devilboy
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| Rectifier tube keeps blowing Atmasphere: The first time the rec. went, it happened after 30 mins of use. The second time, it happened two seconds after power up. The amp is going back, but thanks for getting this back on track Atma. | |
| Rectifier tube keeps blowing Could we get back to the issue here? | |
| Rectifier tube keeps blowing Yes, I'm using slow blow fuses. The rectifiers and fuses went before AND after I changed output tubes. The second time, electricity arched from one side of the rectifier to the other. Yes, I was told to check the filter caps and look into a short ... | |
| Peachtree Decco Preamp Issue???? Do you notice the same thing happening while using the Decco alone? If not, then what is the input sensitivity of the Adcom? | |
| Music First Audio Passive Magnetic Preamplifiers? I've heard the copper and silver versions of the MFA. They sound great but, yes, very overpriced. You have so many more options if passive is what you want. I had the Bent Autoformer preamp and absolutely loved it. Much cheaper than MFA. Others to... | |
| MHDT Havana vs Apogee Mini DAC ? I have a Weiss Minerva and couldn't tell the difference between the firewire and optical outputs from my Mac Mini. Frankly, I didn't really care either. Like Trebejo said, firewire is good for other applications where speed is required. I do not b... | |
| Best Dac with USB input for $1,000 or less Overrated??? I own the $5,000 Weiss Minerva. My friends own the $14,000 MSB and the $6,300 Weiss 202. I have a good amount of experience on all of them. All of these DACs are EXTREMELY detailed. However, what I've learned from listening to live cl... | |
| Wyred 4 Sound DAC1 or DAC2? Edge22: We both know we can't compare the ESS dac in the Nova DIRECTLY to the Minvera. The dac in the Nova is wonderful, and to add a preamp/amp to the price makes it an absolute steal. I am using the Nova to run a pair of Volent Paragon VL-2 moni... | |
| CD player how much to invest Store your music on a hard drive and get a DAC. | |
| Wyred 4 Sound DAC1 or DAC2? Anyone compare a DAC-2 to a Weiss Minerva? I may have to sell my Minerva and wanted to find the best/cheapest replacement. The Wyred is on my list. I have a Minerva and a ESS Sabre DAC (peachtree Nova), in my system right now and have been A/Bing ... | |
| Tube amp on/off: best practice? I agree with Elevick completely. I've had many tube amps over the years. One of which had a output tube go bad. Music was not playing, but there was a god-awful screech coming out of the left channel, then I saw a red flame shoot up through the to... | |
| Which CD Players do not require a Pre Amp ? There are some outstanding dacs with volume control....however, if you must step backward and get a cdp, then the EAR Acute is pretty nice. | |
| IMac digital out help One more thing: Don't buy adapters of any kind. The VDH is glass optical as well, so it truly is a great sounding cable. | |
| IMac digital out help When I first got my Mac Mini I used a mini-toslink cable from Van Den Hul. Conventional toslink on the dac end and mini-toslink on the Mac end. Sounded wonderful. I've since moved to firewire, but the VDH is still wonderful. | |
| Best Late Night Low Volume Speaker I just sold a pair of Zu Essence and the first thing I noticed going to my new pair was that they don't have that EFFORTLESS sound that the Essence's had. Retrieval of low-level detail was astonishing with the Essence and I think that is what make... |