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| Rega IOS + Lyra Delos: a good match ? I agree with Matt that you are unlikely to have a problem, but the question cannot be answered with certainty without knowing the make and model of the line stage, the power amp, and the speakers. There are two possible issues that need to be cons... | |
| Direction of aftermarket fuses (only for believers!) Although like several of the others I have nothing constructive to say in response to the specific question that was asked, I can't help but question the wisdom of spending what figures to be $1000 to $2000, or possibly even more, on fuse upgrades... | |
| Determining current flow to install "audiophile" fuses. Oregonpapa 4-26-2016 Al ... I bought new wiper blades from the dealer for my Lexus LS ... and they suck. However, when I recently changed the worn Goodyear Eagles put on by the previous owner for a new set of Michelin Premiers it was like going... | |
| Dual Differential / Balanced? Meerzistar 4-25-2016Who makes these terms up either its a "dual mono" or it is not? I form that in a question because I’m not entirely sure what the rules are or if I’m missing some. I know of some 2 channel power amplifiers that are labelled as b... | |
| Dual Differential / Balanced? My thanks to you also, Kirk. Always great to see you posting here, and for us to have the benefit of your invariably brilliant insights.Speaking of Bill Whitlock, since the interface-related noise that is being discussed may in many cases be caus... | |
| How To Improve The Slow Traffic On Audiogon Systems Pages The other major factor that is undoubtedly contributing to the decline in Virtual System discussions is that since the format change that occurred at the end of November posts to system description threads in which one has already participated (in... | |
| Determining current flow to install "audiophile" fuses. Oregonpapa, let's suppose that in an automobile-related forum someone were to claim that changing the wiper blades on his vehicle from Brand X to Brand Y improved his gas mileage by 10%. It would seem safe to assume that pretty nearly all of us w... | |
| Why Are There So Many Audio Research Reference 5SE's For Sale Anwar 4-24-2016The AR REF 5SE needs a high impedance power amp, 100k or higher. The measurements section of Stereophile’s review of the Ref 5 SE states as follows: At high and middle frequencies the Ref 5’s output impedance was slightly higher tha... | |
| More resistance is less load?? Jim, yes, any frequency other than zero Hertz (which is DC) is alternating current. And of course a music signal nearly always consists of a mix of a great many AC frequencies that are simultaneously present, at a wide variety of "amplitudes" (i.e... | |
| Dual Differential / Balanced? Charles & Kijanki, see Ralph’s first post dated 3-22-2013 in this thread for a summary of what is necessary to make a balanced line-level interface insensitive to cable differences. And also for what I consider to be a compelling proof Ralph o... | |
| Dual Differential / Balanced? Al, I was looking at overall output impedance that speaker generated EMF sees, and that would be double. Thanks, Kijanki. When I commented about the doubled output impedance question I had lost track of the fact that you were addressing power ampl... | |
| Dual Differential / Balanced? Nyhifiheadfrom what I’ve read it only matters if both the preamp and power amp are both truly balanced That is a belief that is shared by many audiophiles, but it is a misconception IMO. A **well designed** balanced interface may be advantageous r... | |
| ESOTERIC DV50S FUSES ANYBODY KNOW WHERE IS LOCATED? Looking at the diagram for the Power PCB (printed circuit board) at the link you provided, it appears that there are five fuses, designated F1 through F5, which are located on the left half of the board, and as Gs5556 suspected they are probably s... | |
| Determining current flow to install "audiophile" fuses. Well analyzed and well said, Ralph (Atmasphere), as I would expect.BTW, Geoff has said at least one thing in this thread that I agree with, although he did not originate the saying. From one of his posts above: Keep an open mind but not so open y... | |
| Should I upgrade my phono linestage first or the tonearm for better results? I can’t offer any knowledgeable comments about your tonearm, but I don’t doubt that Folkfreak has provided you with some good thoughts. Regarding the phono stage, though, my strong suspicion is that it is not doing justice to your fine cartridge.A... |