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| Accuphase T-1000 tuner There have been many good FM modified tuners lately, but off-the-shelf ones with great audio are zilch: Nikko Gamma 5, Luxman T-12, Mac MR-74, Sansui TU-417, and yes, I had an Accuphase T-101 that I kick myself for selling. | |
| What to do about the Sound of Sirius The optical output of the DT7000S sounds better than the analog -- gets rid of the 8-track sound. Untested, but told to me is that the optical output on any of the so-equipped portables is superior. The ADA tuner I reviewed for The Audiophile Voic... | |
| High Definition Radio See my review of the Yamaha RX-V4600 HD receiver in The Audiophile Voice.Don Scott | |
| Girlfriends and wifes, how do YOU cope? My wife an I co-authored an article on Yamaha's new RX-V4600 HD Radio/7.1 receiver in the current The Audiophile Voice. Damm, I'm lucky having a wife with a Masters in Audiology. Eat your hearts out guys. | |
| Hum when cablevision is plugged in to tv It is best to use the simple solution of isolation with two cheap 75 ohm to 300 ohm transformers of the capacitor -- not transformer -- type back to back. You can chech this with an ohm meter. There should be infinite ohms between the 300 ohm side... | |
| What are the Best FM tuners? I recently upgraded a Nikko Gamma 5: additional IF filter, swapping out one linear-phase IF modules in favor of two standard ceramic IF filters, improved audio output IC, better audio output caps, improved high blend. It is hard to believe it gets... | |
| HD radio and old antennas The HD switching is looking for about 55dBf to switch from analog to HD. Also, the signal must be in the neighboorhood of +50 S/N to allow switching. Some antennas do contribute noise, especially the amplified ones, which is a no-no. My Terk FM -P... | |
| Question = High Definition Radio Capabilities I have one of the two Yamaha HD equiped HD-equipped model RX-4600 AV receivers in the USA for review in The Audiophile Voice in the January 2006 issue. It takes about 55dBf of signal to get it to switch into HD, so basically it might give you quie... | |
| How can I raise the height of the sound stage You will need several stage hands. | |
| Girlfriends and wifes, how do YOU cope? Gee, my wife told me before we got married that I could run wires all over the house and she would not care -- Ahhhhhh, true love, and she is an audiologist. | |
| Better AM reception.... any ideas? Take about a 20' or longer piece of insulated wire, extend it, and wrap about 3 turns of the wire around your present loop antenna so that it can be slid around for best coupling. Connect the short end of the wire to the ground terminal on your re... | |
| Do higher end tuners pull in more stations If you are looking for a tuner right out of the box that may be considered an audiophile piece, I vote for the Marantz ST-17, often discounted down to $395. It is better than the current flock of MDs. | |
| Magnum Dynalab 106T with poor reception...Help You would be surprised how good an upgraded FT-101 can sound. By upgrading the power supply, audio output IC and caps, plus better IF filters, and modification of the blend circuit, the newer versions are not any better, perhaps worse. On the othe... | |
| Magnnum Dynalab tuners sound quality I have never found a Magnum Dynalab tuner that could not be improved at least 30%, RF or audiowise; the exception is the MD-108. The early MD-102 used four IF filters vs. three in the later MD-90 and MD-100s, a worthwhile difference. The early Sim... | |
| How to fix scratch on hi gloss Velodyne sub ?? You failed to state the color. Hard shoe polish can do wonders if you can match the color. |