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| Long Speaker Cables/Short Interconnect or reverse Brad, to the limited extent that speaker cable performance can be predicted based on technical parameters, with resistance and inductance usually being the most important ones, biwire Signal Cable Silver Resolution is an excellent choice for a 21 ... | |
| Long Speaker Cables/Short Interconnect or reverse Weebeesdad, thanks for the nice words. And thanks for providing the relevant specifics in your post.I'll mention first that I suspect that the actual output impedance of your preamp is somewhat higher than the specified 1.2K. The output impedance ... | |
| The Arm/Cartridge Matching Myth 10-13-14: In_shore*******🎓*******+1.Notwithstanding the very minor quibble that I believe the reference to "1/3 octave" should have said "a little less than 2/3 octave," I'll nominate Kirkus' post for best of the month, perhaps even best of the ye... | |
| Goldpoint XLR switch 10-12-14: Zd542I would find out if the Oppo and the Sony are fully balanced. If they aren't balanced, they should sound just as good on the rca inputs.From the Oppo website page on the BDP-105:The balanced output features a true differential signa... | |
| Do prefer a black or silver faceplate? I mostly prefer black, but with gold, gold/brown combinations, or other colors mixed in for contrast/visual diversity. I would find everything the same color to be visually boring.Regards,-- Al | |
| Mono Bridged Setup - cable ends not long enough? What causes the impact on sound quality with bridging?There are probably a number of factors which contribute to that, to varying degrees depending on the particular amplifier and speakers. Including:1)Most amplifiers will have lower distortion wh... | |
| Stax ear phone pad Hi Mark,No, there are several issues which would make that approach a non-starter.First, the in-1 and out-1 connections on the Stax are not like a tape loop. They are hard-wired directly together, and as I indicated in your other recent thread out... | |
| Mono Bridged Setup - cable ends not long enough? I don't think you are doing anything wrong, but that cable is unsuitable for the reason you stated. What I would suggest is that you contact a cable supplier of your choice and ask them if they would customize a cable which allows enough separatio... | |
| is my system set up correctly? Thanks Tony (Tls49). Consider the compliment reciprocated :-) Exactly the point I was trying to convey, that the CD players volume control must be enabled and at a minimum before attempting to use a "direct mode" on the amp.Our posts, as well as K... | |
| is my system set up correctly? Hi Margot,What you are doing is perfectly reasonable. They are saying that since the CD player includes a volume control function, as an alternative you could exclude the preamp section of the 50a integrated amplifier from the signal path when usi... | |
| Stax ear phone pad I doubt that is an issue, Mark. The foam is just there to protect the electrostatic element, and looks to be sonically transparent (at least on my older Lambda Pros). Also, a few years ago the foam on my Lambda Pros partially disintegrated (after ... | |
| PS Audio Bridge - simple question Some posts elsewhere indicate that the USB connector was originally intended for connection of a wifi dongle, which would provide wireless network connectivity, but that PS Audio eventually abandoned that plan for some reason.After reviewing the i... | |
| HH Scott 350 fm tuner Also, this owner's manual addresses the 350 series to some extent, as well as other Scott tuners.Regards,-- Al | |
| HH Scott 350 fm tuner You can find schematics for the 350-B, C, & D at HHScott.com. You MIGHT also be able to find a manual at the same site, via this link, if you have Java Runtime Environment installed. My problem is that I don't have enough neutral between the t... | |
| should i have a long USB or analog cable run? Question...are you planning on reclocking your USB signal between the laptop and your components input?Lowrider, I'm not sure it is clear that as indicated in the OP's other recent thread, his "audio interface" is providing an analog-to-digital co... |