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| Arcam phono board - problems Jim, Thanks. I hope you're right and it's a grounding issue. On some lazy yet to be determined Saturday I will pull all the cords and take the unit out and open her up. It will be interesting to see what's inside anyway. I'd be bummed to find out ... | |
| turntable issue - faint hum on one channel It's the d@™ phono board! After hours of research, countless power cord and interconnect changes, replacing the AC transformer power supply, etc, I tracked down the source of the hum. It's the board, or at least the circuit the board is connected ... | |
| turntable issue - faint hum on one channel Some great ideas here. I should have mentioned the hum is present even with the power supply disconnected. I looked at the inside of the RCA plugs, and since they looked tarnished I rolled up some sandpaper and sanded the interior contact surfaces... | |
| surround processor with a decent phono stage? I am seriously considering a change of plans by forgoing a surround processor completely and using a multi-channel pre-amp instead. I almost pulled the trigger on a Mccormack MAP-1 last night. But I thought too long, and it sold. I would have had ... | |
| surround processor with a decent phono stage? Tiger, I think your idea of a muti-channel pre-amp may just be the ticket. I googled the Sony, and came across this artice from Soundstage: http://www.soundstage.com/surrounded/surrounded200206.htm. This approach would simplify things. Sadly, the ... | |
| Jeffs Sound Values in CA. PH not working/closed? I live here in San Diego, and have bought/sold directly from Jeff in the past. I just tried to call myself, and got the automated, "We're sorry, you have reached a number that has been disconnected or is no longer in service" message. Then I did a... | |
| Novice trying to design a system for a loft I wish I had your dilemma. My only suggestion is that you budget $500 - $1K for acoustic treatment of your space. You basically are living in a giant echo chamber, and no matter what you install, you are going to have issues with echoes/standing w... | |
| one-box solution You can also pick up a used Sony AVD ES series receiver. There were several models. They were HTiB units with a DVD player and 5 channel amp for home theater, but they also played SACDs, and the audio fidelity of the all digital amp was quite good... |