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| $10 vs $100 power plug It depends on how resolving your setup is to hear the difference from plugs.And also on how sensitive the particular component is to whatever differences there may be in the effects of the plugs on the electricity the component is supplied with. T... | |
| VAC 160i, any experiences Several things should be realized about that 69 db spec, which is presented a bit more clearly in the Avatar manual, on page 12.1)It applies to the amplifier output when the built-in phono stage is being used. The number would be about 6 db better... | |
| Beware of 'Ghost Switching' Thanks, Zd :-)All I can offer is a guess, and my guess, assuming (as appears to be the case) that the remote control function is IR rather than RF, would be that the root cause of the problem is interference from a fluorescent or compact fluoresce... | |
| XLR to RCA to XLR Rdeckard, I took a look at the manual for the Kube 200, and I see that its level control provides a maximum boost of 5 db for its variable output, relative to the level of the fixed output. Your findings seem consistent with that.The approach you ... | |
| Need a system for Chamber music--ideas? Here's a completely out-of-the-box thought. Have you considered obtaining a pair of high quality headphones, such as one of the Stax electrostatic models? Aside from the differences in soundstaging and imaging that would obviously result relative ... | |
| Need Dunlavy repair Millersound +1.Give him (Bill LeGall) a call first, then remove the driver and send it to him. You won't be disappointed!Best regards,-- Al | |
| XLR to RCA to XLR 01-23-13: RdeckardWhat's confusing is, it seems balanced doesn't always mean "pro" or +4 and unbalanced doesn't always mean "consumer" or -10. What does most high-end balanced home audio (not pro) gear operate at, +4 or -10?The reference to unbala... | |
| Took my Levinson amp in for repair 01-23-13: MarkpaoBefore sending the "bad" hard drive across the country to one of those expert hard drive restoration places ....Mark, back up regularly and you won't have to worry about using data recovery services, which are expensive and very o... | |
| XLR to RCA to XLR Hi Jedinite,Regarding the Rane BB44X, which I see sells at B&H for $279, based on a quick Google search I didn't find much that would shed light on the sound quality it would provide in a high-end home audio system. Looking at the datasheet, t... | |
| XLR to RCA to XLR 01-21-13: RdeckardWill these work if mixing consumer audio (-10dBV) and pro audio (+4dBu) gear? In other words, do they provide any level-matching?The PI models will function in that situation, but they will only provide a very slight amount of at... | |
| XLR to RCA to XLR Rdeckard, see the part number table at the bottom of this page. Information shown in the PI-2XX datasheet is applicable to the versions that provide either RCA or XLR inputs and/or outputs, as well as either 1 or 2 channels. The various configurat... | |
| Controlling Levinson Amp via Ethernet I did some Googling, but as you found the answer is more elusive than might be expected. I did find a utility called TCPLine, which seems like it might do the job (if you are using Windows). A screenshot is shown here.Hope that helps. Regards,-- Al | |
| Tube amp s : Solving the base problem. Chasses is the plural of chassis.If you check various online dictionaries, this being one example, you will find that the plural of "chassis" is "chassis." And also that "chasses" is the plural of "chasse," or more properly "chassé," which has to ... | |
| Help with tube specs Hi Harry,I wouldn't worry about the 500+ volts. The tube just sees the difference between the plate and cathode voltages. I suppose it is possible that there might be a small fraction of a second somewhere during the turn-on process where that dif... | |
| Help with tube specs P.S: I note, though, that the 28W absolute maximum rating is for "plate dissipation." That would NOT include the 7W that is dissipated as a result of the filament current, which of course greatly increases the likelihood that the tube will be suit... |