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| help me remove noise from my vinyl setup It sounds like the noise is coming from the preamp itself.so you can:Get a higher output cartridgeorGet a step-up transformer to go between the cartridge and the preampor get another preamp. | |
| which is better ? MC phono stage or MM+step-up ? IME you can get excellent results with an SUT but the cartridge and the SUT must be matched for best results, including all the loading issues, as cartridges have loading issues and SUTs have loading issues of their own and neither can be ignored.... | |
| Are linear tracking arms better than pivoted arms? I have owned several linear tracking arms.Air bearings don't work. I am sure all of you have noticed that the more pressure you put in the arm, the better it sounds. The problem is that there is a violation of a fundamental turntable design rule, ... | |
| Amplification for Wilson Watt Puppy 7s or 8s Dob, thanks for your input. As far as the musical peaks thing goes, FWIW I am used to seeing those meters move a little- the fact that they don't on the Sashas in the system I heard says to me they are easy to drive.Given the amps you mentioned, I... | |
| help me remove noise from my vinyl setup What happens when you pull the connections from the sound card? Does the noise go away? | |
| DCS Puccini into Lamm M 1.2 w/o preamp? I'm with Kyomi_audio on this one. The problem is what defines a 'truly great preamp'. I have a very short list :) | |
| Dynaco PAS 2 value and difference to PAS 3? Emorrisiv, some are replacements, others are updates of one sort or another.Since I don't like the unit to grow into multiple chassis, I keep the original power transformer and supply. That means that the line stage I have for it has to not draw m... | |
| Dynaco PAS 2 value and difference to PAS 3? Emorrisiv, the PAS can drive our amps just fine!There is a way to eliminate one coupling cap in the phono circuit. I usually build a new line stage as well- one that has no feedback. I usually retain the original power transformer (if the mods don... | |
| Tubes vs. solid state. Tube dampers work but they have limited effect. You are best off avoiding microphonic tubes if you can. | |
| Wilson Audio's New Sound? IME/IMO the reason that there are so many varied opinions about the Wilsons is very similar to the varied opinions you hear about Sound Lab or a lot of other excellent speakers.A really good speaker is revealing of what you put on them, and some a... | |
| Amplification for Wilson Watt Puppy 7s or 8s Dob, you might want to try it before you write off tubes with the WPs. There was a resonant peak that you referred to in the Watts at 2KHz, so Wilson installed a trap that set the impedance to 2 ohms or less. What do many transistor amps do with l... | |
| Dynaco PAS 2 value and difference to PAS 3? Emorrisiv, here are some tips if you are interested:try to retain the rectifier tube. Replace all the filter capacitors. Replace the selenium filament rectifiers with 3A low voltage silicon devices.Tape has become more popular, but usually the tap... | |
| Tubes vs. solid state. Hi Sam, IME the most transparent systems I have heard are also some of the more relaxed, but of course I have heard many systems wherein 'transparent' equates to 'analytical'.This has to do with the types of distortion the system makes. If the hig... | |
| which is better ? MC phono stage or MM+step-up ? Emorrisiv, have you been playing with loading? | |
| Wilson Audio's New Sound? Wilson has always designed his speakers to be tube friendly and the current crop is no exception. I've heard the Sashas several times recently and they do quite well with the human voice yet play the frequency extremes easily. Plus they are effici... |