armstrod
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| Can i use a PC as a preamp? Use the Line Out on your sound card and it should work fine. If you're forced to use a spaeaker level output make sure you have the volume all the way down when you fire it up - you'll overdrive the amps quickly. Either way you'll probably need a ... | |
| Pre Amp with ATI 1202, NAD 7155 & GMA Europa's Group3e11,I was on a very similar path a few years ago. I started with an NAD 7140 that I had owned for 20 years. Adding a modded Hafler DH-200 made a substantial difference, but I had a feeling the NAD was still holding me back. I tried both the ... | |
| What's the best way to convert to MP3?? iTunes works separately from the iPod. I have iTunes on all of my computers just for the Internet radio. It will do a very nice job of ripping any CDs you have, and also allow you store the MP3s logically and play them back.If you have sufficient ... | |
| Internet radio stations that sound really good KWVA Eugenehttp://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~kwva/Great college radio streaming at 224K MP3 | |
| Electro-Harmonix and Sovtex tubes I don't have any experience with 12xxx tubes, but I own both the EH and Sovtek 6SN7s, and I can tell you that they are definitely not the same tube, either in construction or sound. In my Wright WLA12A the EHs are very superior to the Sovteks, and... | |
| Are Monitor/Subs More Room Flexible? I don't know if "flexible" is the right term, but I've certainly found my monitor/sub combo to be far more suitable for my listening environment, especially as my rooms have gotten smaller. Since I can only do minimal room treatment, I found any s... | |
| Amplifier fried laptop what can I Do ? Any ideas? Apple had a run of bad video chips - it's the heat that eventually kills them and you managed to greatly accelerate the process. Was this a Class A amp? :-)Anyway, it's a known issue. My iBook G3 went in 5 times for the same video problem, each on... | |
| Evidence of groove damage of TT setup? Audiofeil,I'm guessing I haven't run across too many of YOUR old LPs in the thrift stores... :-)Dougdeacon,I tried your slow rotation test on a record that certainly sounds pretty damaged at 33 rpm, and then again on a known clean and undamaged di... | |
| Evidence of groove damage of TT setup? Fatparrot is entirely correct about much older vinyl, especially rock albums, but Sidssp has what discovered what I've also found to be a very plausible workaround. I recently upgraded from my used Shure V15/Denon 103R duo to a brand new Zyx Bloom... | |
| What current China import sounds like a CJ?? Nrchy, Fatparrot, Czbbcl,Is ALL Chinese stuff copies of other designs? Or just tube gear? Is there a comprehensive list somewhere that matches up Chinese models with the models of the copied gear?I'm willing to do my part to protect intellectual p... | |
| Anyone know of a reasonable Tonearm Cable?? Here's what I bought:http://cgi.ebay.com/Zu-Cable-XAUS-1-2m-tonearm-cable-NEW_W0QQitemZ130054561940QQihZ003QQcategoryZ32833QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemZu runs these auctions on a very regular basis. I was able to get mine for exactly $150... | |
| How to tell if the record is worn out? I went to the WFMU show last year (during My Year in New York - book soon!) and bought 30 or so LPs. Only one was truly unlistenable - the rest cleaned up fine and sounded great. I'm not a high dollar record guy, so the most I paid was $6 for a ni... | |
| Von Schweikert VR-1 question Cleaneduphippy,If you're looking for better soundstaging, you might want to experiment with speaker placement and a little room treatment before you go changing speakers. You might find your A-60s can give you what you want if they're tweaked a li... | |
| Von Schweikert VR-1 question Cleaneduphippy,Given the goals stated in your last post, you might want to consider upgrading your CDP first, and your speakers second. I used an Adcom GCD-575 for 15 years when it finally gave up the ghost, and replaced it with an Onix XCD-88 (no... | |
| Von Schweikert VR-1 question Cleaneduphippy,I own the VR-1s and, like you, have tubes in my system - I'm running a tube preamp. My VR-1s sound great with all my sources - vinyl, CD, tuner and computer. I think the tubes make all the difference, so my guess is you'll be as ple... |