darrylhifi

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Copper ic's with silver spkr. cable?
Absolutely nothing wrong with that if you like the end result. 
Loud Hum
Step one. If you have satellite or cable TV ,disconnect the coaxal line from your set top box and tell us if the hum goes away. 
Burn-in CD
Interested to hear what others say about thier impressions of the PAD, but as far as music goes , techno , for break in purposes, is tough to beat. Stomping bass. Computer generated sounds coming at all frequencies. Im not necessarily a fan of thi... 
Dealing with transformer hum
All good thoughts and if they relieve the problem , great , but if all else fails The Ah Offset Killer works very well. I had tranformer hum with a Rotel, then with an Anthem. Ive upgraded to Classe since then and the Classe is dead quiet, but I r... 
Anyone modded Classe CA300?
Good one Rhljazz. Never heard or even thought of that before. I have a 301 and I will have to try some type of version of that tweak. 
What is Chroma Bug
A slight bleeding of colors {especially red }, on DVD's, however its limited to only a few scences on a few movies and really is way overblown IMO. I say relax , sit back and enjoy your DVD player. 
OK Come Clean, whats in your closet ?
Kool . I did throw out a couple of pieces 2 months ago , A Sony Ta 55ES Amp, it had a schratchy gain control, which by the time I ever got fixed, then sold, I would only break even, and a Pioneer 5 year old CDR that would not read discs anymore {G... 
Extention Cords for Video
I think you would be fine. Another option is to buy a PS Audio Ultimate outlet. You could then either Use the PS audio outlet seperately or B you could have The PS Audio UO in the middle of the PC's connecting them. I mention this because I have a... 
Name 1 Cable in your system you could not live w/o
I have no knowlege of any earlier thread. I, do however have a large bump on my head. Barney Fife Rules ! Keep your cable nominations coming. its interesting in a Readers Digest sort of way, to hear what cables work for the Agoners ! THX 
Rotel RB-1080 humm
Their are companies like Mondial that sell them for around $100.00, but if you search, you can get similar products for much less , try MCM Electronics for starters, type in the search , ground loop , it is a device that goes on your coaxial line ... 
MusicalFidelity X10D Tube Buffer ,any good ?
In the past it did not work for me. 
Rotel RB-1080 humm
Any cheater plug will do , available at most hardware stores and Radio Shack. 
What sub do "U" use ?
A Legacy LFE Extreme in the front, and a Velodyne HGS-10 in the back. But for two channel I use neither. 
Rotel RB-1080 humm
Yes , Their are some questions about the saftey of cheater plugs, however I used to own a Rotel and used a cheater plug for about two years because of this issue without a problem. The other possible solution is disconnect your cable tv connection... 
Upgrading speakers...Legacy Focus 20/20???
I bought Signature III's brand new about 2/3 years ago. The Bass was horrible, all over the place , mids and highs just so so, I called Legacy and said I need more than two weeks , glad they gave me the extension, because by the third week they so...