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| Amethyst versus Nagaoka MP-150/MP-200 I do not know about Amethyst but have Nagaoka 300 with a 500 stylus on a Linn Sondek with an SME3009R arm. It sounds divine. | |
| One Cord To Rule Them All You are asking for 5 amps continuous from the mains. That is really nothing...Any cheap 14/12 AWG Romex wire will do it with flying colors.Do not fall for the typical ridiculous power cord claims which charge equally ridiculous prices. | |
| What is the average life expectancy of a DAC? Any electronic device will last as long as its worst quality or hottest running electrolytic capacitor.If the design is proper, ie no other overloaded resistors exist, the first components which go are the electrolytic capacitors.So, your DAC will... | |
| Anyone have the Answer? " Any equipment with a decent regulated power supply will reject any noise."So far, pretty much the only statement which makes sense here..... Rest is all snake oil. Most noise & RFI is filtered out in a proper power supply.That is what a po... | |
| Anyone have the Answer? A $400 scope would pretty much do everything you want. | |
| Ethernet cables If they are to spec, it will not make a difference. Believe me, I am in the industry. Unless you are running more than about 200 ft, there will be no difference. The signals on the cable are digital, they have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with spark... | |
| Best skiinny floorstanders If they are skinny enuf for you, you wont be able to beat the GoldenEar Triton series. | |
| Is It Time To Sell My Vinyl Rig? Do not sell.Vinyl has its place & satisfies nostalgia.But also be aware that it will never be as convenient and as good as digital.There is a place for both, for people who understand and appreciate the shortcomings of both. | |
| Why would anyone want class AB amp when class A always sounds better ? class AB is MUCH more efficient.class A produces an INCREDIBLE amount of heat, at idle. | |
| enough amplifier power russ69,The reason for the twice as powerful requirement is for clipping.Do you know what that is ?If you overdrive an amp, it will clip and may actually DESTROY your speakers, typically starting with the tweeters first.With and amp twice as powerf... | |
| enough amplifier power The golden rule is that your amplifier should be about twice as powerful as your speaker can handle (RMS or peak, as long as both devices are measured the same way).This is for a safety margin to be able to handle clipping. If your amplifier can ... | |
| Which to upgrade first: Turntable or Phono Preamp Upgrade your turntable. Technics SL-1210GR Direct Drive is a great tt at about $1700.Rest of your system is fine, no need to change anything. | |
| Power regenerator vs conditioner Most of this is snake oil. They will have no effect on sound, unless you live in Texas :-), or at a place where power variations are more than 10%. In that case, instead of spending your money on those frivolous items, you should sue your power co... | |
| CD or Streaming... am I missing out? CD is great. You will get about 96 db of dynamic range with it. No streamer will come close since none will sample at that rate. However, around 196k of sampling, they sound almost as good as each other to me. So, any streamer capable of deali... | |
| Phono Stage, How much do I need to spend, New or used. If you expect the room to be filled like digital does, do NOT use vinyl. a CD can have up to about 96 db of dynamic punch whereas, on vinyl, you will NEVER get more than at best about 72 db. It is just the limitation of the media and physics. All ... |