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| Need help with wiring second pair of speakers The second speakers would be in the same room. The idea is to balance the voice of the first set, which are what some call "bright" or "analytical", with the second set that are "laid back" or "mellow". I would not recommend that kind of approach,... | |
| Output threshold using a Dynaco ST-70 amplifier with passive pre. Hi Mesch,Q1: I don’t know the answer. Q2: Yes, based on the specs I would expect that the amp would be driven to the approximate vicinity of its 35 watt maximum continuous power capability by an input of 1.3 volts. Although the dynamic (short-term... | |
| SET 45 Amp Driving Dynamic Speakers Hi Horacio (Lewinskih01), My perception has been that Ralph is often not here on weekends, so I’ll give your question a shot while we await his more experience-based response. The rough approximation you mentioned earlier to the effect that the ... | |
| 2A3 Tube Opinions ... contemplating either vintage Mac 225 or something from the EL34 family, as a change of pace.If you may be considering a vintage EL34-based amp I doubt that you could do better than a pair of Marantz 2 monoblocks. Although of course they appe... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Good comment by Mitch2, whose opinions and sonic perceptions have over the years earned very high credibility in my book. And I agree that the discussions/arguments about the efficacy of fuse upgrades have pretty much run their course. I would lik... | |
| conrad johnson preamps The most significant factor was undoubtedly cited by Jmcgrogan2 above. An additional factor in some cases might be that CJ preamps tend to have particularly high line stage gains, often in the vicinity of 25 db or so. If people move from analog so... | |
| How important is Impedance matching between solid state preamp and tube power amp Hi Jim,Nice to see you back here. The input impedance of the Rocket 88R is 150K (150,000 ohms), which is easily high enough to make impedance compatibility a non-issue with virtually all preamps. Two local guys, though, expressed ... [that] if I i... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... nobody can explain the technical design aspects of "special" fuses ....FWIW, I for one certainly can’t. I’ll say also that it seems to me that audio is somewhat unique in that there are countless technical variables that can be cited for which it ... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... what about amplifier where existing fuse it is 4A slow blow? Next value from SR it is about 5A. Do you recommend also greater value of 5A? Yes, based on a number of experiences that have been reported earlier in this thread that would seem to b... | |
| HOLO Audio Spring DAC: Affordable discrete R2R Multibit Dac, could be a winner. Regarding I/V conversion, I have no specific knowledge of the HOLO DAC’s design beyond what has been posted and linked to here, but it seems to me to be possible that it doesn’t need any. A ladder-type D/A converter circuit, including "segmented" ... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... A T800 fuse is slow blow. The thinness of the wire reflects the small 800 ma (0.8 amp) current rating of the fuse.Also, given the reports that have been made in this thread by several people indicating that in some applications SR fuses have had ... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Mlaurentiu, I looked at the manual for the Linn Numerik DAC, and at the section of this Wikipedia writeup which among other things addresses BS (British Standard) 1362 fuses.It appears that the 5 amp fuse referred to in the manual is in the mains ... | |
| Soundtracks that you listen all the way through and it's all great. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg has been added to my Roon Tidal library for listening soon..... Some of the scenes in the following brief trailer provide an indication of the remarkable use of color in the film that I mentioned earlier, as well as pres... | |
| Soundtracks that you listen all the way through and it's all great. Sevs, glad I was helpful. Note that Dekay also mentioned "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg," in his post on 8-27-2016. A uniquely beautiful film, literally and figuratively, with a correspondingly beautiful soundtrack :-)Regards,-- Al | |
| Single ended vs xlr balanced Wise words, John (Jmcgrogan2).Best regards,-- Al |