.04 silicon please, and you can drop the noise floor considerably. I have several of them throughout my systems in the showroom........ speakers, cables, amplifiers and even some in the output stage of my modified Jolida CD player. They can do wonders for some digital pieces. On the other end....... a really good design may not need them. They should not be used as a band-aid to 'fix' an inferior design.
Just saw your post Bill. I basically have RCA Bybee Adpaters from Bolder Cable on most my interconnects & component video cables. I also have an S-Video Bybee adapter from Wayne and a Bybee Quantum Charger on my Sony XBR TV. On my DirecTv HD DVR receiver, Wayne made me up a set of Bybee Coax f-connector adapters. Wayne also made me up a 20A IEC Dual Bybee Adapter that I have on my BPT power conditioner so I effectively have Bybee's before and after the transformer. All my 6.1 speakers have dual Bybee speaker filters. To say I love what they bring to my system would be an understatement.Ya, I know,,,, overkill.
QuoteJust saw your post Bill. I basically have RCA Bybee Adpaters from Bolder Cable on most my interconnects & component video cables. I also have an S-Video Bybee adapter from Wayne and a Bybee Quantum Charger on my Sony XBR TV. On my DirecTv HD DVR receiver, Wayne made me up a set of Bybee Coax f-connector adapters. Wayne also made me up a 20A IEC Dual Bybee Adapter that I have on my BPT power conditioner so I effectively have Bybee's before and after the transformer. All my 6.1 speakers have dual Bybee speaker filters. To say I love what they bring to my system would be an understatement.Ya, I know,,,, overkill. Hhmmmm....... I am not a big videophile but I just might have to try some Bybees in line with my video cable feeding my projector (or I could just put them at the video output of my DVD player). What have you noticed in the video............
Thanks Robin, I guess I won't know till I try it for myself. I do not have an elaborate video setup at the shop but it's good enough for myself and the family to have a nice movie night on 120 inches. I'll give it a shot and let you know the results.