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| Amp and Preamp for JM Lab Alto Utopias We also get 100% humidity. We have torrential rains for months at a time, and homes accumulate mold and mildew. It's really a dreadful climate those times of the year.Sounds a lot like Minnesota! | |
| Cartridge Loading and Compliance Laws Depends on the washer... a nylon washer should probably be avoided- the coupling between the cartridge and arm should be as tight as possible, and nylon will squish. | |
| 4 ohm or 8 ohm tap Yes but only slightly- it will be inconsequential. | |
| Why 24/7 warm-up period on amps? No, a power supply cord is in SERIES with the ENTIRE ROMEX lead and all the way back to the power station. An insignificant voltage drop and even less so if the lead is equal to the ROMEX in AC resistance. So if you use a 12AWG cord you're NOT goi... | |
| HELP-woofer moves alot when playing lps Fleib, there is another thread on this subject that is current as of this writing, that does address this issue also:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1315713166&&&/Cartridge-Loading-and-Compliance-LawsRead the posts by... | |
| Why 24/7 warm-up period on amps? Paperw8, the amp I mentioned in my example draws 500W from the wall at full power.If you dig around on this forum, you will find that the idea that the stereo sounds better late at night is a fairly common experience. IOW you are right that other ... | |
| HELP-woofer moves alot when playing lps Dan_ed, At the very least, yes, though I don't understand what you are getting at at all. I feel like you are misunderstanding something though as there appears to be animosity on your part.So maybe I have not been clear enough:Woofer pumping is n... | |
| Why 24/7 warm-up period on amps? I'd like to do a blind test on power cords, too. Power goes all over the county on high voltage lines, step it down at ana xformer, goes through the house in 12-14 AWG ROMEX, through a gazillion dollar power cord that magically realigns the power ... | |
| What will raising the Va of atransformers provide? Dcarol, it appears that you are not addressing Stanwal's point about a class A amplifier. I agree with him- if the transformer for such an amplifier is up to the task in the first place, a larger transformer is not going to make a difference, high... | |
| HELP-woofer moves alot when playing lps Hi Dan_ed, I have a Triplanar too :) -and no, I'm not saying that. If set up right it handles the widest range of cartridges of any arm I've seen.For more on this, take a look here:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1315713166&o... | |
| HELP-woofer moves alot when playing lps Tbromgard, despite claims to the contrary woofer pumping is not something that ported speakers are prone to.My speakers are ported and go to 20 Hz. They don't pump particularly more on LP than they do on CD. This is a common problem with arm/cartr... | |
| Cartridge Loading and Compliance Laws Correct, if the tables are turned, then you are out of luck.This is not entirely true. Some arms have multiple weight systems, so if you can use a heavier counterbalance weight closer to the arm bearings that will get you lower effective mass as o... | |
| Best REEL TO REEL blank tape? All tape machines can be biased for a particular tape. Most of them require that a technician do the work.BTW, if the machine is *not* set up for a particular tape, there is no point in auditioning the differences between tape, as the issues of hi... | |
| First Watt: current vs voltage A current source amplifier has a very high output impedance- usually multiples of the speaker impedance.A voltage source amplifier has a low output impedance, usually a small fraction of the speaker impedance.Either one can sound good, but as far ... | |
| Dynamic speakers for OTL amps Audiokinesis showed a 2-way speaker at RMAF last year call the Stratoprism that may well suit the bill. It was moderately priced and very easy to drive- with that kind of power and the efficiency of the Stratoprism you would have no worries in a r... |