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| 30 foot long Balanced Cables to Balanced/RCA Adapters into Amp's Stereo RCA inputs? what choice would you have made, 22 awg or 16 awg?The balanced cables we use typically have 20ga conductors. Over 50 feet and the impedances usually used in balanced lines the difference in DCR wouldn't amount to anything. | |
| Equalization for vinyl nirvana You can choose one of three standard EQ curves (RIAA, DECCA-LONDON, AMERICAN COLUMBIA), all with optional “Enhanced” function.Only the RIAA curve is used for stereo LPs. The LP mastering electronics do not have a provision for changing the curve- ... | |
| Why would anyone want class AB amp when class A always sounds better ? As no one in their right mind would prefer the sound of class-B xover distortion no matter how little.There aren't any class B amps available in the consumer market, so this is no worries. | |
| The two most common mistakes are bass and treble To Atmasphere: I’m on my third pair of low impedance, super-inefficient Magnepans. I’ve had many other brands of speakers - Altec, Allison, Advent, AR, B&W, Definitive Technology, Elac, KLH, Klipsch, and Wharfdale.In my opinion, Magnepans are ... | |
| Are Preamplifier’s Relevant Today or just a Hinderance with Digital Playback ? The long and the short you can then use passive attenuation which is represented by resistance, vs adding via active preamps which can't help themselves but add various flavors of reactance, in so doing distancing you from what is possible. The... | |
| My NAD 3020 D proves your Class D tropes are wrong I can always hear class d amplification because it is so tonally off that it is like fingers scratching on a chalkboard to me. I just listened to a class D yesterday that was more focused and just as relaxed as a good tube amplifier. So I very muc... | |
| The two most common mistakes are bass and treble Not saying you are incorrect, but give me an idea of a couple of common inefficient speakers, and a couple you think do a great job. What is your cut-off for efficiency and impedance, more or less? What is good, and what is bad?What a joke about... | |
| The two most common mistakes are bass and treble Hey Ralph, I finally got the speakers. Roger has labeled them 645-8's. I put a picture of them on my system page. I have a new Cosmos coming from Sota and a Schroder CB to put on it following which it will be time to think about amplifiers:-)@m... | |
| 30 foot long Balanced Cables to Balanced/RCA Adapters into Amp's Stereo RCA inputs? % of purity between Pure and OFC is very slightActually if they are being honest there isn't any at all. 'Pure' is a marketing term; OFC is what there is. | |
| The two most common mistakes are bass and treble Inefficient and low impedance speakers are IMO/IME a mistake. All amps make more distortion playing into lower impedance. If you want the amp to sound smoother and more detailed, set it up to drive a higher impedance. Inefficient speakers need rea... | |
| Why would anyone want class AB amp when class A always sounds better ? The sound of ANY amplifier is better without ANY distortions whatsoever. (Sure some distortions are not AS bad as others.)So long as very little distortion is NOT attained by using means that create other problems areas EG: like masses of feedba... | |
| Atmasphere mp1 mk3.3 with phono too many tubes on the phono section (10 tubes total ), no way it can handle .20v low mc, even when the manufacture claims that it has a total of 78db gain, both chassis are the flimsiest designs, the power supply parts are from surplus ( not a sin... | |
| Can someone please explain How do you not know it’s actually in the recording? In my case I was there when the recording was made. What you mean when you say (whether it’s a speaker or amp or preamp) it’s darker or warmer or softer or leans to the brighter side of neutral... | |
| Reccomend a good preamp for me. @ejlif The problem you have is that you need to drive long cables. That means that all passive control systems are out. It also means single-ended preamps are out.You need a balanced line preamp, and further, one that can drive long cables. You mi... | |
| Popping & crackling please help!☹️ Its not your power amp section or speakers- the volume control tells you that.Is it on all functions or only phono? |