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| DartZeel CTH-8550 vs PS Audio BHK 300 Mononlocks ... I am currently trying to decide between the Dart 8550 Integrated (used) or a new set of BHK 300 Amos with the BHK Pre (new). I am currently upgrading from a Yamaha A-S3000 and like convenience of the integrated but feel like the BHK monos migh... | |
| Need help in trying to trace cause of distortion RV, to add to the good suggestions above I'll mention that one thing I've found to be very useful in diagnosing sonic anomalies, as well as determining if it is the recording or the system that is responsible for them, is to have a headphone and... | |
| Advice on Music You might want to check out some of the YouTube videos presenting recordings by the late British singer Matt Monro, who was sometimes referred to as the British Frank Sinatra. And also as "the man with the golden voice." And for that matter I have... | |
| Do any still use an older high end tuner from the past?.... Kenwood, formerly Trio Electronics of Japan, has long been a supplier of communications gear to the ham radio community, as well as for other applications. Presumably that has contributed to their expertise in producing some well regarded tuners.... | |
| I need a good looking and good sounding speaker .... Lots of good suggestions above. I would add to the comments about Daedalus speakers that their combination of an exceptionally flat and benign impedance curve, high sensitivity, and high power handling capability makes them extremely versatile wit... | |
| Sharing amp inputs between two pre-amps It’s not usually a good idea to connect the outputs of two components together, even if both of them are never on at the same time. And of course a Y-adapter would connect the outputs of both preamps together, in addition to connecting them to the... | |
| Question re: Phono stage gain and possible new integrated ... will this be too much for the LFD’s gain? The position of the volume control you would use is not directly related to the power capability of the amp. It is related to the gain of the amp, although generally speaking (and with numerous excepti... | |
| Do any still use an older high end tuner from the past?.... I've owned numerous vintage tube tuners over the years, including two different Marantz 10Bs, a 1954 REL Precedent (as you probably realize, that's Radio Engineering Laboratories, no relation to the modern British subwoofer manufacturer), a McIn... | |
| Preamps with Dual XLR Outputs Ralph & Eric ( @atmasphere , @bdp24 ) I looked at a schematic of the EAR 864 preamp, which is included in the owner’s manual that can be found at hifiengine.com.Its output coupling transformer has two separate secondary windings. One connects ... | |
| Beware of NAD M3 Fire Hazard I noticed the vent cap on the other cap did not look like it was affected by the event. It doesn't look like there is any bulging in the top vent cover. Wouldn't the shorting diode have affected that cap as well? @jea48 Jim, good question, but ... | |
| Beware of NAD M3 Fire Hazard @heaudio123, thank you for your response to my post. I know you are extremely knowledgeable about such matters, and my relevant design experience dates back a few decades.I would be interested, though, in your comments about the section entitled "... | |
| Beware of NAD M3 Fire Hazard Looking at the service manual again that capacitor is a 22,000 uF 80 volt polarized aluminum electrolytic. As can be expected it is connected to the output of a diode-based full wave rectifier. But based on what you (pwb) were told it sounds like ... | |
| Beware of NAD M3 Fire Hazard Al, that amp has a lot crap in it! How long did it take for you to find the 3 fuses?Not long, Jim. The service manual includes a block diagram, a schematic, and a parts list. Which made it pretty easy to determine what fuses are being used, and wh... | |
| Beware of NAD M3 Fire Hazard Odd the AC line safety fuse did not blow. @jea48, Jim, I took a look at the service manual for the M3, which can be seen at hifiengine.com if one is registered there. It appears that it has three fuses, all of which are AFTER an EMI filter, consi... | |
| Vivaldi, played badly, is the worst classical music on earth A minor point, but I don’t see anything wrong with Erik’s use of the word "classical" in the subject line of his initial post. He referred to "classical music," not to the "Classical period" of classical music. I doubt that anyone would reasonably... |