almarg
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| McIntosh MC-75 in unknown condition, what do I do? Also, I'd suggest not operating it without a speaker load. That might result in higher than normal internal operating voltages, which could overstress capacitors or other internal components. I use a $10 or so Radio Shack speaker driver when I do ... | |
| McIntosh MC-75 in unknown condition, what do I do? That is a valuable and highly prized collectable that you rescued!The value is highly sensitive to cosmetic condition, however. A stereo pair of these amps with near-mint cosmetics and excellent chrome would easily command several thousand dollars... | |
| Interconnect Inductance vs. Capacitance Good responses by all. Yes, I too was wondering about the 500K -- that seems unusually high, and I would imagine that parasitic impedances in the circuit could become significant relative to that value, at least at high frequencies. But more signi... | |
| Help create my Mac Music Server I would add to Sid's excellent post the thought that even if you were to install a hardware RAID card, which might help a bit in some of the areas he mentioned, it would introduce another substantial potential downside. If in the future the RAID c... | |
| Interconnect Inductance vs. Capacitance Redkiwi -- Interesting post. But I think it should be pointed out that many, and I would venture to say most, people with relevant technical knowledge (who are not manufacturers of certain high-end cables) would disagree with some of your statemen... | |
| 1 Subwoofer or Are 2 Better?? Stands to reason, everything else being equal, that having a second sub would help to smooth out room modes and standing wave issues, due to the multiple launch positions. Although I can't speak from experience, because my speakers are pretty much... | |
| How to configure a PC for outstanding Audio? Mark -- I think you'll find reading through this thread about Squeezebox approaches to be very thought-provoking, and perhaps particularly applicable because it could facilitate using a high performance desktop pc that would be a good way of servi... | |
| How to configure a PC for outstanding Audio? In the first line of my previous post, obviously I meant "Windows PC vs. Mac," not "Windows vs. PC."-- Al | |
| How to configure a PC for outstanding Audio? Without getting into pointless and age-old Windows vs. PC debates, I just want to say that Gmood1 appears to be correct about Windows 7 being an excellent operating system. I haven't yet tried it, but I am a moderator (under a different screen-nam... | |
| Reliable Tube Tester for 6H30 Tubes? Although my tube tester experience is limited to the excellent Hickok 800A I mentioned above, as someone who has worked extensively with both vintage hifi equipment (1950's and 1960's) and antique radios (1920's through 1940's), I would expect tha... | |
| Reliable Tube Tester for 6H30 Tubes? Any vintage Hickok or other quality tube tester will do fine, PROVIDED that you can determine what settings to use, because the chart on the tester will of course not include settings for the 6H30 (aka 6N30P, apparently). Here is what appears to b... | |
| Audiiophile HTPC Setup Yes, I don't think the separate audio power is a significant consideration given that he will be using an external dac.Also, it looks like Asus just introduced that board about 10 days ago, and no one seems to be selling it yet in the USA. I think... | |
| Questions about RCA 5751tubes "1.5," "1.6," "1.7," and "1.9" do not appear to me to be representative of filament draw. The 5751 is listed in my older GE tube manual as drawing 0.175 amps at 12.6 volts. If the 1.5 were amps, it would mean nearly 19 watts filament dissipation, ... | |
| low cost but good soundi optical to coax converter Here's one for $60:http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/196856-REG/M_Audio_9900_50746_00_CO2_Optical_and_S_PDIF.html#featuresI have no particular familiarity with it, but fwiw I believe M-Audio makes pro and studio oriented products.-- Al | |
| dumb question...I apologize No need to apologize -- as the saying goes "the only dumb question is the one not asked."Phono stages are typically designed to work into line-level inputs of line stage preamps. Occasionally situations will crop up where mm cartridges have greate... |