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| Neutral electronics are a farce... Thanks for the responses, Ralph & Geoff. I read through Mr. Louis’ introduction to the polarity list. He makes clear that all of the entries in the list have been determined by him, simply by listening and "discerning polarity by deciding whic... | |
| Neutral electronics are a farce... Houston we have a problem. Most recordings, including many of the ones audiophiles cherish, actually invert polarity.Geoff, I have no knowledge of the polarity database you referred to just above, but I would wonder how the polarities it alleges f... | |
| Where are the passive subs? A currently produced high quality passive sub I am aware of is the Daedalus BOW. However it is definitely not inexpensive, and it has presumably been designed with the expectation that it would be used with Daedalus speakers.Regards,-- Al | |
| My New Review of the Spatial Hologram M4 Open Baffle Speaker ... can't figure out how to send a PM on the new Audiogon. Can anyone enlighten me?Near the top of the Audiogon home page, click "Explore" and then "Member Lookup." Use the search box that will appear to locate the member's screen-name, then clic... | |
| Help With 60Hz Hum PLEASE I suppose a Faraday Cage effect is a possible explanation, but a couple of factors seem to suggest otherwise. First, the problem didn't seem to be sensitive to the positions of the components, which lessens the likelihood that EMI pickup (that wo... | |
| Help With 60Hz Hum PLEASE Looking at the Adcom Amp schematic wiring diagram again, trying to figure out why when all the outer contacts of the RCA jacks of the 5 amps of the Adcom are connected together and then connected to the Marantz chassis by an extended wire, the ... | |
| Is it all worth it? Mapman, it would be very difficult for a 6’1" 190 lb quarterback to get a serious shot at starting in today’s NFL.Well, let’s not forget about Russell Wilson, who led his team to a 43 to 8 victory in the Superbowl a couple of years ago, while bein... | |
| Help With 60Hz Hum PLEASE Great news indeed, Joe! We provided some thoughts and leads, and you did an exemplary job of following up on them in a thorough manner, and taking them further. Truly a collaborative effort, on a difficult problem (as grounding and hum problems of... | |
| Help With 60Hz Hum PLEASE Good call! Yes, it appears that it could be a thermistor. Ironically, though, I believe that the symbol for R55 shown nearby on the schematic (connecting digital ground to chassis) is one of the symbols that are used to represent thermistors, yet ... | |
| Help With 60Hz Hum PLEASE Good find, Jim. Consistent with your comment, very close to that clip are a couple of locations that appear likely to be designed and designated for resistors, but appear to have jumpers installed. (I expanded the photo to 200% to be able to see t... | |
| Help With 60Hz Hum PLEASE Hi Jim,Although we can’t be completely certain, I’m thinking that R49 and R47, which are explicitly noted in the parts list in the service manual as being "jumpers," are most likely just short lengths of wire. And I’m envisioning that during the d... | |
| Will Changing my 100 Watt Tube Amp to a 200 Watt SS Amp Solve My Problem? Hi Mark,For the record, the "JC" who designed the JC3 and the "JC" who designed the Delos are different people. John Curl (a distinguished electronics designer) and Jonathan Carr (a distinguished cartridge designer), respectively.I have no specif... | |
| Help With 60Hz Hum PLEASE Wow! Congratulations! Can’t wait to hear what the solution was.Jim, sorry for not responding to your post of yesterday morning sooner. It’s a busy weekend here. Your points were well taken, IMO, and as you’ve seen Joe subsequently confirmed that c... | |
| Will Changing my 100 Watt Tube Amp to a 200 Watt SS Amp Solve My Problem? Newbee,I think it’s time to change your handle to old pro!+1. Excellent suggestions by Newbee!Interestingly, but probably inconsequential, is that the unused CD input has a little hum to it at full volume, whereas the other inputs do not. This is ... | |
| Will Changing my 100 Watt Tube Amp to a 200 Watt SS Amp Solve My Problem? AL, What speaker manufacturer does not say this..?? ROFL.(please dont answer that)All I was saying is that Mark should try a SS amp (of course one that will drive the speakers) .And all I was saying is that:... before going to a more powerful ampl... |