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| Schiit Yggdrasil -- 21 bit? "Two twenty bit DACs (one per phase) double the resolution for a balanced signal. Double the resolution only adds 6db (one more bit) for a total of 21 bits. In this case, 20+20 equal 21." Actually, the first sentence isn’t correct. Or at least it ... | |
| Esoteric C03 preamp or Mark Levinson 326S preamp- ANY and ALL FEEDBACK / HELP PLEASE I suspect that Ralph’s statement about ARC preamps being "at their limits working with the Pass Labs amps" refers to the fact that most ARC preamps and line stages have a recommended minimum load impedance of 20K, as can be seen in the specs for a... | |
| Low heat alternative to FIRSTWATT J2 ? How hot does the J2 get? According to its manual the J2 consumes 200 watts. Since it operates in class A it will draw that amount of power essentially all of the time it is being operated, regardless of the dynamics of the music. So the amount of ... | |
| RCA Caps Good story, Eric (bdp24). I took a quick look at the SP-10 schematic at arcdb.ws, and sure enough the design provides two pairs of main outputs, both of them RCAs, and on each channel the two RCA connectors are wired directly together!Best regard... | |
| RE: Suggestions for Tidal Streaming problems caused by Internet Connection Problems Thanks for providing the good info and writeup, Hgeifman.An additional point of information which some may find useful at times is that by Googling the make and model number of the cable modem it is usually possible to determine a means of interro... | |
| 3 Cartridges Reviewed Wonderful writeup, Dodgealum. Thanks!And your characterization of the ART-9 is entirely consistent with my own experience, also using a Herron VTPH-2 and Daedalus speakers (the Ulysses in my case, as you might recall).I've had my ART-9 for about ... | |
| Dealers hijacking the discussions Kewl indeed. Early in my career I designed some of the circuits and some of the associated test equipment for various incarnations of the radar system on the A-6 Intruder attack aircraft, which was carried on the Kitty Hawk. And also for some of t... | |
| RCA Caps Kalali, a shorting plug will have electrical effects, by lowering the input impedance of the unused input to essentially zero ohms. Low impedance circuit points are inherently less susceptible to pickup of electrical noise than high impedance circ... | |
| Does a new cd transport require break-in time? RV, I’m thinking that it may not be coincidental that problems involving multiple components appear to have arisen during a time in which connections were being changed. The connections involving RCA connectors, for which there is a brief instant ... | |
| Does a new cd transport require break-in time? Anything that changes the risetimes and falltimes of the output of the transport (i.e., the amount of time it takes the signal to change between its two voltage states), or that changes the amplitude or spectral characteristics of electrical noise... | |
| RCA Caps Search at eBay for "RCA shorting plugs" (without the quotes) and you'll find numerous sellers offering them, at low prices.Best regards,-- Al | |
| RCA Caps Yes, exactly, @gdhal . From the manual for the INT-250:There are four inputs, two with XLR and RCA and two with RCA only. The XLR and RCA inputs on INPUT 1 (and INPUT 2) are connected so use XLR or RCA but not both. When using INPUT 1 & 2 with... | |
| RCA Caps Thanks for the follow-up, Hal, as it reminds me of one situation in which a shorting plug on an input could conceivably be harmful. That would be on some power amplifiers which provide both XLR and RCA inputs, the intent being that only one of tho... | |
| Do you listen mainly to Audiophile CDs and records? Rvpiano 11-4-2017I listen mainly to classical music, and the quality of sound varies greatly from disc to disc.I was wondering if that’s the case with rock, pop and the like.Do you tend to listen mainly mostly audiophile media? ... Do you avoid li... | |
| RCA Caps Hi Hal,I can't envision a design in which a shorting plug applied to an RCA **input** would cause any problems. Consider the fact that the essentially zero ohm impedance presented to the input by a shorting plug is not greatly different than the ... |