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| Bi amp will it work It appears that both amps provide gains of 26.8 db, so that should work fine. This assumes that the input connections to both amps are via XLR, not XLR to one amp and RCA to the other.Regards,-- Al | |
| Whats my weak link? B, I'll add a fourth item to my previous comments:4)If the connection between CDP and DAC is via coax, try experimenting with different cable lengths. In particular, if the length of the cable is in the vicinity of 1 meter or 3 feet, change it to ... | |
| What causes some transports to oscillate? George (Xti16), the OP's statement about speed variation was correct. From this Philips paper on CD technology:The pits in a CD are 0.6 micron wide (1 micron is 1/1000th of a mm), 0.12 micron deep and 0.9 to 3.3 micron long. A disc full of these p... | |
| Whats my weak link? Hi B,I have three comments:1)I second Mapman's comment about room acoustics, speaker placement, and speaker orientation. Yogiboy's suggestion of having the other person bring over his gear is also a good one, if it can be arranged.2)It appears tha... | |
| Old tube versus new tube gear Hi Mapman,With respect to Brook specifically, my answer to your question has to be somewhat speculative, because as I indicated I have no experience with their highly valued separate power amplifiers, and my experience was only with one mono integ... | |
| Old tube versus new tube gear 03-04-13: IsochronismTop shelf done right is all good and timeless!!Very well said, Brett!Also, I was pleased to see Lincoln Walsh's Brook Electronics company mentioned in your post. He seems to be more commonly remembered these days for having in... | |
| Old tube versus new tube gear The question is too general to be answerable. "Old expensive tube gear" could refer to gear that was produced anywhere from the 1930s (e.g., Western Electric) to the early 2000s. And of course it depends on the particular model, as Alan indicated.... | |
| You are there-they are here Excellent question. It was discussed at length a few years ago in this thread. My own comments are included there, which are consistent with the response that Kal (Kr4) provided above.Regards,-- Al | |
| Odd length speaker cables I too agree that coiling the excess length is undesirable. And that having significantly unequal lengths would probably decimate resale value.A point to keep in mind is that if you can manage to find speaker cables for which the longer cable behav... | |
| wiring monoblocks to speakers There is no universal answer, as it depends on various technical characteristics of the particular components, as well as on the characteristics of the cables, and the preferences of the listener. Those are among the reasons that opinions and repo... | |
| Entertainer Stereo Amp? As Donjr indicated, Nikko made a model NA-2000 integrated amplifier (around 1984). Google "Nikko NA-2000" and you'll find some photos of it. If it looks the same it is probably a badge-engineered version of the same thing (i.e., the same thing und... | |
| Speakers made with unusual cabinet material Next move of solid-wood or any other higher-priced materials manufacturer is to convice consumer.In the case of Daedalus speakers, a lot of consumers are already convinced, as can be seen in many owner comments that have been posted about them her... | |
| Speakers made with unusual cabinet material solid wood = resonance problem. it's only for consumer's attraction.Not if it's done right. Although doing it right may result in a cost disadvantage relative to veneered approaches. See the comment by Daedalus_audio in the thread I linked to earl... | |
| Phono Preamp Gain Question Good comments by the others. Seconding Sarcher's comment, attempting to define "the lowest gain that a moving coil stage of a phono preamp should have" for a particular cartridge is risky, because different phono stages that provide the same amoun... | |
| Speakers made with unusual cabinet material Hi Howard,Regarding real wood speakers, see this thread. Daedalus Audio speakers, which I and a number of other A'gon regulars own, are a leading example.Best regards,-- Al |