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| Suggestions needed for an SS Stereo Amp w/+175wpc Mapman, in my opinion you've offered some really excellent, valuable comments. The one thing I would add in the way of clarification is that your item 4 really equates to your item 3 + item 5. In other words, the reason that the ability to progres... | |
| Improving on the Sonata IIIs, which speakers? Jim -- Here is the page at the Daedalus site that links to a number of reviews:http://www.daedalusaudio.com/review%20JCC.htmlAnd here are links to Audiogon threads about their speakers:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/srch_fr.pl?daedalus&zzAN... | |
| antenae for very vintage AM tube radios Glad to help. This audiophile definitely won't be dissing any of these things, as I am also an antique radio collector (mainly sets from the 1920 to 1946 period). It's a fascinating field, with many books available on the subject, that is of inter... | |
| cd player - xlr output buzzing Outstanding! I'll let you know when I can come down for the Sam Adams.-- Al :) | |
| Improving on the Sonata IIIs, which speakers? Jim -- The Daedalus Audio speakers seem to be very well regarded, and in terms of aesthetics they seem to receive a lot of plaudits for the quality of their woods and finishes. They are highly efficient, and I believe have impedance characteristic... | |
| Trying to find info on antique GE hifi setup The reference to "GE Stereo Multiplex" probably dates it from the early 1960's (the GE/Zenith method of fm stereo broadcasting was chosen by the FCC from among several competitive formats in 1961).Here is one source for repair of older turntables:... | |
| Audio Leveling Software Recommendation? One important point to be aware of. The trial version of Sound Forge (at least for the Pro version, that I am familiar with) puts intermittent beeps into any file that it is used to save.If the trial version of Audio Studio is similar in that resp... | |
| antenae for very vintage AM tube radios Could be, depending on the model, its vintage, and how long the wire is. Tabletop radios from the mid-1930's and earlier commonly had or required a long piece of wire as an antenna, and sometimes had (externally) a small cardboard form which the w... | |
| Mono recordings - Listen with one speaker or two?? If you are listening to the two speakers from a position which is centered between them, then the fact that there are two speakers would have the advantage of tending to smooth out unwanted room effects. So two speakers would likely be better in t... | |
| Can a Magnepan 1.6 be BI AMPED? The more channels you drive,the less power is typical.8 ohms is the standard for home theater receivers and systems.That is why a lot of them have a external or internal switch for 4 ohms.A lot of them put a 4 ohm resister in series in the 4 ohm s... | |
| Integrated to use as preamp for now? Re the possibility you mentioned of a tube integrated, keep in mind that a tube power amplifier (or the power amplifier section of a tube integrated amplifier) should NEVER be operated without a speaker load (or equivalent, in the form of a high p... | |
| High Current SS amps with input impedance = 200K Glai -- Wow! I looked at your system description, and I must say it is utterly magnificent. Congratulations!As to why the Ref 3 did not give you the tight bass and the better transient response that the other two preamps do, I have no ideas to off... | |
| Amp Comparison procedure. Amp off when not in use? Hi Frank,Yes, I would think that would be ok, given that the preamp will not be putting out a signal (due to the muting), and given that the interface is via xlr's (which are designed to make the ground (pin 1) connection first, and break it last)... | |
| Amp Comparison procedure. Amp off when not in use? I don't see any problem with leaving a totally disconnected solid state amp powered up. But connecting or disconnecting either its inputs or outputs while power is on strikes me as an invitation to disaster, especially if the inputs are unbalanced... | |
| High Current SS amps with input impedance = 200K Glai, it's only possible to offer speculation in response to your question, without having more complete information on the particular designs (which may be unobtainable). But I wouldn't be surprised if a tube preamp with a nominal output impedanc... |