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| Any concerns about using a XLR to RCA adapter at my amplifier RCA input? If you wanted to make sure, you could test the Neutrik adapter to see if the negative polarity pin is connected to the ground on the RCA adapter. For a transformer coupled output, that should be the correct configuration. You should have the con... | |
| NAD M51 vs C510 Reading on these, it appears both M51 and C510 can be used as "digital preamp". Both have a output buffer stage, which should be able to drive an amplifier directly (i.e. no need for a preamp in between, unless you want a specific preamp to help ... | |
| NAD M51 vs C510 I took a look. These appear to be very similar. The audio output stage and power supply sections appear to be exactly the same, hence the same specs. However, the center section of the board on the M51 is more densely populated and appears to have... | |
| Solid core Versus Stranded Speaker cables I have not done any experiments/testing with speaker cable, but I will say that solid core has won every test I have done for both interconnects and power cords. I hand-build all of my power cords and interconnects. Test with both stranded and sol... | |
| Best used five-channel amp? I don’t see a problem there. Heat rises. An inch is fine on the side if you have good space over the top of the amp. Let us know how it sounds! | |
| Help choose best amp/preamp combo? I'm glad that you had a great experience with the JC2! Enjoy! | |
| Best used five-channel amp? In your 2 choices, I would lean towards the Classe CAV 500. It definitely has a much beefier power supply. Since you are looking at the "older" 5-channel amps, I would also suggest looking at the Krell TAS. There's one up for sale for $3098. T... | |
| Pros & Cons of Buying an Integrated with Built-in DAC? heh, just re-read and caught up. Didn't realize you bought a Wells. That one looks very nice!! | |
| Pros & Cons of Buying an Integrated with Built-in DAC? I would totally agree with mahler123. The actual DAC chip used has very little to do with the overall sound quality. Although, I have heard that the Sabre DAC chip is actually very picky and can be challenging to implement properly. The biggest... | |
| OPPO BDP-103 (NON Darby) Well, you’ll be happy to know that I think the XPA Gen 3 does not use any fuses. It looks like it uses a circuit breaker instead. I would advise you to wait until you got a new preamp before trying fuses (don’t spend any effort on the XSP). I have... | |
| OPPO BDP-103 (NON Darby) Aha! it looks like you get a remote programmed specifically to support the 280p here:http://www.remotes.com/product-p/krell%20rt305245.htm$30!! | |
| Help choose best amp/preamp combo? luckyrainbow - hopefully you have resolved the volume issue with the sub. Have you had a chance to form an opinion on the Parasound JC2? | |
| OPPO BDP-103 (NON Darby) Sorry, one more topic. My cousin DOES NOT have any extra 280p remotes. The HTS remotes will not work. The Ebay seller is saying that the Krell RC codes are available for programmable remotes. I would ask him -specifically- where to find these.... | |
| OPPO BDP-103 (NON Darby) I just read that you sometimes feel fatigued after listening to your Emotivas. I don't want to derail this topic (which is on dac/pre), but in my experience, I have found that an improvement in power cords, interconnects, speaker wire, and defini... | |
| OPPO BDP-103 (NON Darby) Heh, just read your posts. I did some additional research on the STP-SE. It’s amazing that people will have many opinions on "what is the best preamp". Most people don’t understand that system synergy is critical and a particular preamp may shine ... |