audphile1
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| Just received my B&W 802's: One tweeter doesn't work - HELP! I wouldn’t sweat it about crossover damage if it sounds fine. Just enjoy it. I would insist though to get reimbursed for new twitter. | |
| Chord Dac Keep the Qutest. It’s a great DAC. | |
| Just received my B&W 802's: One tweeter doesn't work - HELP! @nyev either the retailer never tested these speakers to verify they were working properly or something happened in transit (doubt it). Start simple - check the connections if you can pull the tweeter. | |
| Tube PHONO preamp interference - RFI, EMI, bad grounding? @filipm absolutely…you have to try everything you can. Hope you resolve this soon. Keep us posted. | |
| New streamer, new to streaming You can AirPlay to H190 from iPhone or iPad as long you have one of these devices and they’re on the same network with your Ethernet wired H190. Radio Paradise app is all you will need. The sound quality via Airplay won’t be the best but will give... | |
| Phono Stage Gain - how does it impact sound? @macg19 thanks! Trying a bigger amp is something I’m considering as well. I do love the sound of Pass Labs XA30.8 though. It’ll be sad if it’s underpowered for these speakers. | |
| Tube PHONO preamp interference - RFI, EMI, bad grounding? @filipm I doubt there’s this much noise in your power line that would cause this. The power supply in the EAR would take care of that. Your phono amp, tubes or cables act as an antenna that’s mostly what it sounds like. But anything is possible.... | |
| Tube PHONO preamp interference - RFI, EMI, bad grounding? @filipm you have 3 tubes? And the noise is in both channels? I’m assuming one of the 12ax7 tubes is a rectifier? I would just replace that one to start with. Going back to ss doesn’t sound very appealing :) Well there may be other tube unit... | |
| Tube PHONO preamp interference - RFI, EMI, bad grounding? @filipm it’s unclear to me what you tried with wifi? Did you physically unplug from the wall all your routers, access points, extenders, devices that receive and or broadcast wifi and Bluetooth? Turned off all mobile devices (including phones, sma... | |
| Cables recommendation @el_it Audience is a solid recommendation. SR Foundation were not great in my system and certainly not a match for AZ Matrix II which I had and used in many iterations of my system including with B&Ws. Audience OHNO XLRs should be good. Audi... | |
| Zavfino @juanmanuelfangioii 👍 | |
| Upgrading @malbor While cables make a difference, be it power cords, speaker cables, interconnects, etc. in your set up I’d be looking to upgrade speakers or components or most importantly invest in room acoustics if you haven’t done so yet. no cable chan... | |
| Opinions: Martin Logan Renaissance 15a vs. Bowers & Wilkins 800D3 @farne230 if you’re going the CD player route I would suggest a player with a USB input. Audio Research, Luxman and Marantz come to mind. You can then get a dedicated streamer without a built in DAC and run its usb out into the usb in of the cd pl... | |
| Zavfino @juanmanuelfangioii keep the thoughts coming. | |
| My experience with the First Watt F7 @roxy54 synergy with the rest of your components, your speakers and your room, plus your preference for sound is what’s important. If the amp didn’t gel there for you with it all, then move on. Sometimes when you change a component you may expose ... |