World's Best Transformers. Third Temple Mastering Line Audio Transformers. I/O model, Medium Wind "900 Model" (fine wire winding)
Extremely high-level handling transformers (approximately but probably less than +44dBu, these units not measured. designed to resolve 1mV signals or -60dBu. Sound the same at all levels. Ideal for mastering at -20dBu to +35dBu levels). For sale $2000 for 8 units boxed in four XLR enclosures. These units are wound to be "All arounder" parts to interface between 200 ohm, 600 ohm, 1k ohm, 2.2k ohm, 10k ohm and 20-100kohm impedances. Works great with guitar amps as well (1M ohm). I wound this winding because I ran out of the lo-Z wire (which can produce great transfomers but sometimes with primaries that are too low for prosumer gear to drive.)
also depicted is the mid-pro ratio transformers. (1to3.23 and 1to4.6)
0:00 bare wire.
4:30 1to3.23 ratio Step-Up (forward) Mid-Pro transformers
8:30 3.23to1 Step-Down (mid pro transformers) *this is my favorite setting for this unit
14:40 1to4.6 ratio transformer (mid-pro) in Forward or Step-Up direction (great sounding stepup even though I tend to prefer very low ratio transformers... these just sound great and don't sound "extreme" but have a touch of color)
So Far All of these setups are ONE transformer unit used to buffer
17:40 This is TWO 1to3.23 transformers... One unbalanced on the output of the mixer, a short balanced cable, and then a second receiver unit on the input of the amp. This is a VERY important setup (that goes beyond the consideration of cable runs or lengths... locked loop signal transmission. Flyback is essentially eliminated, wheras one transformer as a buffer solves noise problems and sounds "great" flyback can still exist on the secondary in a single buffer setup.)
20:25 This is FORWARD on the send unit and REVERSE on the recieve unit. So this is a more "traditional" send/recieve setup. (1to3.23, then 3.23to1 on the reciever....)
21:30. Playing with the ground and stuff... on the box you can choose ISOLATE, THRU GROUND, or 68 ohm thru ground (which is actually useful for janky setups like this.)
26:10 1to4.6 is the send and 1to3.23 is the recieve.
27:00 with bass boost on EQ
WORLD's BEST TRANSFORMER BOX DEPICTED (one box)
31:00 size comparison with typical Hum Eliminator transformer box
39:00 world's best transformers plugged in . also the radio started acting wierd they have playback issues sometimes.
40:00 i guess their playback issues resolved
40:40 okay its working in THRU ground with
41:30 switching between chassis isolated, grounded, or impeded (makes more of a difference on different case designs and hi-fi environments
42:17 back to ground iso? I say there is a "ground bounce" this is what can happen without the ability to alter these circumstances with switches for any different situation.
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45:15 SEND AND RECIEVE world's best transformers (two units in series) for locked loop transmission (my theory is the single unit was producing 0Hz flyback rather than HF flyback)
51:00+ I am probably just playing with the settings etc
1:02:40 BYPASS - DIRECT WIRE - BYPASS - NO TRANSFORMERS CONNECTED
1:04:45 transformers back in the chain
setup.
Sony CD player / Radio into
Wharfedale "Peavey PV6 clone" mixer
---------- this is the insert point for the transformer or bare wire----
unbalanced mic input into Realistic 20W amp
old speakers
* I would like to note for as small and tinny as this video sounds, in real life this modest setup sounded ... pretty much GREAT... by all metrics. For what it is... sounded great. Relative to a lot of other stuff.... sounded great... Is it a precision setup? Of course not... but I mean for what it is. Please compare using the timestamps above to "see that the transformers make a difference..." what the actual sound quality was in real life? Pretty much just the elimination of noise and a much more efficient "Current" or "Power forward" sound. Lower distortion, etc. Just sounded syrupy with the transformers in place. Hard to describe because I tend to setup everything differently than most people anyway. For example.. This is like the "opposite" of an active speaker sound. Not honky and vintage but definitely way way different than a Genelec or "Active speaker" type sound.