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| Interesting experience with a wall wart THE HUM IS GONE! Took a little effort. First thing I did was buy a Ebtech Hum Exterminator. I plugged the power cord on my Eastern Electric Minimax into it. 90% of the hum was gone. http://www.ebtechaudio.com/humxdes.htmlThere was still a very fai... | |
| Interesting experience with a wall wart Well, some interesting developments on the hum issue. I got the new "low noise" power supply today (switching mode), and yes, it adds AC noise to the line, even more than the old wall wart. I got a little frustrated, and went on a power mission. I... | |
| Interesting experience with a wall wart Also, I hear the hum when I plug the AC adapter into the power outlet - even if the output wire is not plugged into the turntable motor. And the turntable motor itself has no electrical connection to anything else in the system. I think the adapte... | |
| Interesting experience with a wall wart Ghosthouse, that is an interesting little device, could be just the ticket. I will keep it in mind in the event that the new adapter is noisy. Also, as an aside, I did have another 24V adapter, rated at 220mA. It has no connector, just raw wires, ... | |
| Interesting experience with a wall wart Thanks for the ideas. I don't know if the existing wall wart is switching or linear. I did do some internet research today - my conclusion was that it's not the architecture, it's the implementation. (although, I was quite surprised at how much t... | |
| Pure Music 1.88a I first learned about Pure Music at the T.H.E. Newport Show this past summer. Of all the exhibitors, their room was the one I kept coming back to. I downloaded the demo software a few days later, and bought the full package shortly thereafter. It ... | |
| AAD 2001 monitors, bi-amping experiment I was sitting on the couch last night, sipping an adult beverage, enjoying the music. A thought popped in my head. “What if what I am hearing is simply the result of adjusting the conections?” I had to explore it. Had to. I grabbed some geek suppl... | |
| AAD 2001 monitors, bi-amping experiment The change in "balance" has been achieved by fiddling with the volume controls - and there has been a fair amount of that. Of course, in this case, the "balance" is not L/R, but between the HF and LF speaker inputs. I do not have the equipment to ... | |
| high end USB cables - A to A connectors "Thinking" is a relative term! All I can think is that Dared was going after the lowest common denominator, and USB A-A cables are abundant. And maybe a USB A port is cheaper? On the other hand, a similar product from Glow Audio also has a USB A c... | |
| high end USB cables - A to A connectors Riffer: An extension cable has a male connector on one end, a female connector on the other. I need a cable with a male USB A connector on each end. | |
| Peachtree Nova in da' House One month later, after experimentation with a few different cables (Audioquest Type 8 w/silver BFA’s, Analysis Plus Oval 9’s, and some generics), different set ups (as an amp and pre-amp), and one fuse replacement (to a Furutech Select Series TF-5... | |
| Peachtree Nova in da' House The MP5 is a fun little toy, decent sound, and responds well to tube rolling. The Kingrex is smoking hot, but only 20 watts of power. Both of these have 1 RCA input & 1 USB digital input. The Nova has way more power, 5 digital inputs (2 optica... | |
| Are contact treatments worth the money? I recently bought some Walker SST, based on reviews here on Audiogon and elsewhere. I paid about $100 total, including shipping. Last night I put the SST on a few select connections (speaker cable banana plugs, RCA interconnects between preamp and... | |
| Arcam phono board - problems The saga continues . . .I spent a fair amount of time online with the customer service folks at Needle Doctor last week. (I bought the speedbox from them, so I felt justified). They suggested that my cartridge might be incompatible with the phono ... | |
| Arcam phono board - problems Spent a whole day today trying to get rid of this. Pulled all the cords, and opened the AV8. Connectors were seated, but the wires were bunched against a side wall. Rerouted the wires, put a techflex sheath around them for mechanical protection, r... |