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| Y power cable for Monoblocks Hi Nick,Get a Hammond power strip. See this thread:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?htech&1250444924Best,-- Al | |
| What are the basics of headphone amps? Although headphones obviously don't require much power, they typically have an impedance in the range of 32 to 100 ohms. That is much too low to be driven properly by a line-level or preamp-level source.There are lots of suitable amplifier choices... | |
| xlr vs rca Lew, thanks for the kind comments. Herman is more knowledgeable than I am concerning the type of balanced architecture he referred to, and I will defer to his comments. Perhaps my reference to fully balanced architecture should simply have said th... | |
| xlr vs rca If you are connecting a balanced (xlr) output to an unbalanced (rca) input, be careful about using an adapter. Most commercially available xlr-to-rca adapters and adapter cables short pin 3 (the "cold" signal, which on a balanced output is an actu... | |
| How loud do you like to play your music? does any one know what osha safety levels are to prevent hearing damage ? im 38 and want to keep my ears for a while. thanks chrisHere is the OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration) regulation on occupational noise exposure:http://w... | |
| Has anyone any information on a Fairchild XP 3 mon It is from 1958, and apparently is a moving coil type. Some information about it is provided at the Cartridge Database site (search under "Fairchild" in the drop-down box listing manufacturers):http://www.cartridgedb.com/Also, you'll see an indica... | |
| How loud do you like to play your music? Seconding Everest_Audio's comment, John Atkinson's measurements of the Usher indicate a measured sensitivity of 85db/2.83V/1m, less than their claimed 87db specification, while the Focal's are specified at 89db.The usual confusion factor of 2.83 v... | |
| New or Old DAC Mine is very simple, when Vacuum Tubes are used in the Rectifying Stage of a DAC, they become part of the power supply to both the Analog and Digital Stages!Agreed 100%.Why is this so hard for everyone to understand? It isn't hard to understand --... | |
| New or Old DAC Why do you and Jmcgrogan2 insist that there is a distinction between Two Direct Current Power Supplies that come from the same source?We don't (or at least I don't, and I don't think John does either). I suggest that you re-read my previous posts.... | |
| New or Old DAC Almarg- what are you trying to tell me- that no DAC in existence can utilize Vacuum Tubes in its Rectifying Stage as a Power Supply to its Digital Circuits? And you agree with Jmcgrogan2 in this regard?No, I did not say that, and you are quite cor... | |
| Wilma Cozart Fine has passed away Very sad news. Her legacy will live on forever.-- Al | |
| Matching tube pre imdedance to SS amp? See my first post in this thread:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1253079731Regards,-- Al | |
| MC Output Voltage - Impact on Noise Since the control works in 2db increments, going to a cartridge that has a 4db higher output would move it down by two increments. I suspect that would be a difference that is somewhat smaller than 2 "hours" if the setting is considered in terms o... | |
| MC Output Voltage - Impact on Noise Correction: The first sentence of my preceding post should have read "0.48 mv compared with 0.3 mv is a difference of about 4.1 db, calculated as 20 times the logarithm (base 10) of the RATIO OF THE two voltages."-- Al | |
| MC Output Voltage - Impact on Noise 0.48 mv compared with 0.3 mv is a difference of about 4.1 db, calculated as 20 times the logarithm (base 10) of the two voltages.Which means that for equal volume levels you will turn up the volume control on your preamp to a point that provides 4... |