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May 24, 2018	How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? Of course I do, don’t be ignorant, if you increase the gain of an active stage you increase not just the signal what’s coming in but everything else including noise, rf ,hum any tube or transistor noise is also amplified when you add more gain ...
May 23, 2018	How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? since the volume control (THE MASTER!!) has to be before the active gain stage in order to prevent overload. So the noise floor of a tube line stage if well-designed will be a constant. So the noise floor of a tube line stage if well-designed wil...
May 23, 2018	Cartridge Loading- Low output M/C Raul, All you have to do is have a stable phono section. I'm not the only one that makes one by any means. JCarr is aware of this issue and he offers phono sections as well. Nelson Pass seems to be as well, his phono sections work without ticks or...
May 23, 2018	How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? XLR balanced connection offers better common - mode noise rejection and improved signal quality over the RCA connection. If your preamplifier, power amplifier, or active speakers offer XLR balanced inputs, you may use a pair of XLR audio cables to...
May 23, 2018	How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? So while you can make good arguments against passive volume controls and uncontrolled cable interactions, these are not a factor in my system. Thus, in my system, my statement above that there is no amount of money that can be spent on a preamp...
May 23, 2018	Why are my woofers pumping? Just as a FWIW- the digital recordings you made may not have the subsonic information that is pumping your woofers, so I would not use such recordings as the results might be inconclusive.Have you tried greasing the platter bearing yet?
May 23, 2018	Cartridge Loading- Low output M/C There is a massive misunderstanding that seems implicit with Raul's post, which is not surprising since Raul prefers digital audio... no idea why he posts here. This is not about money, its the physics of why its worth it do to it right, which do...
May 23, 2018	How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? it will to many still sound better than any active preamp, with or without gain.This statement is false, on account of the word 'any'. "Some' would make it accurate.A buffer or gain stage added to a passive with good impedance and gain match can o...
May 22, 2018	Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO! THE BIG QUESTION: Were the moon landings a hoax? Although I'm feeling I would not be comfortable truthwise with an answer from YOU.Still waiting on proof you ever were really a NASA engineer.Please don't feed the trolls. They can become habitua...
May 22, 2018	For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp? BTW I like all tube for classical and jazz, but for rock you gotta have that SS pre-amp in there to drive that bass. That's pretty subjective- I find that my tube amps can play bass better than any solid state amp on my system. I play a lot of roc...
May 22, 2018	Cartridge Loading- Low output M/C The OP is asking for loading and not why many phono stages works in different way when we make load values.Who cares, he as any one of us already owns a phono stage it does not matter what and no one can make a world research to find out which ...
May 22, 2018	Preamp Deal of the Century I hope he's finally using terminal strips to hold his parts in place.
May 22, 2018	How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? And yet there are guys out there who don’t care for the result. “It sucks the life out of the music”, is a commonly heard refrain (really - I’m being serious here!). Maybe they are reacting psychologically to the need to turn the volume contro...
May 21, 2018	Cartridge Loading- Low output M/C @krelldog If the cartridge needs loading below 47K its an indication that the preamp is not stable with Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) at its input. The loading resistor is not for the cartridge, its for the preamp. This is because the cartrid...
May 21, 2018	Best balanced linestage/preamp for $4000 or less ??? Atmasphere - do manuals generally indicate if the equipment meets the AES 48 standard?@oem-wheels Probably not. I would contact the manufacturer. It they can't simply say 'yes', the correct answer is likely 'no'.