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| Convert cartridge output voltage to db gain Yes, there don't seem to be any published specs on the gain of the line stage or power amp section of the Avatar Super, but the manual does indicate, as with the SE, that "attenuation precedes line stage" and consequently there is no practical lim... | |
| Convert cartridge output voltage to db gain Actually, the specs on the Avatar SE indicate that its preamp section has a gain of 24db, and its power amp section has a gain of 25 dB ultra-linear and 23 dB triode mode. It also indicates "Maximum input signal: Infinite (attenuation precedes lin... | |
| Rising distortion curve I took a look at the curves referred to above. The upward explosion in distortion at high power levels is the onset of clipping. Yes, I would expect the "noise" to be signal-independent and constant, while distortion components are of course signa... | |
| Convert cartridge output voltage to db gain Hdm -- If the preamp section of the integrated amp is introducing a certain amount of noise into the signal path, how is reducing the signal level that is going into that amp going to help? Answer: It will not, it will make things worse, because t... | |
| Convert cartridge output voltage to db gain Correction. The last paragraph of my previous post should have read:Too much gain is only an issue if the volume control ends up being used near the bottom of its range, or if the input of a component is overloaded, neither of those situations bei... | |
| Convert cartridge output voltage to db gain Hdm, I respectfully disagree. Lowering the cartridge output will make things worse. It will result in the signal being lower relative to the level of noise that is being summed onto it, presumably in the preamp stages of the integrated amp. The lo... | |
| Backlit remote for Bryston BCD1 Wow! Thanks, Tom!So does yours now illuminate?Best regards,-- Al | |
| Convert cartridge output voltage to db gain Hi John,I second Doug's excellent comments, and I agree with him and Kal that the noise you are hearing is most likely being generated in the front end of the integrated amp.Re aiming for a 2mv cartridge to match the level of your cdp: The actual ... | |
| Backlit remote for Bryston BCD1 Perhaps the batteries are dead?When you put it in complete darkness, did you try pressing a button?Also, I should have added in my previous post that I have not found the illumination to be motion-sensitive. Regards,-- Al | |
| Backlit remote for Bryston BCD1 I have a BCD-1 also. The illumination on the remote seems to be sensitive to the amount of lighting that is present in the room. It seems to come alive when a button is pressed AND it is in a darkened area.Regards,-- Al | |
| Headphone break in? Quoting from myself in this current thread:I have an older pair of Stax Lambda Pro's (non-Signature) with an SRM1-MkII solid state amplifier. I've found that ever since they were new, 20+ years ago, they have needed to periodically (perhaps once a... | |
| greater resolution as an end in itself ?? it is my hypothesis that greater resolution, while possibly "improving" the sound of well-recorded cds, makes poor recordings sound worse. thus, is greater resolution a boon or a bane?That was my initial expectation during the years when my system... | |
| One Return or Two for Interconnects? Hi Ken,My feeling is that two paralleled returns and one "hot" conductor would be the preferable arrangement. With unbalanced (rca) interconnects the return path (which is normally through the shield of a shielded cable) not only conducts the retu... | |
| Can the music you play effect your electrostats? Ben,Not sure if it is related, but I have an older pair of Stax Lambda Pro's (non-Signature) with an SRM1-MkII solid state amplifier. I've found that ever since they were new, 20+ years ago, they have needed to periodically (perhaps once a month) ... | |
| best vocal harmonies in rock Lots of good choices above. I'll add, somewhat in the folk genre, The New Christy Minstrels.Regards,-- Al |