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| Power strip question @hilde45 and @uberwaltz, thanks very much for the nice words. However as stated in his latest post @bukirob is looking for a power strip providing noise filtering and surge protection. The Wiremold strip linked to in hilde45’s post, which I had su... | |
| RCA to XLR Adapter The section of the Moon Audio writeup cautioning against using adapters is talking about a completely different situation. There is no risk of damage in using RCA-to-three pin XLR adapters at the input of a power amp, and connecting RCA cables bet... | |
| Does anyone collect something else other than music. @flatblackround , @noromance , @kacomess , thanks for your nice comments.@kacomess , I believe you are referring to the SPARK Museum. I recall having read about it, but I’m on the opposite coast so a visit most likely isn’t in the cards.Regarding ... | |
| Does anyone collect something else other than music. I collect antique radios, and to a lesser extent vintage tube hifi equipment.The appeal of antique radios to me derives from their unique combination of aesthetic, technical, and historical factors. Also, it’s interesting to note that the better r... | |
| Feedback Thanks, Ralph ( @atmasphere ). So would it be fair to say that feedback can cause TIM if the amount of feedback that is applied is insufficient to prevent it, but in many designs it is not practical to apply that much feedback "due to all the f... | |
| Using my McIntosh MX-114 as a tuner only with my MA-6200 From a sonic standpoint the best way is most likely connecting the tape outputs (left & right) of the MX-114 to the tuner inputs (left and right) of the MA-6200.It would also be possible to connect the main outputs of the MX-114 to the tuner i... | |
| Feedback Great posts above; thanks to all.Ralph (@atmasphere), what do you think of Mr. Putzeys’ statement that ...... the idea that feedback causes TIM is probably most noteworthy for being not just wrong, but also the exact opposite of the truth. TIM hap... | |
| INPUT/OUTPUT IMPEDANCE I have no knowledge as to how the Anthem and Parasound amps compare sonically. But as I and George indicated earlier impedance compatibility is not an issue in this case.Regards,-- Al | |
| INPUT/OUTPUT IMPEDANCE The 1:10 ratio does matter as you want to minimize voltage loss at the load input. Very true, of course. However in itself that voltage loss would only result in a very slight reduction in overall system gain. A much more significant issue arises... | |
| What am I missing? Pre/power gain and input sensitivity. @cat_doorman, in the case of the example you cited you are not missing anything. The main effect of different preamp gains would simply be that the volume control would be set to different positions for a given SPL.Preamp gain can often be a signi... | |
| INPUT/OUTPUT IMPEDANCE Although the output impedances of the AV7705 appear to not be specified by the manufacturer, according to a post I found at another forum those numbers are 800 ohms (RCA), and 200 ohms per leg (XLR, which means 400 ohms for the XLR outputs per the... | |
| Wow an old album that rocked your world A recital by the late violinist Wanda Wiłkomirska of various short classical pieces, including the famous Chaconne of J. S. Bach. On a 1974 Connoisseur Society In Sync cassette, which was produced with real-time duplication on CrO2 tape, and with... | |
| How a pair of Mark Levinson ML2 stands with the best amps today ? How do true talents such as Mark Levinson ... get booted from their own companies? How can one discard that level of passion, commitment and talent? Hi Charles,The "Background" section of the following court case summary provides an excellent ov... | |
| How a pair of Mark Levinson ML2 stands with the best amps today ? Any idea why the decision was made to add gain stages and feedback thus losing the "magic" of the original? Seems they should have left well enough alone. According to my records the original Mark Levinson Audio Systems company produced three oth... | |
| System assembled; only a final decision about speakers remains ^^^ Good move!I can tell you, btw, that Professor Kingsfield (as played by John Houseman in "The Paper Chase") was a softie compared to some real-life law professors :-)Best,-- Al |