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| preamp jumper cables Most preamps which have two sets of outputs have them jumpered together internally, so that they are both driven by the same internal circuit. Jumpering them together externally will not accomplish anything. Some preamps have separate driver (buff... | |
| Benchmark DAC1 configuration JSawyer09 -- You're welcome!As you probably realize, you would only be able to truly bypass the preamp stage in the integrated amp if it provides preamp-out and power amp-in jacks on its rear panel. These would normally be jumpered together, and t... | |
| dumb question about gain and preamps Yes.Regards,-- Al | |
| Benchmark DAC1 configuration Not sure what you mean by "perform as a preamp fed directly to an integrated amp." An integrated amp contains a preamp, by definition.Also, re "if serving solely as a dac fed into a cd player as transport," the cd player or transport feeds the dac... | |
| US only sales WHY??? I WOULD accept offers from a few contries, (Germany, England, Japan) if the offer came with a 'bank transfer' air freight shipping payment, and no request for lowering the value for customs. But it is very hard to say in an ad that I would conside... | |
| A semantic paradox in tube terms. Some possible factors which come to mind:-- The fact that environmental specifications (temperature, vibration, etc.) for operational conditions are more extreme than for their commercial counterparts, likely means that in a living room environmen... | |
| LAST - then and now? I know part of this is the cleaning on a Keith Monks machine they got before applying LASTYes, I've found that use of a quality record cleaning machine prior to applying LAST is an absolute necessity. Otherwise, the LAST seems to dramatically incr... | |
| AES/EBU to S/PDIF Also available here:http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ODL312/And some more expensive alternatives:http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=search&A=search&Q=&ci=0&sb=ps&sq=desc&sortDrop=Relevance&ac=&b... | |
| specification help Most specs, including the ones you have cited, have little if any relation to sound quality, and should not be the basis of a choice between high quality components. Since you can't audition the Simaudio's at home, I would suggest simply researchi... | |
| back to ask again long sorry Thanks for the update. I don't think there is anything in what you've reported which changes my basic recommendation -- step one is to have all of the ac wiring, grounding, and voltages thoroughly checked out. My instinct would be that dc offset i... | |
| unshielded SPDIF digital cable? Wow! Nice equipment!It's very conceivable to me that the impedance mismatch would not be significant, given that the transport appears to be redbook only (16/44.1, as opposed to 24/96 or 24/192), and assuming that your cable is approximately the 1... | |
| Considering a DAC and need advise You may or may not gain significant benefit from a separate dac. Use the cd player without a separate dac for a while, see how you like it, and perhaps try to obtain and evaluate a separate dac on a no-obligation trial basis.The possible benefits ... | |
| Loud POP I hear a POP thru my left speaker once in a while. Also when I flip up the mute switch I hear static thru the left speaker .... Can anyone tell me if it is the amp or the preamp causing the problem.Interchange the channels at the preamp output or ... | |
| unshielded SPDIF digital cable? Hi Chris,Several questions: What are you connecting? Does the dac have a jitter reduction function, such as the Benchmark's do? How long are the cables? AES/EBU is normally 110 ohms, and uses either BNC or XLR connectors. Is the SPDIF cable connec... | |
| sounstage too big bad thing Maybe one of the cables was assembled incorrectly, with black and red interchanged at one end, relative to the other end?Regards,-- Al |