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| Firefox freezes when using Audiogon Hi Bombaywalla,I’d feel pretty certain that the out-of-date Adobe Reader is unrelated to the problem. And in fact I’m still using Adobe Reader XI, because when I briefly updated to DC some time ago I didn’t care for it (I don’t remember why). Also... | |
| Synergy with matching cables? This question has been discussed in a number of prior threads. As might be expected and as Cleeds indicated there is no consensus. See this thread and the links provided in my post therein.As you’ll see, IMO there is no reason to expect using cabl... | |
| Opinions Needed! Two thoughts regarding the tube life you have been experiencing:1)If possible, check your line voltage with a **good quality** multimeter. If it is too high it could conceivably be shortening the life of the tubes. If it is out of spec (120 +/- 6 ... | |
| Firefox freezes when using Audiogon Bombaywalla, is your Flash Player up to date, or at least not greatly out of date? For that matter, are your other plug-ins all up to date? That is easy to check in Firefox, as you are probably aware: Tools/Add-ons/Plug-ins/"Check to see if your p... | |
| Opinions Needed! Stereo5, recall this thread, in which you had posted:https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/primaluna-prologue-integrated-help-neededPerhaps the reason your Cronus Magnum amp is having trouble controlling the bass is similar to the bass issue the ... | |
| Firefox freezes when using Audiogon Did you try running Firefox in safe mode, as DJohnson54 suggested?Regards,-- Al | |
| Phono stage gain setting to match preamp and power amp capabilities Sounds like good progress!If the remaining hiss varies with the setting of the volume control, as it did previously, the fact that the volume control mechanism is located not far from the "front end" of the preamp’s internal signal path would seem... | |
| Amplifier stand for a Pass X250.8? I would consider this $900 stand from Adona Corporation, offered here at Audiogon. I believe that your amp could be positioned along either of its two dimensions (19 and 24 inches), although if you positioned the front of the amp along the 24 inch... | |
| what pre-amps to try According to Stereophile's measurements the input impedance of the JC-1 is 48K unbalanced and 91K balanced. That is high enough to be compatible with the great majority of active preamps, and even many passive (unpowered) preamps. Also, the JC-1... | |
| Phono stage gain setting to match preamp and power amp capabilities Al, would you mind a brief phone chat with me? Thanks, Mark, but my preference is to participate just via the forum. Hope you'll understand.Also, I'm not sure that I can add anything at this point beyond what I've posted above.Regards,-- Al | |
| Biwiring an Amp into a Single-wired Speaker? Thanks, Ubersujith!Regarding your follow-up question, I doubt that the answer has much predictability. And I wouldn't be surprised, for that matter, if it doesn't make much difference. But FWIW I suppose that at least initially I'd do whatever i... | |
| Firefox freezes when using Audiogon No problem here. I am and have been using the latest version of Firefox, presently 44.0.2, running on Windows 7.Also, while I’m not sure whether or not it may be relevant to the issue you are having, I’ll mention that on some sites I’ve found in t... | |
| Phono stage gain setting to match preamp and power amp capabilities P.S: Regarding the phono stage gain question, you may find the following thread to be of interest:Gain vs. VolumeThe bottom line, as stated in that thread by Atmasphere:A simple way to look at it is to use the least amount of gain that you can to ... | |
| Phono stage gain setting to match preamp and power amp capabilities Can I turn the volume up, have the input selector on phono, and just listen with nothing playing?Absolutely. In fact, that is what you should be doing. Additional noise that occurs just while a record is being played would be a function of some co... | |
| I think I've Just Seen Absolute Proof That Audiophiles Are Insanely Gullible Regarding blind testing, in this particular case I would certainly expect the differences between the Dalby D7 and most other weights or clamps to be distinguishable, at least when used on most turntables. As I intimated in my post dated 2-2-2016,... |