bob_bundus
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| Long Speaker cables for 25' long cabling I have had great results with networked designs by MIT. MH750Magnum for speakersMagnum M1 for unbalanced interconnectsRegarding noise immunity of long interconnects: balanced cables are typically superior in that respect; must... | |
| Power conditioner needed???? While you're looking over your grounding, check carefully for loose &/or corroded connections. Disassemble the clamp where the ground wire connects to the rod. Burnish the top of the grounding rod with a wire brush, emery cloth, fine sandpaper... | |
| passive power conditioner for 220V If I remember correctly there's a passive 220V conditioner made by Audio Magic. This was some time ago when their Stealth & Matrix were current product.I currently use a Stealth XXX for my main system, & have an older Matrix on a smaller r... | |
| VPI Nameplate a cover made of wood might not exhibit the resonance issues of acrylic? You could even match the base color. | |
| Power conditioner needed???? What happens with the raster when there's NO input connected at all? (this could be a way to trace the interfering source).If you have any GFI (Ground Fault Interrupt) distribution panel breakers or GFI outlets in the house, they too might be a pr... | |
| McCormack DNA225 upgrades Why not phone Steve himself; always willing to talk & highly accomodating. If anyone can help you with this, he is the one. Sometimes he even appears on these forums personally. He has an Audiogon username; I don't know it, but a little resear... | |
| TRON: LEGACY thanks much Mantaray I can hardly wait | |
| Which amp to match Thiel 3.5 - Ayre, Bryston, CJ? I heard the V3 with Theils at a show; sound finesse, although it tended to run out of horsepower with only 100w/ch. So that might depend upon room size & your listening preferences. If it were me I'd maybe go for the V5 or other larger amp wit... | |
| Grado Statement cartridges - load at 47km or lower I have a Statement Reference 0.5 mV driving an Accuphase phono stage. The MC input (60db or 65db) gain setting opions can only load at 100 ohms or 500 ohms. Only the MM input loads at 47K, but obviously does not have adequate voltage gain. I consu... | |
| Best path to test different interconnects? Kevin you may not realize the complexity of your question; here's the basics. Most listeners feel that cable swapping at the source component is a good place to start; this is probably mostly true. No the cable pairs do not necessarily need to be ... | |
| Variac differences and use thanks for your observations Al I wouldn't want to post bad info. of course. Not sure why a transformer coupled device would behave that way though? I suppose a better choice of words would be "do not connect any speakers that you care about being... | |
| Class A amplifiers - which are considered the best I really wonder about the V3 is not AB. This thing gets very hot unless in standby mode; even then it's warm. A call to Charles et all would be in order sir. | |
| Synergistic Research active shielding question be careful about that electrical tape. After awhile, a sticky black residue will be permanently glued to the cable (when tape is removed) which doesn't help on resale value. Try wrapping some dark colored paper etc, around the cable to cover the L... | |
| Classe vs Moon audio vs Ayre vs Pass I only have experience with Classe vs Ayre; Ayre wins easily. & what Dre said: Charles Hansen really does support his products. | |
| Class A amplifiers - which are considered the best "The best" is of course a subjective judgement. Synergy is ALWAYS the keyword: what matches up with your source component, speakers, cabling, + your sonic preferences? Experimentation is the only real way to determine that.I can vouch personally f... |