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| Single ended vs xlr balanced Dave_b, the belief you and Stringreen have expressed (which Stringreen has also expressed in a number of previous threads), while being shared by many audiophiles, and while being true in many cases, is simply incorrect as a general rule. Dependin... | |
| Single ended vs xlr balanced Good comments by Erik and Kijanki, as usual.A clarification to comments a couple of people have made, to the effect that a fully balanced amp requires essentially two separate amps on one chassis, one amp for each polarity of the balanced signal p... | |
| Single ended vs xlr balanced Excellent input from Mward. There are certainly many preamps that would not be able to drive 12K with good results, especially many tube preamps, but would be very happy driving 100K (which BTW probably means that 50K is applied to each of the two... | |
| Grado Statement series carts The Statement 1 apparently had a rated output of 0.5 mv. My suspicion is that the reference to 0.5 mv in the description of the Statement 2 is simply a mistake, perhaps the result of the person who created the description of the Statement 2 doing ... | |
| Single ended vs xlr balanced One more point about using long interconnect cables, such as the 8 to 10 meter length you referred to: If the output impedance of the component driving the cable is on the high side at mid and high frequencies, say something like 500 ohms or more,... | |
| Single ended vs xlr balanced Can a well designed rca cable compensate for ground loop? It **might** make a difference in some cases, due to differences in the resistance of the shield or other return conductor, and depending on whether the shield **is** the return conductor, ... | |
| Single ended vs xlr balanced Regarding Ralph’s contention that bdp24 referred to, for a full description of what is necessary for that benefit to be realized, as well as for what I consider to be a compelling proof of his contention, see Ralph’s (Atmasphere’s) post near the b... | |
| Single ended vs xlr balanced There is no absolute rule as to which will sound better. It is entirely (a) system synergy as-a-whole dependent in the first part, and (b) the equipment and IC (both) build quality dependent. I agree completely. In general, I would expect that ... | |
| Grado Statement series carts Hi Yogiboy,It’s not possible to define a simple "yes" or "no" answer to your question, as there are many equipment-dependent variables that are involved.Phono stage gain of 47 db is a little bit on the high side for most high output cartridges, an... | |
| Grado Statement series carts I would definitely avoid the use of a SUT with most or all Grado cartridges, as well as avoiding the use of most phono stages which utilize a SUT internally as their input stage for low output cartridges.If a SUT is used the load impedance seen by... | |
| Soundtracks that you listen all the way through and it's all great. In addition to several of those already mentioned:"The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" -- directed by Jacques Demy; music by Michel Legrand."Marry Me! Marry Me!" -- directed by Claude Berri; music by Emil Stern.Both are 1960s French films. "The Umbrella... | |
| Does the heat an amp puts out have any effect on the sound quality ? Bombaywalla, here are internal photos of the Yamaha CA-2010 and the Accuphase E-600: CA-2010 internal viewE-600 internal view: On page 3 here. There may be somewhat more heatsinking on the E-600, which perhaps contributes to the weight differentia... | |
| Does the heat an amp puts out have any effect on the sound quality ? Don, the relevant specs on your equipment are:Speaker impedance: 6 ohms nominal, described as "easy to drive."Amplifier: Rated Continuous Average Output Power (both channels operating simultaneously, 20 - 20,000 Hz):150 W/ch 1-ohm load (1-ohm ope... | |
| Jeff Rowland Corus versus Audio Research Ref 6 From a technical perspective, will the Ref 6 work well with the Jeff Rowland 625 S2 amp? Richard, I see no technical problems mating the Ref 6 to your 625 S2 amp or the Aeris DAC. However, if by any chance you are still using the SVS subs you had ... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Jeff, yes, all of the questions you raised in your previous post seem to me to be logical and valid concerns. Although as you’ve probably seen earlier in the thread many DEQX users having very high quality systems consider the DAC function and the... |