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| Uneven speaker cable lengths? This question has been discussed here in a number of prior threads, usually involving greater cable lengths and greater cable length differentials than you are considering. As is often the case in cable-related discussions, there has not been a cl... | |
| DAC Being Impacted By Home Power Issue - Help A review in Stereophile by Kal Rubinson (KR4 at Audiogon) of the APC S10's similar but more powerful big brother, the S15, can be found here (scroll down to the middle of the page). There is no mention of fan noise amid his very favorable comments... | |
| DAC Being Impacted By Home Power Issue - Help The lowest cost UPS-like device I am aware of that I would have reasonable confidence in, with respect to both the likelihood that it would solve the problem and its suitability for use in a quality audio system, is the APC S10 or S10BLK, manual h... | |
| Best value in a HO movig magnet $150-$200 Jim, before finalizing your choice you should check to see if the specs provided by the manufacturers of the cartridges which make it onto your short list include a recommended range of load capacitance. Your Sphinx has a specified input capacitan... | |
| Vitus RI-100 And REL G2 Sub Wiring Experience? Both the rear panel of the amp and the manual have strongly worded statements indicating that the amp's speaker outputs are balanced, and will be damaged if the negative output terminal is connected to a ground.I suspect that the terminal on the r... | |
| cable reviews? You may find this thread to be of interest. The bottom line: Do not expect a high degree of correlation between cable performance and cable price, for several reasons in addition to those that have been cited above.Regards,-- Al | |
| Bit-perfect backups I'll second Mapman's comments. Regarding file copies being bit-perfect, hard drives are very reliable in terms of data integrity these days, and employ sophisticated error detection and correction algorithms to detect errors, and correct them bit ... | |
| Any other Sophia Amplifier Experiences??? Have you or can you or your tech determine the failure mode that occurs, i.e., whether it is a short or an open on the primary, or on the secondary winding that serves the 5Z3, or on the secondary winding that serves the 6AU4? Perhaps that can be ... | |
| What is the benefit of balanced xlr cables This comment is not directed at anyone in particular. But I find it interesting that in another current thread, as well as in similar past threads, a number of members, including some who are particularly experienced and well respected here, stron... | |
| IC compatibility for Ayre CX-7e CD player ... maybe your can clarify why the Ayre's playback is louder than the Rega Apollo using the same Chord "Chameleon" IC. Interestingly, one of the reviews of Ayre CX-7 after the "E" upgrade noted a louder presentation.The Apollo's "full scale" outpu... | |
| Tube Bias issue. Marty (Viridian), you may find it helpful to take a look at the biasing procedure described in the manual for this amp. I would think that the wildly fluctuating meter reading is most likely a true indication that the bias is wildly fluctuating.Rl... | |
| Directional speaker cables - switching direction Thanks, Jim. One more possible extraneous variable I would keep in mind, adding to my earlier list, is the equipment being in unequal states of warmup during the different parts of the comparison. Or the possibility that even if the system is shut... | |
| Directional speaker cables - switching direction One way to find out for sure, flip your 10 AWG Blue Jeans Cables end for end and listen for any difference.And then flip them back and forth at least two and preferably three or more times, not only to verify that your perceptions are consistent, ... | |
| IC compatibility for Ayre CX-7e CD player Hi Jim,I can't answer the questions you've presented, but I would offer two thoughts:1)If and when you try the balanced outputs, be aware that most adapters short the inverted signal on XLR pin 3 to ground (XLR pin 1). You do NOT want to do that o... | |
| Tube amplifier to power Sonus Faber speakers? Thanks to George for finding and pointing out the HFNRR review of the speakers, including the measurements. And kudos to Bruce (Bifwynne) for suggesting the very same ARC Ref75 amplifier which the reviewer, Ken Kessler, utilized in evaluating the ... |