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| Balanced switch for preamp output Why do you need a switch? Your preamp has two pairs of balanced outputs. You can connect both amps to the preamp, and simply power off whatever amp you're not using. | |
| Advice on Repairs for Audio Research VT100 Mk II It's a fact of life that most tube amplifiers require periodic maintenance and ARC is no exception. I don't think it makes sense to quibble with your tech any more than it makes sense to quibble with your mechanic. Some ARC owners are comfy swappi... | |
| Rhodium...hmmm clearthinker Anybody sensible requires blind testing by people who allege they can hear differences that are not expected to exist according to known science. That is the logical fallacy known as circular reasoning, or begging the question... | |
| Which power cords have high resolutions and separation?? clearthinker Tell me, which amp manufacturers supply larger than 20SWG for delivery in the US? You're the one making silly cable claims, so I'd have thought you already knew the answer to this. ... what were the results of the blind test... | |
| Rhodium...hmmm clearthinker .... go and do a blind test and then come back ... Instead of orders others around, why don’t you start by telling us the results of your own blind tests? How were they conducted? How many subjects, how many trials? What was r... | |
| Types of Audiophiles hey @erik_squires you missed one: The Judge With a unique ability to discern the truth, has sole authority to assign labels to others, who are merely humans. | |
| Do Costly XLR Cables Make A Difference? There are quite a few opinions here, but the best advice is for you to borrow cables from a local dealer or the Cable Co. and decide for yourself. There are so many variables, even aside from personal preference. | |
| Digital is far better than vinyl arafiq I wish we could stop seeing it as an either/or proposition and realize that both formats can perform at the same level in 2022. Exactly and, in fact, it is not an either/or proposition. And it's the same with most of audio's other ... | |
| Welcome to Hell, here's your 8-Track The worst consumer audio format ever, and by a wide margin. | |
| ARC ref 110 tube bias prob willmarchant ... the tube I had in place when the resistor blew, I’d moved to another position as a slave tube ... Why? It's guaranteed to fail again, sooner rather than later. | |
| How crucial is the quality of a digital cable? clearthinker Clock error is the bane of digital audio and cannot be properly fixed. If that’s true, how do you account for the many extraordinary recordings that have been made directly to digital? Analogue has its own clock because the ... | |
| Will a New Amp Sound Better Than My ML333? rimer ... if you try something new you will be excited by whatever you have heard from pundits ... only to eventually realize that it sounds no better than what you substituted ... As audiophiles, we are all chasing something that can never be c... | |
| Zavfino Majestic USB Cable panzrwagn ... it does qualify me as an expert,, seeing as how AT&T invented the opamp, the venerated 300B tube, the transistor, and yes, digital audio: Digital Pulse-Code Modulation was invented at Bell Labs in the 1930s ... Let me get thi... | |
| I need an Audio Detective How close is your DAC to your tuner? Are you running balanced between the tuner and the preamp? Where is your antenna located? | |
| Another dedicated circuit question An audible ground loop happens when you have two or more paths to ground that are of different potential (voltage). That's what causes the hum. If all your grounds are at the same potential - which isn't difficult to do when using proper dedicated... |