bifwynne
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| Pop heard when stylus dropped into lead-in groove Ditto. In fact I keep my phono stage on mute because I don't want the transient pop/thump to be amplified in the phono stage circuitry. BTW, I also notice that on some records, the first couple of rows of groves sound like the stylus is dragging i... | |
| A warning to all about HUGE Subwoofers Great post Kurt. Your post and the attached chart corroborate my empirical findings when I hooked up my impedance buffer. I also agree that it is curious what is causing the low frequency SPL in Systembuilder's woofer. As you speculate, maybe its ... | |
| VPI Scoutmaster Tonearms Agree 100% with Stan. If the S-P distance is off, you may have a tough time adjusting the over hang and alignment of your cartridge. Vinyl Engine is an excellent source which I used many times. BTW, the VE website can help you match your cartridge... | |
| A warning to all about HUGE Subwoofers Interesting post. FWIW, take a look at some of my recent posts relating to my new impedance buffer and also on potential hearing loss. As regards the impedance buffer, I mentioned in part that my sub woofer crosses over to my main speakers at 45-5... | |
| Is One Subwoofer Really Not Appropriate For 2-Chnl To All --reporting back on results of using impedance buffer. Ok, I hooked up Tom Tutay's buffer. As a threshold matter, let me say a couple of things about Tom. He is very professional and knowledgeable -- a real gentleman. He turned around my or... | |
| ARC Ref 3 Main Output Impedance Question To All --reporting back on results of using impedance buffer. Ok, I hooked up Tom Tutay's buffer. As a threshold matter, let me say a couple of things about Tom. He is very professional and knowledgeable -- a real gentleman. He turned around my or... | |
| HELP-Maggie IIIa's are crackling at high frequency Sonorous, have you isolated the problem to possible clipping? If not, what have you come up with?Good luck. | |
| ARC Ref 3 Main Output Impedance Question No problem Ralph. In fact, the combined impedance may even be a little lower. I read a review on the VS-115 the other day which reported that when the VS-115 was bench tested, its input impedance was only 266K Ohms -- not the 300K Ohms reported in... | |
| Phono Preamp Recommendations Hi Hawkeye, I own the 640P and it was my starter phono pre. Since then, I moved up to an ARC PH-7. In my opinion, the 640P is a nice way to get started with vinyl and IMHO I think it performs well over its price point. I will be looking to sell my... | |
| ARC Ref 3 Main Output Impedance Question Thanks Ralph, as stated in the OP, "[b]ased on a call with ARC, I was advised that my current subwoofer set-up is compromising the sound quality of the Ref 3 because (a) the X-30 input impedance of 20KOhm is the bare bones minimum that is recommen... | |
| What are I sgree with Amateur: I own a couple of "regular" London Phase 4 and ffrr label records that I picked up in the 70s. Just terrific playback quality and resolution. Other decent labels are DG and Angel. | |
| ARC Ref 3 Main Output Impedance Question Thanks Ralph: I believe the amp, as you suspect, is balanced a AND differential, whatever that means. I clipped an excerpt from the ARCDB website, which describes the amp:"Drawing upon the successful REF110 input stage design, the VS115 uses a FET... | |
| Is One Subwoofer Really Not Appropriate For 2-Chnl Hi Bryon, great post! I have a practical question. As I mentioned above, I don't have a lot of placement options for my sub. So, my sub is aimed directly at my seating position and sits about 4-5 inches behind the mains. In addition, I summed the ... | |
| Is One Subwoofer Really Not Appropriate For 2-Chnl Ryder, I have a two channel system with one sub. I agree with Byron that it is important to blend the sub with the mains with respect to frequency cut-off, phase and loudness. My sub is a Paradigm Signature Servo, which is self powered and has sep... | |
| Old Dynaco Speakers? FWIW, here is a copy of a post I made on another thread of same theme. The topic was my impressions of the old Infinity 2000a electrostats."I used to own the [Infinity] 2000a electrostats too. They followed me around for almost 35 years! By the ti... |