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| High Output Preamp for First Watt SIT-3? Hi Charles,The reason for the discrepancy in power capability that you cited relates to the amount of distortion the ratings are based on.JA's measurements in Stereophile indicated that:Into 4 ohms (fig.5), the SIT-3 delivered 16.8Wpc (9.24dBW) ... | |
| High Output Preamp for First Watt SIT-3? Hi Jose ( @jg2077 ),No, I don’t see a Speltz autoformer as being helpful in this situation. As you most likely realize it is mainly useful where it is desirable for an amp to be presented with a higher load impedance than the speaker would present... | |
| High Output Preamp for First Watt SIT-3? Excellent comments by the others, and I certainly agree that the pairing of the SIT-3 with the Maggies is not ideal from a power capability standpoint.Regarding the original question, however, depending on what phono cartridge you are using, and a... | |
| Need some Tube and Class A SS Suggestions Regarding the EVO 400 possibility, while I couldn't find measurements on it many PrimaLuna power amps have particularly high output impedances, even for tube amps. If that is the case with the EVO 400, given the speaker's rising impedance in th... | |
| Pass X150.5 or Odyssey Stratos monos? Hi George,I think I see what you are referring to in the photos. In the mono version there is a sleeving containing a red wire and a yellow wire, which appear to connect the amp’s output connectors to the printed circuit board. With the red wire g... | |
| Pass X150.5 or Odyssey Stratos monos? I believe that the Odyssey Stratos monos are not bridged, and the use of the term "bridged" in their description (" RCA & XLR (bridged) inputs") is misleading. There are several indications of that:1) See the posts by me and Stereo5 dated 6-... | |
| "Odd" looking 845 tube Hi Dan,I did a bit of research, and the "r" marked on the tube is the Russian language equivalent of our letter "G." So the tube is a Russian-made GM-70. The GM-70, in turn, is basically a higher powered counterpart of the 845, ***BUT*** with some... | |
| How to remove ground pin on power cable Like most everything, mc is ignorant on electrical wiring. +1. Or as Mark Twain famously said, “What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know. It's what we know for sure that just ain't so.” Best regards,-- Al | |
| How to remove ground pin on power cable if your sub has a floating ground (i doubt it) then why did the manufacturer put it there in the first place. Do not remove it and do not break the earth pin from the AC connector. Since the use of a cheater plug apparently eliminates a ground lo... | |
| How long is too long for interconnects? There have been a number of threads here in the past on the question of long interconnects/short speaker cables vs. short interconnects/long speaker cables. My perception is that a majority favor long interconnects/short speaker cables. But as wit... | |
| How to connect monoblocks to a single REL sub with ONE RCA input Ian ( @ieales ), thanks for the references. The OP's amps have a specified damping factor of 20, which at least in theory corresponds to an output impedance of around 0.4 ohms for their 8 ohm tap. That impedance of course being well below averag... | |
| CDP voltage output...what does it mean to volume? Through my Pass XP10 inputs 1 and 2 (both balanced inputs) when you switch back and forth, the Parasound is about 6 clicks louder on the volume knob (6 dB?). @marlin38 Yes, according to the specs and the manual for your preamp 6 clicks correspond... | |
| Where’s My Weakest Link? FWIW during the early 1980’s I purchased a Carver C-4000 preamplifier, which included sonic holography as well as some of the other functions that are provided by your C-16, while selling for a considerably higher price than the C-16 (which I beli... | |
| Break in time that extends to months or maybe even years!! While I hold the esteemed member who has been referred to in the highest esteem, IMO the only way to meaningfully test this claim would be to perform a direct comparison between two identical components, one of which has been broken in for 1000 ... | |
| Digital Coax Cable - Does the Length Make a Difference I was aware of the explanation for S/PDIF. I’m curious if the same applies to USB and other digital implementations. No, I would not expect the guidelines for optimal S/PDIF cable lengths to apply to USB. For one thing, modern USB implement... |