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| XLR vs RCA Kijanki, in some (and I suspect many) preamps which provide both XLR and RCA outputs the signal provided to the RCA output is the same signal that is provided to one of the two signal pins on the XLR connector. And some power amps which accept bot... | |
| Coincident Linestage vs CJ CT5 or Allnic L-3000 Marco, congratulations on the CSLS!I don't know if it inverts polarity in the signal path between its RCA inputs and its XLR output (the website says "in phase" but conceivably that could just apply to the path between XLR input and XLR output).In... | |
| XLR vs RCA A voltage difference of 6 db (or to be more precise 6.02 db) = a voltage difference of a factor of 2 = "double" (assuming impedance remains the same).A balanced interface will usually/more often than not provide 6 db more gain than an unbalanced i... | |
| Do wooden arms warp Someone please check it for me, but here is how I did the calculation... Michael (Swampwalker), thanks for (as usual) bringing some level-headed and intelligent perspective to this thread, as was evident in the conclusions you stated in your earli... | |
| What is the benefit of balanced xlr cables Thoughtful and knowledgeable post by Dr. Marks; thanks!I concur with most of it, but I would differ somewhat on a couple of key points:1)Here is one example of how properly designed balanced cables can sound different: A balanced cable will have s... | |
| Directional speaker cables - switching direction Measurements, analysis, listening, and the instincts, experience, and intelligence of the designer are all key factors influencing the degree of success or failure that will be achieved in the design process. That's the bottom line, IMO.Happy holi... | |
| Can Silver Interconnects be bright in your gear ...silver can transfer more signal compared to copperWith due respect, that is a common misconception. I suspect it originated as a result of misinterpretations of the fact that silver is a slightly better conductor (i.e., has slightly lower resis... | |
| Ringing from the tweeter Disconnect the speaker to be totally safe.Steuspeed, note that Marek (Actusreus) is using tube power amps. As you may be aware, tube power amps (or at least those which utilize output transformers, which means the great majority of them) should no... | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? 12-23-14: BkrpdxI drive a Bentley Continental GTC (with factory NAIM audio) as my daily driver.I have no present intention to replace it.My dream (second) car is a Pegaso Z102 SaoutchikAwesome, on both counts! I hadn't previously heard of the Pega... | |
| Ringing from the tweeter Hi Marek,The symptoms you've described appear to point to the line stage as being the culprit, and I suspect in particular the first tube in the signal path within the line stage.If you can determine that separate input tubes are used for the two ... | |
| XLR vs RCA Those who concern themselves with the direction in which their cables are connected don't have to worry about that with XLRs, as they only connect in one direction :-)More seriously, see my comments dated 12-7-14 here, in which I cited many reason... | |
| Directional speaker cables - switching direction 12-23-14: ScvanI would really be interested in the study from hi-fi tuning. Can someone point me to a link?Here it is. My comments on it can be found in the first of my posts dated 5-14-12 in this thread.If I recall correctly, there was a revised ... | |
| Phono Preamp recommendation for VPI Prime A point that should be noted is that the input impedance of the OP's MA-6600 integrated amp is a low 20K for both its balanced and unbalanced inputs. That is marginal at best for use with the Rhea (see the second paragraph here), and I believe als... | |
| PX-25 tube amp with Merlin VSM speakers? Thank you Saki.I wouldn't be surprised if there were online calculators for figuring this kind of thing, but I'm not specifically aware of any. I just do the calculations myself, using a scientific calculator that can do logarithms. If you don't h... | |
| PX-25 tube amp with Merlin VSM speakers? Neglecting room effects, it can be calculated that at a 10 foot listening distance 6 watts into two 89 db 8 ohm speakers will result in an SPL (volume) of 90 db. That will be loud enough for most listeners with most recordings, but it will certain... |