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| Best preamp for and EAR890 / ESL57 rig Giovanni, I see that your subwoofer's crossover goes between your preamp and the power amps. It has a low pass output below 110 Hz and a high pass output for the main speakers (from the Gradient page).So, I was wrong about paralelled amps loading ... | |
| List : Components with high dynamics Sorry, I meant dynamic champs regarding the amps. | |
| List : Components with high dynamics McIntosh MC-402 and Mc-501 amps, dynamic chamos IMO.High effiecency speakers, of course.Tube preamps in general. | |
| cary cad211m hum noise High impedance (tube) amps with nothing connected to their inputs act as antennas and will most likely hum.Do they hum if you connect them to a preamp and mute the preamp's output ? If not, suspect the preamp connections/tubes.I suggest that you t... | |
| McIntosh MC275 / Audio Research VS-110 Using the Mc275 balanced input bypasses the input/phase inverter 12ax7 tube. There will be less noise and distortion (not that I could hear any with my MC275 MKV). | |
| NuForce and DIY Silver Interconnects=Interference? If your subwoofer amps will be located more than 3 ft away from the preamp/receiver output, I strongly recommend shielded cables to avoid interference or hum pickup (no matter what brand sub amps). Tara Labs makes a double shielded subwoofer cable... | |
| Something is amiss If your MIT cables are old Terminator 2 or MIT-330, their internal networks do contribute to a muffled sound quality. I guess MIT voiced Terminator 2 and 330 ICs to match entry-level systems. MIT's more expensive cables do sound more transparent.W... | |
| Confused...not satisfy with my system : Sonus faber Extremas are inneficient and very difficult to drive because they used series crossovers with no caps, only inductors. The bass inductor dissipates so much power that it has its own heatsink at the back of the speaker enclosure.You nee... | |
| Audio Aero Capitole Amp This is not the answer you have asked for, but it may be of some help:Good 6SN7s are MUCH more important than cones in a Capitole amp. I prefer Sylvania JAN 6SN7WGTA. Others like NOS TungSol or the european equivalent tubes.It also pays to roll th... | |
| Life span of 5U4G tube? If your 5U4G is new or NOS, measure the B+ voltage at the HV first power supply cap. I assume you have read the usual safety precautions about dealing with high voltages. Make a note of B+ DC V. If in the future your amp sounds wimpy, check the B+... | |
| Gamut D200 Mrk II hum/buzz issue It is pretty normal for any high-powered unbalanced (RCA input)amplifier to hum if nothing is connected to its inputs.To be certain, short one end of a pair of RCA cables with paper clips, telephone wire, a piece of solder, whatever is handy and c... | |
| Best preamp for and EAR890 / ESL57 rig HiDo you use an active crossover before the main amps and the bass amps? Or are the amp inputs in paralell ?If the Aragon amps are in paralell with your EAR tube amp, assuming 10K typical input impedance for a SS amp and 100K for a tube amp, your ... | |
| Audio aero capitol reference cd - upgrade The Cap reference does not have boomy bass by itself.Here is a very simple trick to find out if your player is suffering from standing wave "bass boom": Play a track with heavy bass (not a single-note solo, you want the bass notes to go all the wa... | |
| Audio Aero Capitole Reference / PC - Isolation? I second Fusion Audio PCs, I found great sinergy using a Fusion Audio Enchanter, after trying Combak, VDH, Cardas, Electraglide, HT Magic and several others.I have tried several feet and vibration dampers under the Capitole. Usually the standard B... | |
| Audio Aero Capitple mk2/help Here are the instructions:Capitole MkII:Press the remote CHannel up button and hold it for a couple of seconds.The display will show Balance L / R in db.Adjust balance with the Volume up and down buttons.Press CHannel up/down buttons to return to ... |