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| Matching Preamp Output & Power Amp Input Voltage Thanks for the additional background. I suspect that if you just go ahead and hook it all up as you are envisioning it will work fine. It sounds like the people who provided you with the numbers are not knowledgeable about what they mean. And I su... | |
| Matching Preamp Output & Power Amp Input Voltage Correction: At the very end of my preceding post, I should have added the words "... assuming the clipping point of the pre-outs is not exceeded."Regards,-- Al | |
| Matching Preamp Output & Power Amp Input Voltage Hi Don,The manual for the Onkyo, which can be found here, does not appear to specify the levels of the pre-outs. So I'm not sure where you found the 1 volt number, and I'm also not sure that it can be interpreted properly without specifications th... | |
| Balanced cable end at which end? OK, I understand now. Yes, the same principles would apply regardless of what components the cable is connecting. The end of the cable that is "fully earthed" should be connected to the OUTPUT of the component that is driving the cable (in this ca... | |
| Balanced cable end at which end? Your question is unclear. A balanced cable will have an xlr connector at both ends. Unless you are saying that it is an xlr-to-rca adapter cable, with an xlr connector at one end and an rca connector at the other end, and that the preamp and power... | |
| Which cable do you think is most important? I don't think it's possible to provide a better answer to which cable is more important than "it depends." For instance, considering just interconnects the following four variables are potentially significant:1)Length: Obviously the longer the cab... | |
| Why are there so many Mac users? My 2GHZ 3GIG Core2DUO MINI running Leopard smokes my workstation (Dell 3.06 GHZ with 3GIG mem Core2DUO (running XP Pro with SP3).I find that surprising, Audiofun. Is your Dell running an as delivered software configuration replete with bloatware, ... | |
| Why are there so many Mac users? As someone who builds his own Windows-based PC's, which have always worked out very well for me, I nevertheless second the comments offered above about Mac's being much more user friendly, and the more practical choice for many people. Re the comm... | |
| buzz from one phono preamp more than another? The Lehmann uses a toroidal transformer in its power supply, and toroidal transformers don't react well to dc offsets that may be present on their ac input. A common symptom is mechanical buzzing that is emitted directly from the transformer, but ... | |
| Getting FM from my speakers without a receiver??? Sounds like a good bet to me. Unshielded phono cables strike me as an invitation to this kind of problem, considering the low signal levels and high gain factors that are present.I would suggest, though, that you verify that you don't hear the rad... | |
| Classical Music LPs recommendations Learsfool -- Enjoy! I've calculated, btw, based on the assumption that this recording brings my amp close to the clipping point (and I'm pretty certain it does) that it produces peaks of about 103db at my listening position (or 113db at 1 meter)!W... | |
| Bi Wire question Hi Todd,I think that those two alternatives might very conceivably be sonically indistinguishable, but if there is a difference I suspect that the better alternative would be to use regular cables from both A and B.That would keep the mid/hi frequ... | |
| Classical Music LPs recommendations If you can find it in good condition and for a price you are willing to pay, I would recommend the 1978 Sheffield Lab direct-to-disk recording of Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet," Erich Leinsdorf conducting the LA Philharmonic. It is also available,... | |
| Want to Blow Up My Stereo Assuming you are using balanced interconnects, a 6db channel imbalance is highly suggestive of one of the interconnect cables on the side with the lower volume having an open connection on one of the two signal wires it contains. Regards,-- Al | |
| Getting FM from my speakers without a receiver??? I think you'll find reading through this thread to be worthwhile:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?htech&1230309974Good luck!-- Al |