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| Most Important, Unloved Cable... Yes, I did forget that one, Geoff. Thanks for pointing that out. But sometimes common sense and technically supportable middle-ground positions seem to get overlooked in disputes between those at opposite extremes of the belief spectrum.Regards,--... | |
| Most Important, Unloved Cable... Shadorne, I partially agree and partially disagree with your latest post above. I agree that sensitivity to ethernet cable differences is a manifestation of less than ideal behavior by the components that are involved. And in at least some case... | |
| Most Important, Unloved Cable... I don't doubt or question the comments in your post just above, Jinjuku. I have said in many previous threads here that the musical resolution of a component or system, and its sensitivity to and ability to resolve hardware differences, are two ... | |
| Most Important, Unloved Cable... So if really expensive equipment is actually susceptible to this then the EE’s that are designing it don’t know what they are actually doing. They may want to re-read Ott. It wouldn’t surprise me if many audio designers have not read Ott. Or studi... | |
| Most Important, Unloved Cable... When playing back audio and you pull the Ethernet cable, and of course it will still play back (with most systems) for a few seconds, DOES THE SOUND IMPROVE? It’s really a simple question and yet for some reason... I don’t have an ethernet connect... | |
| Two amps to one speaker DB, no, absolutely don’t do that. In almost all circumstances the outputs of two power amplifiers should not be connected together. You would likely damage both amps, eventually if not sooner.When you are using the Ayre the secondary (output) wind... | |
| Amplifier Upgrade Decision Slight correction to my previous post: "83.3 db" was a typo, and should have been "83.6 db."Regards,-- Al | |
| Amplifier Upgrade Decision Hi Auxinput,From the Pass Point 8 Owner's Manual: ... both the (+) Red output connection and the (-) Black output connection are live. There is no ground reference at the speaker terminals. The black (-) speaker terminal must never be treated a... | |
| Amplifier Upgrade Decision The plinius/pass choices are going to be single ended amp circuits, but the full Class A may have a sweeter or more musical sound to your ears. I'm pretty certain that the Pass XA60.8 is a fully balanced amplifier.Regards,-- Al | |
| Computer, software, USB cable or ? If you were running the laptop on AC a worthwhile experiment might be to try running it on its battery. I'm envisioning not only that the AC power supply might be introducing noise into the system, but when on battery power the computer might ope... | |
| Phono amp as good as Shindo Aurieges phono section Acman3, I'd be careful about impedance compatibility when choosing a phono stage having a tube output stage for use in conjunction with the Tortuga LDR. It appears that depending on how the LDR is configured and on the attenuation value it is set... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Hi Charles, Your question is of course a logical and very valid one. After thinking about it a little, I believe I can explain how the 1 watt MicroZOTL amp can drive the DI to levels in the vicinity of 100 db at the listening position. Three thi... | |
| Does anyone notice a reduction in sound quality when a tuner is part of ther audio chain? Mitchb 4-14-2017... my tuner is out being repaired which is how I notice the difference in sound. I think it's a matter of RF which is leaking from tuner input into the rest of the preamp. I think it's not resolvable unless I actually unplug th... | |
| 3.5mm to RCA cable suggestions. You're welcome, Asahitoro. Regarding whether or not a power cord upgrade may benefit this particular speaker, though, I have no idea. In addition to depending on the design of the speaker's two internal class AB amplifiers, and on the characteri... | |
| 3.5mm to RCA cable suggestions. The same comments I had about XLR vs. RCA apply to the Kirlin 3.5 mm to dual TS (not TRS) cable linked to above, vs. RCA. Also, I’ve never liked 1/4 inch connectors because in my experience the contact they make can sometimes become intermittent, ... |