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| Biamping with very different amps Thank you, Kalali. Note though that George suggested placing the passive volume control device at the input of the amp having higher gain, not at the input of the preamp.In any event, though, the KUBE would probably make that a moot point, while l... | |
| When to power off a tube amp? ... on the issue of leaving or not leaving equipment powered up, are you suggesting that there is no sonic advantage to be gained from leaving any equipment on except those containg a DAC? Hi KN,No, nothing in my earlier posts was intended to sugg... | |
| Biamping with very different amps While the KUBE equalizer I believe you are using with the speakers would probably allow you to avoid the gain matching issue some of the others have mentioned, that is the least of the issues that would come into play. I suspect that many of those... | |
| exceptional voices of female singers (non-classical) Thanks very much, John (Roxy54). Here are some videos of Judith Durham with The Seekers, which provide about as good an indication of the quality of her voice as one is likely to find in a YouTube video of a 1960s recording:"The Carnival Is Over" ... | |
| Pass Labs “House Sound” vs. McIntosh “House Sound” Not sure what might be causing that. If the analog jumpers are set for too high an output the symptom would be distortion, not hum, and only when the combination of the volume of the music and the setting of the DEQX’s volume control is too high.I... | |
| Pass Labs “House Sound” vs. McIntosh “House Sound” I’m going RCA/sub preout from the DEQX into the REL. OK. So presumably you are using the volume control of the DEQX to change volume, rather than the one in the preamp.Assuming that is the case I would reiterate my suggestion of trying an unbalanc... | |
| Pass Labs “House Sound” vs. McIntosh “House Sound” Best of luck with the new preamp, Todd.Also, could you clarify your statement that "I’m using the RCA sub preout into the REL." As far as I can see the C2500 does not provide a single-channel sub-out, and the REL only accepts a single channel for ... | |
| Whole House Mains Wiring -- Ping: Jea48 (Jim) -- & ALL Others for your HELP! Wow, this is great information. Thanks, Jea48.+1. Great info indeed. Thanks, Jim!Mike, I don't understand the AA post you quoted. In the stated example it seems to me that if the load is unbalanced by 12 amps, it is unbalanced by 12 amps regard... | |
| Whole House Mains Wiring -- Ping: Jea48 (Jim) -- & ALL Others for your HELP! Hi Mike,No, Jim is saying that the cable he suggested would be an even better choice than my suggestion of Romex. I have no reason to doubt that.Best regards,-- Al | |
| Pass Labs “House Sound” vs. McIntosh “House Sound” I do have a REL sub, which is blended quite well into the overall presentation/soundstage, but I often think I’m missing some 200hz and below or it’s getting sucked out of the source material. Hi Todd,If I understand correctly the chain you a... | |
| Whole House Mains Wiring -- Ping: Jea48 (Jim) -- & ALL Others for your HELP! From an AudioCircle Thread: "I was given this advice from the design engineer of a well known Audiophile Power Conditioner manufacturer.""Use round Romex 10/3 or 12/3. Inside are 4 wires, a black, white, red and bare wire(s). Use black for hot, wh... | |
| Gain into my preamp from DAC Thanks for the nice words, Mesch. As an FYI, a commonly seen example of a preamp (or integrated amp or power amp) having a single-ended internal signal path while providing 6 db of additional gain for an XLR input compared to the gain provided for... | |
| Tube Amp Questions The majority of tube-based preamps, including the LS-7, have coupling capacitors at their outputs. The impedance presented by a capacitor rises as frequency decreases, which can result in the output impedance of the preamp being much higher at dee... | |
| Tube Amp Questions Arvin, according to its manual the Pass X150 has a specified balanced input impedance of 22K, with no spec indicated for its unbalanced input impedance. The unbalanced input of course is what you would be using with your LS-7. Most likely the unba... | |
| Gain into my preamp from DAC ... I am not sure that the input portion of a single ended device can’t be configured to accept both signals from a balanced device when connected via XLR such that the 6 dB gain is enforced. This was one aspect inherent to my question, and as men... |