aldnorab
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| I noticed brightness/harshness more than usual from my system a couple months back. I had the same problem a few months ago. It was the ac wall voltage. It was so high one of my amps would shut down. Check your wall voltage with a multimeter. I now have a 20amp variac that allows dialing in the voltage wanted. Going from over 125... | |
| Looking for an usb player @fmer thanks for the Hi-Fi Rose suggestion. I'll look into it. @erik_squires yes, just play files from hard drive. If no HDMI out for a tv what are people using...a tablet? Tried playing files via computer, spent more time fixing things than pla... | |
| Supratek Owners Thread Glad to hear this @rrboogie . Horns are very demanding. Adjustable gain is a Supratek advantage. It allows better system matching and lower noise. Those are some highly rated linestages. Glad it is performing so well. I considered Modwright and R... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century I had two of their power cables (not AC cords) for my digital setup years ago. They made a nice improvement. Just ordered a new Chardonnay from Mick. I'll look into an umbilical cord for it. Thanks, aldnorab | |
| Supratek Owners Thread Order is in to Mick for a powder coat Chardonnay. I paid extra for the domes. Gotta have the domes for that Supratek look. Appreciate all the patience and help from the people in this thread. Especially lately from @jslateiv @jackd , and of cour... | |
| Supratek Owners Thread Thanks @jackd . If the Cabernet is even less warm and tubey than the Sachs, I might be better off with the Chardonnay. My system has a little bit of an electrostatic tonal balance. A little extra mid bass warmth and lower midrange presence would b... | |
| Paul McGowan gets asked about rotary subs. Interesting subject. Can think of a few things that might have slowed ET down. 1. In their beginning years Magnepan partnered with Audio Research a lot. Not a bad company to be associated with. 2. ET went hybrid with planar/cone woofer. People m... | |
| Supratek Owners Thread @jslateiv thanks for the info. It was exactly what I was hoping for. Just have to decide between Chardonnay and Cabernet. Thanks, aldnorab | |
| Supratek Owners Thread @jslateiv thanks. I can definitely work with that. One more question. Is the XLR input truly balanced or a "convenience" connection. Thanks, aldnorab | |
| Supratek Owners Thread Thanks jackd. Have a question about Chardonnay and Cabernet output. My solid state amps stay on all the time for better sound quality. Does Supratek mute the output during power up and down? Thanks, aldnorab | |
| Supratek Owners Thread Do the Chardonnay automatically ship with one set of input & output XLR? Thanks, aldnorab | |
| New Class D amplifiers I think there are a lot of people that expect their equipment to last 20, 30 or more years. I have Rogers LS3/5A, Series 20 M22(Pioneer) from the 70's, Acoustat 3 and Linn Sondek LP12 from the early 80's, Sound Dynamics 300TI from the 2000's. All... | |
| New Class D amplifiers @erik_squires is there a standby mode? My Orchard Audio is in standby as long as it is plugged in. My Ice powered PSAudio S300 has two power switches to toggle between the two modes. Thanks, aldnorab | |
| New Class D amplifiers @grantgg I second the idea of joining the Orchard Audio Starkrimson Stereo Ultra amp tour, mentioned above by shkong78. It was an ear opener. I immediately ordered the upgraded Ultra Stereo dual power supply model with extra capacitance. Improved ... | |
| Help. System sounds thin and bright or harsh Cymivka, thanks for the extra info. Not familiar with the sound of your DAC. I wouldn't consider the Oppo built in as warm. Sabre chips can be a little relentless. Good designers can overcome this by not using all of Sabre's baked in digital fil... |