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| Ayre amplifier to Subwoofer connections Ouch! Yes, by all means what was meant was sub black to amp chassis, not vice versa. Keep in mind that with a fully balanced amp, both the red output and the black output of the amp have signals on them (in fact, the same signal except with opposi... | |
| Ayre amplifier to Subwoofer connections Drew -- A further thought: Try connecting as described in my previous post, but with the sub black terminal connected to preamp chassis, rather than amp chassis.Regards,-- Al | |
| Ayre amplifier to Subwoofer connections Hi Drew,Not sure what you mean by "with either input pulled from the amp, I still got sound from both speakers." Are there two subs, or one? I assumed there is only one sub, and its amplifier has inputs for both the left and right channel outputs ... | |
| If you could do a blind shootout... I would add the Martin-Logan Source to most of those which have been mentioned.Regards,-- Al | |
| Digital cable optimal length? The link Rodman provided to Markertek's catalog entry for the Canare connector is fairly persuasive, I think ("200MHz performance/vswr less than 1.1"), assuming it is factual.Also, note that the connector is designed to be crimped, which perhaps a... | |
| Digital cable optimal length? Chris,BNC's: Yes.RCA's: Generally no; in a few cases maybe/approximately/sort of. :)See the last few posts in this thread: http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?icomp&1233658634As for crimping vs. soldering, I don't know; sorry.Regards,-- Al | |
| How hot is too hot? I've noticed that too, working with 1950's and 1060's gear. I've assumed it is due to the fact that line voltages are higher now than they were then, in many areas 120-125VAC now instead of 110-117 then.Can't offer any guidance re "how hot is too ... | |
| Is this the highest realm - 32bit sound - True 32-bit audio represents a dynamic range of more than 192db, which would seem to be overkill in any conceivable home circumstances. It also would seem to be technically unachievable in any meaningful way, because low level electrical noise in ... | |
| Digital cable optimal length? Nil -- If you are just using 44.1/16, based on my analysis above you should be equally good at 4m or 3m. It would probably be a good idea to try to cross-check that against actual user experiences, if you can find relevant information via search (... | |
| Baby name opinion.... Am I just getting used to the sound of a totally ridiculous and cruel first gift to her?Yes, imo.Regards,-- Al | |
| Digital cable optimal length? Nilthepill -- A further thought. While I haven't researched or particularly seen listener comments on going longer than 1.5m, it seems to me that you should be able to have a significantly longer run than that without running into the problem we h... | |
| How to test an unmarked capacitor? Assuming that "fluke meter" refers to a multimeter/vom (volt-ohm-milliameter), the answer is no. You need a capacitance meter to measure uf. And I doubt that it is practical to test for the voltage rating by any means. You would have to raise the ... | |
| Digital cable optimal length? No, all of this has no relevance whatsoever to interconnects carrying analog audio signals, or any other kinds of signals of comparably low frequency. And in the case of digital interfaces, the 1.5 meter figure would only be applicable to situatio... | |
| Digital cable optimal length? I quite don't understand the technical rationale other than maintaining certain impedanceAt high frequencies (much higher than audio frequencies), what are known as transmission line effects come into play, for electrical signals travelling throug... | |
| What would you do with an awesome quad of 6BQ5? Along the lines of Sherod's suggestion, wait a while and see if a Pilot SA-232 appears for sale, for a reasonable price. As you may know, it is reputedly one of the best sounding vintage 6BQ5/EL84 amplifiers, and should make for an interesting pro... |