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| Adcom GFP 750 preamp problem Not everyone here may be aware that the GFP-750 is a Nelson Pass design. From Stereophile's review, written by Wes Phillips:The GFP-750 is a Nelson Pass design—essentially a variation on the Pass Labs Aleph P and Pass's DIY project .... The preamp... | |
| Why is a 1.5-2 volt AC signal on my Neutral line? Guys, I think we need clarification from the op, as I implied in my earlier post and as Jim requested. My suspicion is that the reference to 1.5 to 2.0 vac on the "neutral line," on some components only(!), does NOT refer to the ac neutral.For one... | |
| Why is a 1.5-2 volt AC signal on my Neutral line? If I understand your post correctly, it sounds to me like you've got a defective interconnect (or two) somewhere.I think you are saying that with ALL of these components simultaneously connected into the system, if you connect your meter between t... | |
| Capacitance and mathematics Yes, your assumption is correct.Just be sure, of course, that the capacitance specified for the 1 meter pair is its total capacitance, and not capacitance per foot which is sometimes what is specified.Best regards,-- Al | |
| Will I need A moving coil set up device? Hi Billy,I wouldn't say that it's a user unfriendly cartridge; it's just that some preamps include a gain stage suitable for use with low output moving coil cartridges (especially many of the more expensive preamps), and some don't (especially man... | |
| Will I need A moving coil set up device? Important follow-up to my previous post:After looking more closely at the Stereophile review, I see that their statement about marginal noise performance with a 2mv cartridge was with a 28db head amp in place, ahead of the preamp. Given that, the ... | |
| Will I need A moving coil set up device? Stepup devices (transformers or head amps) are not usually used with 4mv cartridges, and if you were to use one you would have to choose it carefully to avoid the possibility of overloading it. Also, the Premier 3's 40db phono stage gain spec is v... | |
| NOS Western Electric wire used for power cables?? Early in this thread I made two posts, raising what I consider to be legitimate questions and concerns, from the perspective of someone who, as I stated, has no particular knowledge of the products. Based on what has been said in the subsequent po... | |
| Electrostatic versus conventional speakers The reason that I asked this question was that the new Magneplanar 1.7 was getting very good reviews and at $2,000 are affordable. Be aware that the Maggie's are not electrostatics. They have a lot of characteristics in common with electrostatics,... | |
| Electrostatic versus conventional speakers This Wikipedia article has a pretty good summary of advantages and disadvantages:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrostatic_loudspeakerAmong the many advantages discussed in the article, I would particularly emphasize clean transient response, i.e... | |
| Synergistic New Tesla Line...Any comments? But really it is the ground loop issue which is always there with each chassis grounded through the ac cord as well as through the interconnects to other chassis. It should be pointed out that this is potentially an issue just with equipment that ... | |
| NOS Western Electric wire used for power cables?? What makes Mojo-Audio's product more of a risk to by and use as Shunyata?The fact that the wire and its insulation are many decades old. Perhaps that is made irrelevant by the fact that "the stranded wire used to make these power cords was enginee... | |
| NOS Western Electric wire used for power cables?? I have no particular knowledge of this wire, and so I express no opinion about its performance, aside from emphatically seconding the cautions that have been expressed about safety. For instance, if the user were to bend an assembled cable or cord... | |
| Class A/Triode-based preamps There are very few tube preamps that are NOT triode-based and Class A. See this thread:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1270605839Regards,-- Al | |
| What decibel level do you listen at? MacDad -- You'll find a lot of interesting discussion of the same question in this thread.Quoting my own answer therein:This is a difficult question to answer, because it is highly dependent on the dynamic range of the music, and because it is (as... |