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| do i change the preamp or the speakers? P.S. to my previous post: Here is a link for the DB Systems kit I mentioned.Regards,-- Al | |
| do i change the preamp or the speakers? Good comments by the others. But before replacing anything I would first try increasing the capacitive loading of the phono cartridge. You didn't mention which Shure cartridge you are using, but some of them require significantly higher amounts of... | |
| 1 large subwoofer or 2 smaller ones...? The Depth i has both line-level and speaker-level inputs. Thoughts on one vs. the other for connecting 2 subs in a 2-channel system?I see that the Depth i can provide high pass filtered outputs to the main power amp, if connected at line-level. So... | |
| Is there any 50W 300B SET monoblock out there? As Brf indicated, there is only so much power a given tube type can produce. Using two or more power tubes in parallel, in a single-ended configuration, would allow more power to be generated, and is sometimes done. That would be referred to as a ... | |
| Why are there no high end cheater plugs? Reinforcing Ait's comment just above is the following statement on page 6 of this document by a noted expert on such matters, Bill Whitlock of Jensen Transformers:Consider two devices connected by a signal cable, each device having a 3-prong ac pl... | |
| Can headphones ever be as good as high end stereo? 08-28-14: David_lI recommend you get something that allows you physical freedom - be able to move around and do stuff with your hands while you're listening.Good point. I'll mention that on my older Stax Lambda Pro phones the cord is about 8 feet ... | |
| Can headphones ever be as good as high end stereo? If you haven't already seen it, I think you'll find this review by Chris Martens in "The Absolute Sound" to be informative and helpful.My Stax experience is limited to an older model, but based on that experience, and consistent with the author's ... | |
| Follow up questions regarding my NAD C375BEE ZD, thanks for the good elaboration on the point I raised.Joseph54, regarding my other point, even if you have verified that the black wire from the REL is connected to a negative output terminal on the amp, I would not rule out the possibility th... | |
| Follow up questions regarding my NAD C375BEE One more thought: Make sure that the black wire from the REL is connected to one of the negative (probably black) speaker terminals on the amp, and not to one of the positive (probably red) speaker terminals. If the black wire is interchanged with... | |
| Wierd issue with a DIY cable for a REL G2 sub No problem re the intrusion, Joseph. I've responded in your other current thread. I suspect that the hum problem and the amp problem are unrelated, but as others have suggested in that thread you'll need to determine if the amp problem remains whe... | |
| Follow up questions regarding my NAD C375BEE A number of good comments and suggestions have been provided above. I'll add one further thought while awaiting feedback on what has been suggested:Are you certain that the two speakers are connected with the same phase, i.e., that + and - are not... | |
| Lyngdorf CD1::Can it compete with Rega Saturn-R? Jim, re the Bryston CD player, I've owned a BCD-1 for five years, and IMO Akg has characterized it perfectly. And regarding the brightness allegations you mentioned having read, I can say that at least in my system (via both Daedalus speakers and ... | |
| Wierd issue with a DIY cable for a REL G2 sub Tim (Mitch2), thanks for the additional thoughts. Be aware, though, that the three wires which connect to the speaker-level inputs of a REL sub are not used as you appear to be envisioning. One wire carries the + signal of one channel; another wir... | |
| Wierd issue with a DIY cable for a REL G2 sub Is the McCormack amp one of those having balanced outputs, such as the DNA-500? If so, is the negative input to the sub (the black wire on the original cable) being connected to a negative output terminal of the amp? If so, that is probably the ca... | |
| cd-r music for blanks Correction to my previous post: The sentence about Mitsui/MAM-A which began with "the latter are described as ... " should have begun with "some of the latter are described as ..."Regards,-- Al |