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| Tascam DA-3000 Jeff, thanks, but no, I don't have plans to go to CES or any of the other major shows (e.g., RMAF) in the foreseeable future. In part because I'm on the east coast.Best regards,-- Al | |
| wyred 500st mk11 and rel sub r528 The manual also shows connecting the Rel via the Low-Level input, but I'm not clear on where to connect on the Oppo or if it is going to do the same as the speakeron. REL's theory is that connecting at speaker level rather than at line-level/low l... | |
| Tascam DA-3000 Fair enough, Dhl93449. Your post just above solidifies your case persuasively, as far as I'm concerned. My theory was an attempt to reconcile your sonic assessment of the Tascam with Jeff's (whose opinions command great respect in my book), while ... | |
| wyred 500st mk11 and rel sub r528 As with many REL subs, the manual for the R528 (see page 6, pdf page 7) suggests connecting the black wire to a chassis screw on the amp when connecting at speaker-level to an amp having balanced (or bridged) outputs, assuming the amp does not pro... | |
| Tascam DA-3000 Dtc, if I'm not mistaken the phono stage Dhl used is built into his Spectral DMC-10 preamp. And he had indicated earlier in the thread that he was using the DMC-10's main outputs, not its tape outputs, to supply the signals to the Tascam. So the e... | |
| Aesthetix IO / Pass XP20, compatible impedences ? The XP20 is specified as having an input impedance of 96K for its balanced inputs. That should be compatible with just about all sources extant which provide balanced outputs. Including the IO phono stage, even if its specified balanced output imp... | |
| Tascam DA-3000 vs Benchmark ADC1 USB 11-23-15: DtcYou observations support the idea that the Tascam may be OK for moderate level systems, but its shortcomings become apparent on a higher end, more revealing systems.Although not necessarily. See my post dated today in the other recent... | |
| Tascam DA-3000 FWIW, my suspicion is that the conflicting assessments of the Tascam recorder by Jeff (JWM) and Dhl93449 are both correct. And one look at the system description thread for Jeff's extraordinarily high quality system will make it abundantly clear t... | |
| Bricasti M1 internal temperature I have no experience with the M1, but FWIW I would certainly not be surprised if the internal temperature of any component incorporating sophisticated digital signal processing varied significantly depending on what the DSP is being asked to do. I... | |
| Will a 47uf 100 volt cap block 100 hertz I agree with George's calculations, except that he inadvertently interchanged "56" and "224" (or "15" and "60").Be sure, of course, to choose a non-polarized capacitor.Regards,-- Al | |
| Any Herron VTPH-2 Phono Stage Owners out there? Lew, the LOMC input stage of the VTPH-2 is FET-based rather than tube-based. Depending on the particular device and how the surrounding circuit is implemented, FET stages can have input impedances in the billions of ohms, and I believe in some cas... | |
| Favorite two CDs to listen to? Dvorak "New World Symphony," Horenstein/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Chesky CD31.Chopin, "Piano Sonata No. 3," Hyperion Knight, Wilson Audio WCD-9129.Both are unfortunately out of print, but the Chesky is offered by various sellers at Amazon.Grea... | |
| What vintage speaker might you use today Correction to my previous post: I had indicated that the Quad ESL-63 pre-dated 1980. According to various references, though, it was introduced in 1981, although its development had begun in 1963.Regards,-- Al | |
| What vintage speaker might you use today 11-19-15: SunnyjimBy vintage, I am generally referring to speakers from roughly 1965 to 1989. I did not want to use the word "Old" so as not to flush out any speaker. I should have added the word "venerable" to identify for us old timers in the me... | |
| Calling all SET fans Way to go, Mapman! A speaker that is a **true** 90 db/1W/1m/8 ohms driven by 8 watts should be able to generate SPL's in the mid-90's at a centered listening position about 10 feet from the speakers. Which would certainly seem likely to be adequat... |