clio09
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| VAC Owners:Outboard Phono Stage? I was not doing my own thing at Newport last year, but assisting Concert Fidelity. This year I will be exhibiting with Fritz Speakers and WyWires. As I indicated we plan on using the Zesto again. We'll be using a Concert Fidelity refurbished Denon... | |
| VAC Owners:Outboard Phono Stage? We used the Zesto phonostage in our room at THE SHOW Las Vegas this year and will most likely have it in Newport. I think if you are looking for an external phonostage and the price is in your budget, this one has to be on your audition list. It i... | |
| Canadian Cable Manufacturer I believe it is based on the Bob Crump DIY Audio Asylum power cord design. Take 5 Audio just assembles it for you. I guess they cryo it too and maybe use different plugs on the ends (don't remember). In any case for $70 it should work just fine. | |
| Help with my analog rig. Typically if the noise increases with volume a component is the problem. However, there are easy but time consuming ways to diagnose the problem. It would help if you had a set of shorting plugs handy for the diagnostics. Maybe even a set of Jense... | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? Hasn't made the website yet, but working on it. We need to officially dress one up and get pictures of it. Similar concept to the Decware CSP as the output voltage is adjustable, but we've added another feature that allows you to set up the output... | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? The MLA is in production as is the voltage adjustable OTL preamp. Standard or custom finishes. | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? Yes 2 dB could be problematic in some instances. The 24 step switches with the S&B transformers wired to them were even more problematic since the first few steps were quite large increments, something like 6, 4, 4, and 3 dB steps before taper... | |
| Longest Advisable Speaker Cable Runs? Thanks for the correction Al. Need to use the calculator next time. Still quite reasonable for such a long run. | |
| Music Reference RM9 - user comments please I have had some people tell me they prefer the MkI versions of both the RM-9 and RM-10 because in their opinion they had more tube characteristics to their sound while the MkII versions sounded more like solid state. I think that is the knock on t... | |
| Music Reference RM9 - user comments please When I owned the RM-9 I was using Spendor 1/2e speakers. The RM-9 was the only tube amp I tried in my system that I liked with the Spendor's. Normally I have used solid state with them. At the time I owned the RM-9 I lived just a few miles from Ro... | |
| Longest Advisable Speaker Cable Runs? For Supra cables if you are in the US give these guys a call:Sjofn HiFiIf you click the link you will see that these cables are not that expensive. The set I bought was $26/meter per pair (S/Ply 3.4) but for $12/meter per pair you can get the Clas... | |
| Noise eater I have to agree parallel filters are quite beneficial and use them in my system. I have been using the ones offered by Alan Maher Designs for years. As a result I don't use a traditional power conditioner any longer. | |
| Longest Advisable Speaker Cable Runs? I think Al has summed it up best in his last post. Regarding the Supra cables I believe the ones I used were the Classic series, although I don't recall exactly. Yes the shielding helps but the other parameters Al mentioned are more important. As ... | |
| Longest Advisable Speaker Cable Runs? Look into Supra and OCOS cables. I have used both for runs of 18 ft. with no issues. The Supra can be purchased throughSjofn-HiFi (get the shielded set). The cost and return policy make trying these very low risk. Not sure who is selling OCOS thes... | |
| Music Reference RM9 - user comments please Send it in to Roger and get the amp upgraded to MkII status. You already have a well designed amplifier to begin with and to better it you'd have to spend as much as an RM-200 MkII, maybe more if looking at other manufacturers as well. Upgrading t... |