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| PrimaLuna ProLogue Integrated - Help Needed ZD, I think that if you read this you'll conclude that the problem, or at least its root cause, is unlikely to be related to biasing. And note in the video that the problem can be induced in the power tubes for BOTH channels, if the volume is incr... | |
| PrimaLuna ProLogue Integrated - Help Needed I watched the video, and it appears to be what is referred to as "motorboating". As you'll see in the writeup that can be caused by a number of things, but a frequent cause is a defective or degraded filter capacitor in the power supply of a tube ... | |
| Does a Good 20 amp cable Make a Difference Now seeing im presently using a/c cables that are in the $400 $500 $600+ range.Would it not make sense to go equally for a great 20 amp a/c cable for the the power filter?I agree with the others that it can make a difference, and that there is lik... | |
| Ivan Moravec Sad news indeed, Rush, and indeed the loss of a great artist. But thanks for letting us know.Best regards,-- Al | |
| Speaker suggestion for Pass Labs Int-150 Hi Markus,The concern I described in my previous post does not apply to the connection arrangement you've indicated, since you are connecting the sub at line level (in other words, from a preamp output of the INT-150), rather than at speaker level... | |
| Speaker suggestion for Pass Labs Int-150 I don't know if there's something wrong with my amp bit I think that the speakers sounds like a heavy load and that the sound isn't as "light" as I would prefer.... The speakers are connected with Supra swords and paired with an velodyne dd10.Can ... | |
| Cable Evolution 07-25-15: Jmcgrogan2Since price and performance are unrelated, what is the point?As some of you may have seen, rather striking examples of low correlation between cable performance and cable price are the current threads in which some of our parti... | |
| VAC Signature 2a Preamp Question Alón, a couple of experiments that may shed some light on what is causing the issue:1)Disconnect the turntable from the preamp and insert shorting plugs into the preamp's phono inputs, and assess the hum and noise levels under that condition. (Hav... | |
| Carbon Fiber Brush with Milty Gun? 07-24-15: LewmIf I can find the reference to support the notion that the gun should be held away from the LP surface whilst releasing the trigger, at the end of the de-static process, I will post it here. Suffice to say I did not make it up off th... | |
| Vincent SV236MK Dry and bright? Glad the problem appears to have been resolved. It's strange, though, that the HiDiamond power cord apparently had the same effect on the system regardless of whether it was being used with the DAC or with the integrated amp.Just guessing, but per... | |
| Early Music aka Historically Informed Music 07-21-15: BrownsfanIt is heresy for any Brownsfan to say anything remotely flattering regarding Pittsburgh.On the other hand, though, one must give it due recognition for being the locale of arguably the greatest miracle play in the history of spo... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD 07-21-15: GeorgelofiToo bad the manufacturers are trying to phase out R2R Multibit dac's, they are way harder and more expensive for them to make, and they then charge up to 10 x the price for them.And much more so for hi rez, as accurate reproduc... | |
| Woofer pumping WHY?? Matt, you've gotten lots of good inputs, but I see it a little differently than some of them. Based on the information Yogiboy supplied about the effective mass of the tonearm (8.5 grams) and the compliance of the cartridge (15, although I haven't... | |
| Electrician specializing in audio needed Buffalo Thanks for the nice words, gentlemen.As is usually the case, I agree with everything Jim has said. Including the fact that the ground lift switch can be presumed to not interrupt the connection between chassis and AC safety ground. In contrast to ... | |
| Looking for really fine cables at really low price 07-19-15: TbgJohn421, all copper cables would be more conductive, especially if the ends are not soldered on.It is true that the conductivity of tin is roughly about 6 or 7 times lower than the conductivity of copper. However, to provide a quantit... |