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| WAV versus FLAC Expectation bias isn't necessarily caused by a conscious bias, it could be a subconscious bias. It's not a character flaw, and I don't believe in supermen without any biases. So you have to have some way to rule it out. With computer playback it's... | |
| Advice on restarting vinyl playback after 30 years As to whether you need a pre-amp or not, I *suppose* you could just swap interconnects if you don't switch very often. But you still need a volume control for the analog signal. So the options are:* Phono pre with volume control* Phono pre + line ... | |
| DAC with a Balance Control - Does on exist? Why balance controls? I think this is summed up nicely by Anthony H. Cordesman in an old Stereophile review from 1987. "No serious audiophile is going to be so much of a purist as to eliminate the balance control, simply because so many recordings... | |
| DAC new or used under 2.5K advice I might as well put in a word here for the Neko D-100. I have the 1V version, which I've been using it in place of the Cambridge 840C CDP/DAC. The sound is very unstressful. | |
| Suggestions on cartridge upgrade I'll add that the AT33PTG is very quiet in the groove. The 20xl is not bad in this regard, but not as forgiving of less than pristine surfaces as the AT. | |
| Is Itunes OK to rip CD's to AIFF? AIFF is an industry standard. I would recommend XLD for ripping as it can use the AccurateRip database to ensure you have a good rip. | |
| Does a tube preamp warm up sound of SS amp? Are the 3.6s too hard to drive for a tube amp like the Rogue M-150 monoblocks? I prefer the Rogues to the BAT VK-250 recommended by another poster, and the Rouges are cheaper. | |
| Benz Ace S H or Dyna DV-20x2H Good to hear about the Ace tracking and stylus improvements. Mine is an older Ace. | |
| Does a tube preamp warm up sound of SS amp? Now that I hopefully have my head out of my ass, the answer to the original question is: yes. A neutral SS amp will let the warmth of tubes come through, particularly if you choose some good NOS tubes. | |
| Does a tube preamp warm up sound of SS amp? Well, VK from BAT just pointed out that I'm all wet in another forum.However I did my measurements before, I obviously did them incorrectly.Feeding the balanced input of my Bryston 3B-SST from my BAT 3iX, I just measure the output from the speaker... | |
| Does a tube preamp warm up sound of SS amp? "From what I think you're saying that ARC could work, right?"Yeah, I saw that on ARC's site. But that's the minimum, not necessarily the optimum load. | |
| Does a tube preamp warm up sound of SS amp? "my BAT preamp with the 7BSST amps and had no problems". The 3iX has a pretty high output impedance compared to the other pre-amps in their line. http://www.balanced.com/products/line/specs.C.shtmlHowever, I'd be willing to bet that you are gettin... | |
| Does a tube preamp warm up sound of SS amp? The Bryston has a lowish input impedance on its XLR inputs, 20K Ohm per phase (it's common to give the sum of the phases in spec sheets), making it a poor match for some tube pre-amps with high output impedances.The single-ended input of the Bryst... | |
| SHM SACD's need to be burned in I'm sure it's your squishy wetware that "burned in", not a piece of plastic. | |
| Benz Ace S H or Dyna DV-20x2H To answer the tracking question, in my limited experience, price has little to do with tracking ability. One of my best trackers is the AT150. The AT33PTG tracks just as well as that one. The Benz Ace and Benz Wood track about the same as eachothe... |