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| Favorite lp of all time I have way too many classical favorites on LP to be able to single out just one. But I'll give it a shot anyway: Beethoven Sonatas Opus 53 ("Waldstein"), 78, and 90, Paul Badura-Skoda performing on an 1815 Hammerflügel, Astrée AS73. Long since out... | |
| What ohm to set amp Kalbi, I couldn't find a complete impedance curve for the Liuto, but I did find the following comment in this review:... a nominal impedance of 6 ohms would be more representative than the quoted 8 ohms.Measured data was presented indicating a min... | |
| What ohm to set amp Does that permit the inference that a SS amp that operates as a Voltage Paradigm amp would be expected to use NF of some type (local or global) to regulate actual power output into loads which vary as a function of FR in order to maintain output p... | |
| What ohm to set amp Thanks Bruce; I've learned a new word today :-)As I indicated, the MC205, as well as the MC solid state amplifiers that use autoformers (which the MC205 does not use), have negligibly small output impedances. The MC205 is spec'd as having a dampin... | |
| What ohm to set amp I took a look at the literature on the MC205 at the McIntosh site. It is a solid state amplifier that has neither output transformers nor autoformers nor multiple output taps. It has a rear panel switch for selection of either 4 or 8 ohm speaker i... | |
| Preamp Headroom Question Ralph, I'm not sure I understand your comment either, especially the part about "in the latter case the noise should be less than that of the groove." Can you clarify? Did you mean "in the former case"?Also, why would playing an essentially silent... | |
| Preamp Headroom Question Hi Bruce,You won't run out of headroom as long as you don't find yourself wanting to turn the volume control up past its 104 maximum.The main question is when you set the volume control to the highest position that you would ever want to set it at... | |
| Equipment does not match Roscoe, thank you most kindly.Best regards,-- Al | |
| External HD VS Flash Drive Sound Quality Question It's definitely putting out a lower (digital) volume level than discs or flash drives. No idea why. Not a big deal, I'd say I'm turning the volume control 1-2 clock markings higherIf so, I'd expect that the reason is not that the hard drive is "pu... | |
| What power conditioner will help in my situation? To clarify, its not a constant hum, only when I change the fan speed I can hear a low frequency thump in the speaker. One of the reasons I asked for clarification of that point is that I don't think we can be totally certain that the means by whic... | |
| What is the best sounding Mahler symphony cycle? You're right, Schubert. Prices for the Unicorn CD at Amazon range from $46 used to $52+ new, with one seller asking $130.Regards,-- Al | |
| Equipment does not match Mapman beat me to it :-) I was composing the following when he submitted the preceding post:As many of the responses make clear there are numerous possibilities, and chances are that there are multiple factors contributing to the less than optimal... | |
| Power Cord & Platic Cable Covers Zd, thank you most kindly.Best regards,-- Al | |
| Power Cord & Platic Cable Covers I doubt that anyone making that claim has gone to the trouble of doing comparisons with and without the covers that were extensive enough and thorough enough to rule out the possibility that the results were muddled by extraneous variables. Exampl... | |
| Where is best to sell old Brociner tube amp? Czarivey, I have no knowledge of the model numbers mentioned by the OP, but any Brociner equipment probably dates from between the late 1940s and the late 1950s. It is probably not worth a great deal, but will be of some interest to collectors and... |