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| Distortion with ARC Ref 150 and Maggie 3.7 Outstanding! And a great suggestion by ZD.Can you explain to a guy like me with almost zero electronic knowledge about how the transformer from Jensen or SMc can actually convert unbalanced signal to true balanced signal? My Maggie dealer also tal... | |
| Absolute Mystery Not to get too far off topic, but since some of those who have responded have indicated an interest in mystery stories, I'll make a recommendation. If you might be interested in an example of the "locked room"/impossible crime genre of detective f... | |
| Distortion with ARC Ref 150 and Maggie 3.7 ZD, the comment you were responding to was from the OP, Pakwong, not from Martykl (who is not the OP).Best regards,-- Al | |
| ARC System with JL Audio F110 subs The REF 3 has a recommended minimum load impedance of 20K. The input impedance of the F110's balanced inputs is 202K, which is very high and won't be a problem, even in combination with the additional load presented by the input impedance of the m... | |
| Distortion with ARC Ref 150 and Maggie 3.7 P.S. to my previous post. Think of it this way: As you (ZD) are certainly aware, a fully balanced amp puts out signal voltages on both its + and - output terminals, relative to the amp's ground, those voltages being of equal amplitude and opposite... | |
| Distortion with ARC Ref 150 and Maggie 3.7 ZD, yes, very uncharacteristically you are missing something :-)Yes, there will be a gain difference. But that is not the problem. The problem is that the **output stage** of the amp will not be able to deliver much more than 1/2 of the voltage th... | |
| USB veresus FIREWIRE? I believe the main reason is that many years ago Apple (which developed Firewire) demanded a royalty for it, on a per use basis, which Intel and the computer motherboard manufacturers considered to be excessive. Therefore Intel designed USB capabi... | |
| Distortion with ARC Ref 150 and Maggie 3.7 08-14-14: SyntaxNo, even when some will say, balanced needs balanced ...it is blubber. What you have is a different output or input rating, that's all. And that you can hear when the preamp output is too weak for a balanced amp input for example. ... | |
| Distortion with ARC Ref 150 and Maggie 3.7 Thanks Marty. Yes, the other "preamp" the OP tried was an EAR 834P phono stage, which includes a level control but provides only unbalanced outputs.I'm speculating, but having been down this road myself, my guess is that the OP needs a true balanc... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lew, a few years ago I had my F9-E Ruby "re-tipped" by Peter. I chose his $250 ruby-cantilevered "contact line" option. That was prior to his introduction of additional options specifically for the F9, which btw (in response to one of your questio... | |
| Distortion with ARC Ref 150 and Maggie 3.7 Marty, thanks very much for that input, which together with Pakwong's experiments seems to confirm the suspicion I mentioned in my post dated 8-12-14. Probably by inputting a single-ended signal into the Ref 150's balanced input the power capabili... | |
| Your favourite recording label? Larry beat me to it! I was about to say that although it only existed under its original ownership from about 1975 to 1985, and it had a relatively limited catalog, the French classical label Astrée was so good musically and sonically (in LP form,... | |
| Your most disappointing purchase or audition? 08-11-14: Tubes108A side comment, and of course to each their own, I feel any manufacturer that posts frequently is self serving on a subtle to an overt level and takes advantage of an under-the-gun manner to advertise product. IMO it is incontrov... | |
| Distortion with ARC Ref 150 and Maggie 3.7 If I've followed all of this correctly, you've perceived the problem with two different speakers, two different tube amps, two different preamps (one of them being a phono stage used as a preamp), two different sources (one vinyl, one CD), and a v... | |
| Is it worth refurbishing my tube Marantz? 08-11-14: AtmasphereIf you plan to sell it you are probably better off selling it without rebuilding and let the new owner deal with that issue.Great point. Depending on what is done during the refurb, the compromised originality that may result c... |