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| regular interconnect for digital signal transfer Thank you for your comments, gentlemen.For those reading this who may not be aware, it is worth noting that the Van den Hul First Ultimate cable appears to have been designed with a "characteristic impedance" of 75 ohms.That is the correct value f... | |
| regular interconnect for digital signal transfer In general I would not recommend it.It may function, but unless the cable is specifically designed to have a 110 ohm "characteristic impedance," or it is explicitly indicated as being suitable for carrying AES/EBU digital signals, chances are that... | |
| Braiding vs side by side? 04-25-11: OnemugOther than a limited SPL, do you see any reason a SET amp would be a mismatch for the 3.6's? My thoughts are/were: The Maggies are pretty resistive in nature (tubes like that) and, being a line source, will sound louder at the list... | |
| Braiding vs side by side? Tgrisham, thanks very much for the nice words.Here is a link to the Stereophile measurements on the Maggie that Onemug referred to.Data for 16 gauge wire can be obtained from this wire gauge table. Plugging the 1.29 mm conductor diameter that it i... | |
| Braiding vs side by side? Hi Harry,Yes, there is some science behind it. Twisting the conductors together will reduce inductance and increase capacitance. For either configuration, as you probably realize, both parameters (and resistance as well) are proportional to length... | |
| Quiet hard drive Hi Howard,If you haven't already seen it, you'll find this thread to be of interest:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?icomp&1295832104Regards,-- Al | |
| Likely culprit for harshness at higher volumes? Given that your preamp has a headphone jack, my suggestion is that before going much further you invest in a pair of headphones. Considering the number of variables and possibilities that have been cited, I think that comparing results between hea... | |
| Top 3 high compliant mm/mi cartridges A correction to my previous post: I misspoke when I used the word "elliptical" in conjunction with Soundsmith's $250 retip option. From their website:With exacting care to angular positioning, we install a RUBY "Single Crystal" cantilever which ho... | |
| Top 3 high compliant mm/mi cartridges The Grace F9E or F9E Ruby, with (assuming it has been used significantly) Soundsmith's $250 ruby cantilevered/elliptical stylus "retip."The cartridge is rare, sought after, and expensive for a vintage cartridge, though (with good reason, IMO). A n... | |
| PC Rules 04-20-11: Orpheus10The computer is in the basement, and the listening room is upstairs. I recorded the LP through an Audiolab 8000-C pre to line in of computer interface. I added this to my playlist. After that, I took the TT upstairs to phono of ... | |
| A New Believer 04-21-11: StopsAl: I am not sure I wholly agree with the concept that the speaker cables have an insignificant effect....Stops, with all due respect that is a complete misreading of what I have said, which surprises me after your previous response... | |
| A New Believer 04-20-11: StopsAl: There is a fly in the ointment though. Speaker loads are very far from being predictable speaker to speaker. The low output impedance of an amplifier will help but as I said in the first post you have the cable and the speaker i... | |
| A New Believer 04-20-11: StopsShadorne: Interesting but the rise and fall time of the signal is relevant and therefore the impact of the impedance is also relevant even at "audio" frequencies.Keep in mind that the risetimes and falltimes of the source material, ... | |
| Stupid question of the day I would be cautious choosing any of the devices that have been suggested, including the devices shown as alternatives on the Amazon page that was linked. Many of them indicate maximum power ratings in the area of 30 to 80 watts, which may or may n... | |
| Drop-outs Lindisfarne -- Before doing any of that, though, try doing what I described in this post. Be sure to follow the instructions precisely. Click "save changes" where applicable.Ben, that may be applicable to you as well, if the netbook is running Win... |