dpop
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| Burson OpAmps - Consensus? I have used them in the past, and generally liked their improvement in sound. Some models were a bit bright for my taste and equipment that they were installed in at the time. I no longer use them. The biggest flaw I encountered was the melting of... | |
| Your thoughts/experience with very good, cheap tuners? Having been a Radio Broadcast Engineer, I have listened to many tuners over the years. I’ve also had the opportunity to listen to Modulation Monitors. These are basically tuners which give you a visual indication of the transmitter’s modulation, a... | |
| When CDs first came onto the market in 1982 ....... I remember the moment well. I was working in a wholesale/retail record store, which had a separate classical store. If you were reading the audio magazines at the time, you already knew that something big was coming - the CD. Since the classical w... | |
| Hotel California sounds good on the radio. @jsbail So why does well recorded music sound as good or better on the radio then the poor sounding ones "mixed for radio" Radio audio processing basically magnifies audio, as it is compressed, EQ’d and limited. I’m sure you’ve heard the expr... | |
| What internet stations do you listen to enrich your musical mind? In no particular order: BBC Radio 3 (the cleanest internet stream I've ever heard), KPIG, KRSH FM - The Krush, Classical KCME (another extremely clean processed classical station stream), WFMU, WFUV, KTHN (country), WECK (oldies), KCSM (jazz), Ra... | |
| Speaker Hum @jdm11 -Do you have the ability to take the amp to another location (with headphones), and try it there? -Before you call an electrician, I would try turning off all circuit breakers except the one that powers the amp. -I’m wondering if you ha... | |
| Top 3 Headphones There have been times in my life where I've wondered if I could find a better sounding headphone. In the past decades I've attended both CES and AXPONA shows, sampling many different sets of headphones. In a situation like that, it's kind of tough... | |
| Speaker Hum @erik_squires any audiophile moving into a home needs to do a thorough inspection. Totally agree, and I too also recommend and encourage it be done. In addition to running some new circuits, I replaced all switches and outlets in my home when... | |
| Speaker Hum @erik_squires all GFCI outlets will work without a ground You are correct. I never knew that before. Thanks for pointing that out! The situation could be very deceiving for some (especially audio-enthusiasts plugging their audio equipment int... | |
| Power cable dilemma @jrimer Getting back to your initial post, did you ever try this? It would be interesting to see what the results would be if you switched the sequence of cables around next time in another study of your perception of amp temperature and perfo... | |
| Dual,dedicated AC circuits??? Electricians?? My recommendation is Armor Clad for Health Care Facilities (AC-HCF). Reprinted from the link below: Aluminum Armor Clad for Healthcare Facilities (AC-HCF) is the best choice for Isolated Ground A/V systems. Like MC, it contains an additional grou... | |
| Connecting Ground Connectors (Torus and Gryphon Diablo 300)? @nyev It’s also very possible there are some AC power reactive currents taking place when all 3 Innuos digital boxes are plugged into the Torus, and the reclocker is the one that is suffering from that. It’s just very hard to diagnose from my lo... | |
| Speaker Hum @jdm11 unplug the HDMI cable to your tv from cable box. As articdeth suggested, this would be easier than disconnecting the coax cable from the modem or cable box, but if that doesn’t do anything, at some point I would try disconnecting the c... | |
| Connecting Ground Connectors (Torus and Gryphon Diablo 300)? @nyev Thanks for the additional info. I don’t think this is a ground issue. Ground issue problems are normally hums and buzzes. It’s *very possible* that the reclocker is producing more correct tonality when plugged into the Torus, but no one ca... | |
| Connecting Ground Connectors (Torus and Gryphon Diablo 300)? @nyev For some reason my Innuos reclocker sounds better when not plugged into the Torus How would you describe the difference in sound, with or without the Torus? |