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| Advantages of monoblocks 05-03-14: David12As an aside, people have mentioned short interconnects, long speaker cables, V the opposite, assuming you are using XLR's for long interconnect runs, are there theoretical reasons that mean short or long runs of either, should be ... | |
| What direction should Hi Fi tune fuse be installed 05-02-14: FrogmanNow, why exactly, is it so important for the skeptics to want to "set the record straight"? Why does it matter so much that some are convinced that the perceived reasons are real? Many seem to take on the role of "protectors of th... | |
| 5Z4 half-wave rectifiers replacement suggestion Audioman58, I believe that some of your statements are incorrect. First, you probably meant "6106" when you said "6101," the 6101 being a twin triode. More significantly, while many of the 5Y3-GT specs are identical to those of the 5Z4, according ... | |
| What direction should Hi Fi tune fuse be installed Mapman & Onhwy61, thanks very much for your kind comments. Let me say also that I always enjoy reading your invariably intelligent and level-headed posts.Best regards,-- Al | |
| Sony HAP 1 ES and adding external Hard Drives Richard, that's not quite right. Formatting or reformatting a drive destroys all of the data that it contains. After the HAP-Z1ES reformats the drive, probably to Ext3 or Ext4 (presumably because its internal operating system is Linux-based), musi... | |
| Sony HAP 1 ES and adding external Hard Drives Kal mentions in a footnote in his review that the drive is formatted to one of the versions of the Ext file system that is commonly used with Linux.If you are running Windows, Paragon ExtFS for Windows appears to be a solution that would enable Wi... | |
| Bill Legall-MillerSound speaker driver repair I had a similarly fabulous experience with Bill some years ago, and for a remarkably modest price. As stated by 6moons reviewers in a quotation appearing at Bill's website, he is "considered the equivalent of a national treasure by those who do bu... | |
| What direction should Hi Fi tune fuse be installed 04-30-14: GeoffkaitThen the net current is zero, no?No :-) What is zero, assuming no DC offset is present, is the net movement of electrons. As your subsequent post sort of indicates you realize, power and energy, and in the case of signal conduct... | |
| What direction should Hi Fi tune fuse be installed Wolf, thank you kindly. I always appreciate the rather unique combination of literary creativity, humor, and relevant knowledge and experience you bring to these forums :-) 04-30-14: TbgAlmarg, yes music reproduction changes alternating current in... | |
| What are your TWO favorite Symphonic Recordings? Frogman, thanks very much for alerting us to the Schubert festival at Bard. I've just purchased tickets to the 8/17 1:30 p.m. performances of the D.959 sonata, various songs, and the D.951 piano duet. Albeit at the presumably lesser hall, Olin, bu... | |
| Fast forward 25 years, what will audio be like? My perception during the half-dozen decades I have been around is that while prognostications of both radical change and various doom and gloom scenarios have always seemed to be plentiful, they almost never come to pass. Sure, bad things happen a... | |
| Advantages of monoblocks A point that has been alluded to above, but IMO warrants further emphasis, is that separating a design onto two chassis increases cost. And even more so if the design is separated onto two amplifier chassis plus a preamplifier. Therefore at a give... | |
| Capacitance settings on Manley phonostage For an excellent explanation of the technical factors that are involved, see the comments by Lyra cartridge designer Jonathan Carr here, starting with the second major paragraph in that post.The bottom line: What stands the greatest chance of bein... | |
| Which clock is running my system? A S/PDIF signal combines clock, data, and various other information into a single signal. In the case of the Evo, the clock information embedded ("multiplexed") in that signal is generated internally within the Evo (assuming you are not using its ... | |
| What do you void listening? Thanks, Schubert. Re "Nessun Dorma," considered by many to be Pavarotti's signature aria, I have performances by both gentlemen in various compilation CDs. And while to me both performances are thrilling, it's remarkable how different they are. An... |