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| Input ground loop hum only when p10 cables or XLR without phantom power are connected erik_squiresStereophile does all their USB DAC testing with a laptop running from battery power. I think it’s a boneheaded way to test DAC’sWill you please explain why you think that’s "boneheaded?" | |
| Input ground loop hum only when p10 cables or XLR without phantom power are connected erik_squiresA ground loop can't be fixed by noise filters or switching cables, or better shielding. You have to break the metallic contact in the loopThat's not exactly correct. What's needed is to get all of the grounds at the same potential. ... | |
| Thiel Owners unsound1... Nelson Pass worked at Phase Linear before co-starting Threshold ...Are you sure? What products did Pass design for Phase Linear? I always thought Phase Linear was Bob Carver's effort, until he sold the company to Pioneer. | |
| Why pay so much? akg_caTime for the moderators to step in and ...If you want the moderators to intervene, you need to flag the post. That's the way it's done. | |
| Vintage MONO Cartridge Question ? I'll never understand why people buy used phono cartridges. <shudder> Yes, you can have them rebuilt, but that's a dicey proposition and you can never be sure what you'll have when the service is complete. If ever there was an audio componen... | |
| Rega Owners - Alignment Tool / Protractor williewonka+1 for the Mint Protractor - especially if you are using a stylus profile that is not sphericalIf you're using a spherical stylus, you only have to get the overhang correct. There really is no VTA/SRA with conical stylii. | |
| Why pay so much for super high end? bo1972You really think the speaker starts at 20hz at very low volume?Oh yes, even below 20 Hz. Well below. Yes, you can measure it. | |
| Why pay so much for super high end? @mapman I think "bo" has really lost it this time! | |
| Why pay so much? randy-11The problem is that components with no scientific or engineering explanation are being sold for enormous sums of money to people who do not understand the need for proper listening tests... and this is a "problem" for who, exactly? Yo... | |
| Why pay so much? How do you guys let yourself taken advantage of? Classic troll. | |
| Why pay so much for super high end? funaudiofun 11-19-2016 6:51amI wonder what it’s like to constantly upgrade components and claim that banana plug made my speakers smoother and this processor opened up the sound stage and this amplifier made my bass tighter and thus cd player... | |
| Surprising Audio Quality The SQ of SiriusXM is just awful. That doesn't keep me from subscribing - just for the car - but it's surely not because of the SQ, which seems to only be getting worse, not better. My iPod sounds better. Much better. Really. | |
| Superb Service Audio Research and Bryston both provide excellent service. Audio Connection and Audio Classics are also both very good. | |
| Clearaudio TT5 tangential tonearm On paper tangential tonearms seem extremely convincing and pivoted tonearms seem a compromise from the start Yes, it would appear that way on paper. But there are many factors that influence the quality of LP playback, and tracking error is but... | |
| Can I convert stereo to mono for a phono input peter_s If not - hmmm - what ARE the other optionsFirst, I'd make certain the imbalance is in the phono cartridge and not in the phono stage itself. No cartridge is perfect, but a good cartridge really shouldn't have an audible channel imbala... |