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| Hi-Fi Tunig Fuses & Parasound A21 From the silent majority, we have a 180 (or is it 360?) degree view on the subject of fuse directionality.atmosphere = +100geoffkait = -100Atmasphere is certainly not alone in his contention, which btw he has indicated in past threads he has confi... | |
| Line Magnetic 219ia vs Mc225 I have sold my previous speakers, and will be picking up a pair of 60’s vertical cornwalls this week. 102db obviously means that i do not have to consider wattage as a factor at all. I listen at low to moderate levels generally. A further point in... | |
| Line Magnetic 219ia vs Mc225 [Edit: I composed the following before seeing mb1audio’s post just above]. Hmm. The comments by mb1audio prompted me to find this Stereophile review of the Line Magnetic LM-518ia. (I couldn’t find reviews of any of the other LM amplifiers that inc... | |
| Can I convert stereo to mono for a phono input ... azimuth adjustment should not be done in hopes of equalizing channel output. (I actually wondered whether that was your goal, but I figured Almarg would have warned you off it before me, if that was the case). Thanks Lew, but you give m... | |
| Line Magnetic 219ia vs Mc225 Even though I have long been and continue to be a fan of vintage tube equipment, in my mind the decisive factor choosing between the MC225 and the LM amps that have been mentioned would be the condition-related risks associated with the approximat... | |
| Can I convert stereo to mono for a phono input It looks like the currently manufactured Einstein phono stage has a specified output impedance of 50 ohms. While it may very possibly be ok to short its two outputs together with a y-adapter while they are driving opposite polarity signals (even t... | |
| Can I convert stereo to mono for a phono input Hi Peter,Regarding your question just above, the following comment I made earlier applies. In addition to option 2, it also applies to option 3. The bottom line is I don’t know :-) I would wonder if the corresponding lateral movement of the stylus... | |
| Can I convert stereo to mono for a phono input You need the maximum AC voltage!! :) Same connection. I had thought about suggesting that, Erik. But I’m not certain that maximizing the voltage difference between out of phase signals on the two channels would allow as precise a determination as ... | |
| Can I convert stereo to mono for a phono input Erik, keep in mind, though, that with the meter connected as you described it would read the difference between the two channels, not the sum. Your suggestion would work, when playing an out of phase track, if the connections to the two cartridg... | |
| Class "A" sound, as related to Stereophile. Dave (Dlcockrum), your post that appears just above my previous post makes an excellent point IMO. Well said!Best regards,-- Al | |
| Class "A" sound, as related to Stereophile. Koestner 11-13-2016 You are missing Al's point. With a CD player the preamp will most likely be reducing the signal to the amp, not amplifying it. Without some way to reduce the source signal everything would be one volume level, and very loud!... | |
| Integrated Amplifier for Monitor Audio Silver S2 Speakers After looking at both the subjective parts and the measurement-based parts of John Atkinson's review of your speakers, and after looking at descriptions and specs of the NAD C356BEE (although I'm not sure if that is the version of the C356 you are... | |
| Class "A" sound, as related to Stereophile. O-10, I said nothing about a digital preamp. I referred to digital sources (as opposed to vinyl sources). Examples being CD players, digital files being played from computers, network audio players, etc. Obviously a DAC would be utilized in conjun... | |
| Class "A" sound, as related to Stereophile. ...there is no doubt about source first; I’m an electronics tech, that’s what I did until I retired. Source first is a fact from a "scientific" point of view. The preamp takes what you give it, makes it bigger, passes that to the amp, which gives ... | |
| Interconnects There are so many options and prices, I don’t know where to begin. As might be expected, you are receiving a wide range of suggestions. Cable performance will be significantly affected by the design and technical characteristics of the components ... |