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| Distortion with ARC Ref 150 and Maggie 3.7 I agree with many of the others that the likeliest cause of the problem is related to cartridge installation and adjustment, including VTF. One thing that hasn't been mentioned is anti-skating. Take a look at the cartridge from the front, while a ... | |
| Splitting signal from a DAC No problem at all, given the low output impedance. Enjoy!Regards,-- Al | |
| Your most disappointing purchase or audition? Charles, I'm very happy to see today's development, as referenced above. If I may say so without being presumptuous, IMO your posts are consistently among the most perceptive, knowledgeable, well balanced, and (unless circumstances warrant otherwi... | |
| Splitting signal from a DAC Given the very low 20 ohm specified output impedance of the DAC2 that will most likely not be a problem. Especially if neither of the interconnects are unusually long, and your mention of proximity to the main system leads me to believe that you'l... | |
| Help on Optimizing Dedicated PC as Music Server Excellent comments by the others. And a nicely chosen build, Norm. (I believe, though, that there is a typo in the CPU part number you indicated; you probably meant i7-4770k).Regarding whether or not to perform the Windows Updates, assuming you ar... | |
| Do distortion 's affect enjoyment of speaker? Great post by Bombaywalla, IMO. And as is nearly always the case, I agree completely with all of the technical points he makes. Including the basic point that having a first order crossover (or no crossover) is a prerequisite for time coherence. F... | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? Hi Lowrider,No, Katonah is an easy drive from where I am in Connecticut. My wife and I have been to quite a few of the outdoor summer concerts at Caramoor over the years, and they're always a delight.Looking forward to more Schubert (songs and pia... | |
| Jolida JD102CRC 08-07-14: GreatwhitebatCan I use the NAD Phono stage through the pre out into the aux in as a temporary phono stage until I purchase something else like a Pro-Ject Phono Box?The best way of doing that is most likely to use a tape ("rec") output of... | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? Alisa Weilerstein and the Ariel String Quartet performing works by Boccherini and Arensky, and Schubert's magnificent Cello Quintet d.956. Last Friday at the Caramoor Summer Music Festival, Katonah, NY. Wonderful!Regards,-- Al | |
| end of an era ...... Bruce (Bifwynne), all I can say is that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny, and that periphrastic obfuscation should be eschewed.Best,-- Al :-) | |
| Your most disappointing purchase or audition? Wow! Joe (Trelja), I have no opinion about Acoustic Zen speakers, as I've never heard them. But I must say that I'm struck by how widely opinions can diverge among those whose perceptions I've come to respect and value. See the posts by Charles1da... | |
| Do distortion 's affect enjoyment of speaker? I'll second Viridian's response, and I'll add that distortion measurements will be considerably different for a given speaker depending on what volume level and input power level they are taken at. Not only on the levels at the instant the measure... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt, I suspect that you've made a good decision regarding the single heavy gauge dedicated line. As a point of info regarding the 2.8 amp measurement, though, I would by no means assume that an electrician's current meter necessarily (or even pro... | |
| CD player, audio out, discrete vs. op-amps..? I agree with all of the comments by ZD, Bob, and Charles, and Alan's suggestion of tubes is of course also well worth considering.I would add another reason for the likelihood that a player having a well designed discrete output stage stands a goo... | |
| Ways to connect subwoofer? I've read quite a few posts about running the sub in parallel with the main speakers full range, but the NuForce amps are balanced; i.e. the negative terminal isn't at ground potential. This eliminates using the high level inputs.There are most li... |