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| Phono stage direct to amp? Also, wouldn't you be using the volume control on the Integra, and if so wouldn't the Integra be giving you some gain, as opposed to being a pure passthrough?Regards,-- Al | |
| Phono stage direct to amp? Looks like your cartridge has a rated output of 3 millivolts (mv) under the usual test conditions (1kHz, 5cm/sec). Your phono stage has gain which is selectable to either 40db or 50db. 50db corresponds to a voltage gain of about 300, which would r... | |
| Has anyone bi-amped with a Cary SLP-05? Addendum to my previous post: I see on this spec sheet that the 211FE's balanced mode input impedance is listed as 300K, not 300 ohms, so the indication in the manual of 300 ohms is most likely a mistake, and using the balanced input is most likel... | |
| Has anyone bi-amped with a Cary SLP-05? Silverlight99,I took a look at the following documents:MusicianIII Specs211FE ManualSLP05 ManualStereophile's SLP-05 measurements, particularly output impedanceThe 211FE input impedance appears to be specified as 150K unbalanced, 300 ohm balanced.... | |
| Your ONE all time favorite love song? "My Cup Runneth Over" by Ed Ames.From the Broadway musical "I Do! I Do!". Composed by the same team that created "The Fantasticks," Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones (no relation to the British singer of the same name, thankfully). Ed Ames recording re... | |
| Need info on a Ken-Rad 5z4-MG tube FWIW, my older Sam's Tube Substitution Handbook lists it as two-way interchangeable (meaning either can be substituted for the other) with all other versions of the 5Z4, as well as the 5CG4. The 5V4GA, 5V4GY, and 5AR4 are listed as substitutes for... | |
| This is a silly hobby. "All things in moderation, including moderation." -- Mark Twain | |
| Most Audiophiles by State Okay, so far the results seem a little skewedI'll unskew them a little bit by mentioning my state, Connecticut, which is no. 1 in per capita income, as well as being home to many people who work in NY.http://www.census.gov/statab/ranks/rank29.html... | |
| Power cable for Transport It would seem logical to expect that the biggest benefit of upgrading the power cord on a transport would be that the good quality shielding it presumably provides will prevent digital noise generated within the transport from radiating from the p... | |
| Music Hall mmf-7 spins faster My feeling is that pursuing a variac-type device is not worthwhile at this point. Although I'm not familiar with this particular design, I would expect the design of any turntable to be essentially insensitive to ac line voltage variations, within... | |
| Why not place 2-channel speakers BEHIND listener? Obviously the response characteristics of your ears are different for sounds arriving from the rear, compared to those arriving from the front. Only you can judge how significant that difference will be for your purposes, and obviously the way to ... | |
| Anyone have a victrola Also, Edison invented the cylinder form of recording......But who is the party responsible for the disk?Emile BerlinerAlso, here is a good article on the Victor Talking Machine Company, which produced the Victrola's.Regards,-- Al | |
| Music Hall mmf-7 spins faster Just grasping at straws here, but have you at any point taken your complete turntable to another location, such as your friend's house, and tried it there? Although it would seem unlikely, perhaps there is something grossly wrong with your ac powe... | |
| Music Hall mmf-7 spins faster Lrmellon -- Are you reading the 18 volts while the motor is connected and running (in which case it is probably much too high), or when the motor is not connected to the power adapter or is not running (in which case it might be ok, and the best w... | |
| Would a Parasound JC2 be a good match for a Mc30? Good advice from Hifitime.I don't see any reason why a JC2 wouldn't be a fine match for MC30's.Re hooking them up, I'm pretty certain that you can ignore the two sockets on the side which look like 8-pin tube sockets. There is a conventional rca j... |