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| Which connection: RCA, XLR, COAX, OPTICAL? ethernet-to-S/PDIF converter - something like this? http://www.ultrahighendreview.com/simple-design-rendu-ethernet-to-spdif-converter/Yes, that is one such device. Another much less expensive converter from the same company is this one. As I indic... | |
| Which connection: RCA, XLR, COAX, OPTICAL? So, the safest bet would be optical?No, I didn't say that :-)While I would definitely rule out USB for a connection of that length, I have no strong convictions about which of the other possibilities to go with. So I've stated the relevant tradeo... | |
| Bass is not enough !!! Speaker problem? Speaker cable? Power Amp? PC of Power Amp? I second the questions about what source(s) you are using. In particular because the rather low 10 Kohm input impedance that is specified for your preamp will definitely roll off the deep bass if driven by the many tube-based source components (an... | |
| Which connection: RCA, XLR, COAX, OPTICAL? For computer, audiophile quality is not so much important, because CD player is my primary source for listening.Good! Because implementing a 20 foot or 6 meter computer-to-DAC connection with high quality results is likely to be problematical and... | |
| Which connection: RCA, XLR, COAX, OPTICAL? For what they may be worth, the statements in the manual for the Gato DIA-250 about its DAC circuit and its analog input circuits seem confidence inspiring, as do the reviews of it that I've seen. And the PCM1794(A?) DAC chip it uses, while fairl... | |
| Why doesn't audiogon send notifications of offers and messages? It may be relevant that a few months ago automated email notifications that are issued by a different forum I participate in (related to computers, not audio) apparently began being classified by many (but not all) ISP’s in the USA as spam. The re... | |
| RCA to 3.5 mm ?? See your other current thread for my answer.Regards,-- Al | |
| Which connection: RCA, XLR, COAX, OPTICAL? One reason that "opinions are somewhat contradictory and confusing" is that which interconnection scheme will be most optimal is highly dependent on the specific components and cable that are involved, and in particular on design dependent variabl... | |
| Upgrading coupling caps - which ones first? Sounds good re the change to 1 uF. As you may already have calculated, in conjunction with the amp's 70K input impedance that will result in a 3 db bandwidth extending down to 2.3 Hz, and only about 6.5 degrees of phase shift at 20 Hz.Based on th... | |
| Krell 450mcx mono/subwoofer connection P.S: If you were to use a single sub which provides speaker-level inputs for two channels, the two negative speaker-level input terminals of that sub would most likely be connected directly together within the sub. So if you were to connect one of... | |
| Krell 450mcx mono/subwoofer connection Your amplifier has balanced outputs, meaning that the negative speaker terminal has a full amplitude signal on it, rather than being grounded. So you should not connect the negative speaker-level input of a sub (which presumably is grounded within... | |
| Upgrading coupling caps - which ones first? It may be helpful if you could let us know the capacitance values and the voltage ratings of the three pairs of capacitors, and also the input impedance of the amp. If the amp has lowish input impedance (although it probably doesn’t, given that it... | |
| RCA to 3.5 mm ?? Based on my experience, the main concern I would have is that the contacts within 3.5mm jacks often (but not always) do not have enough tension to provide a connection that is reliable over time. Especially if there are frequent removals and inser... | |
| Has Audiogon Been Hacked? Regarding the security certificate issue that was mentioned in the OP, one thing which can cause that is if your computer is not set to the correct date.FWIW, I’ve never seen any security certificate issues at the Audiogon site, running both Firef... | |
| Parasound A21 question - can I use both balanced and unbalanced input on the amp? By the way, I’m still a bit confused about Richard’s response. I am, in fact, only planning to use either the AVR or the 851D at a given time. So when listening to music, the AVR would be off and the 851D would be on, and vice versa for movies.Is ... |