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| Tweaks Semi: What about XLR shorting plug? you solder both "+" and "-" to GND?That's a good question, and I'm not sure whether it would be more optimal to just short pins 2 and 3 to each other, or to also short them to ground (pin 1). A theoretical argum... | |
| Have you turned your loved ones into audiophiles Interested responses. So it seems for most, it is not possible to turn the loved ones into audiophiles. But do you most of you have spouses and all that at least accept your hobby? I know it is much more than a hobby.My wife isn't technically orie... | |
| Minimax preamp,inverted polarity question Yes and yes!The 0/180 switch is undoubtedly the polarity switch function that Herman referred to in his last post, and setting that to 180 should get your sub in phase with your main speakers. If that results in excessive mid-bass, then the other ... | |
| Tweaks I guess unless you try these things you really shouldn't comment on their effectiveness. First, let me say that Ozzy has clearly assembled a system of exceptionally high calibre, and I have considerable respect for the great majority of his posts ... | |
| Should I avoid thick vinyl? I suspect that your Grado cartridge has an elliptical stylus. FWIW, keep in mind that vta/sra is less critical with elliptical styli than with line contact and other more exotic types.Regards,-- Al | |
| Minimax preamp,inverted polarity question Question: is my sub in phase with my main speakers.Im running it plus to plus Neg to Neg..Mcgarick, not sure what you mean by this. It sounds like you are running a line-level signal via an unbalanced interconnect, with rca connectors, between pre... | |
| Amplifier input tech question Ska_man, my previous post was written before I saw your last post, addressed to me. You're very welcome, and thanks for the compliment!Best,-- Al | |
| Amplifier input tech question As Bob very correctly indicated, the 8 volt maximum output of the preamp is irrelevant. A preamp with a significantly smaller maximum output specification would not help the problem you are trying to address (everything else being equal), and if t... | |
| Amplifier input tech question Ska_man, your problem is not uncommon, and is easily fixed without changing any of your major components (although I recognize from your posts that you appear to want to do that anyway). Just get a pair of Rothwell attenuators (made by the company... | |
| Will grounding plugs improve the sound of my NAD ? Planet AP (audiophilicus preposteri)LOL, good one!While in typical circumstances I fully agree with the preceding responses, there are some specific situations in which shorting plugs can be beneficial or even necessary:1)If a preamp or integrated... | |
| Pass Lab XA30.5 with Totems Keep in mind that a VERY important factor in how much power you need is the dynamic range of the music you listen to (meaning the DIFFERENCE in volume between the loudest notes and the softest notes).One of the most demanding kinds of music in tha... | |
| Decco USB Connect Not found by Windows XP PC Mark -- A followup to my previous post. I found the manual for your computer here. As indicated on page 108, the cmos battery (referred to as the RTC battery, because it saves the real-time clock settings as well as the bios configuration settings... | |
| Decco USB Connect Not found by Windows XP PC Mark -- A further thought: Perhaps during the intervening two months the main battery discharged, and perhaps the small coin-type battery that is located internally somewhere on the motherboard, and which allows the cmos (bios setup) settings to b... | |
| Decco USB Connect Not found by Windows XP PC Hi Mark,Have you tried connecting some other kind of usb device to that same port on the computer, to see if it is recognized properly and works properly?Regards,-- Al | |
| Anti skate and tonearm damping query This has certainly evolved into an interesting thread, and an educational one despite the several contradictory claims which have been made.I've just done an experiment to try to bring it all down to a more practical level. As I mentioned in my ea... |