dpop
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| I need an Audio Detective @jr96aolcom For over 25 years I was Chief Engineer of a number of both FM and AM radio stations. I was always on the hunt for a tuner that provided to me at home (to monitor the audio quality of the FM station’s I engineered) the same performanc... | |
| I need an Audio Detective @jr96aolcom This is one of those situations that will drive many audio-enthusiasts crazy. It really depends on how much work you want to put into this. You could simply keep the DAC off (along with all LED lighting) while listening to your tuner... | |
| I need an Audio Detective @jr96aolcom Is this the first time this has ever happened when both units were powered up, and you were listening to the tuner? Or have you never had a reason to power up the DAC before, when listening to your tuner? It sounds like the DAC is em... | |
| Enough noise reduction? @yage You will most likely never hear any sound at -120 dBFS unless you’re in an anechoic chamber and even then the noise that your own body generates will probably dominate your auditory sense. Thank you for that comment. I couldn’t agree mo... | |
| Connection check?? @secretguy Is it possible that you have an old http://audiogon.com IP address in your cache, and your computer is checking (and redirecting you) for the more secure https://audiogon.com IP address? | |
| Nobsound Isolation: Boing, boing, boing... @musicfan2349 In your case, the isolation springs might be a better fit for your application. The springs might be actually de-coupling your gear from a possibly structurally weak support system (like your Ikea rack, or wooden floors if you have... | |
| Nobsound Isolation: Boing, boing, boing... I too have been reading a lot about these Nobsound Isolation Springs lately. For quite some time we all raved about speaker spikes and tiptoes. As many of us are already aware, those are devices which present a very stable support system to whatev... | |
| RCA is loose Either buy a higher quality RCA cable with better gripping ability, or purchase a true BNC to BNC cable that uses no adapters. Pasternack BNC Male to BNC Male Cable Assemblies | |
| IC cable to address RF coming from nearby FM station Process of elimination: 1) have you tried a different phono stage 2) have you tried a different phono cartridge 3) have you tried a different set of phono cables; and if so, are the results the same? These tonearm cables are integral with the t... | |
| IC cable to address RF coming from nearby FM station @converge Just out of curiosity, is it an AM or FM station you're having a problem with? Is this a stereo pair of balanced cables giving you RF in both channels (or just one cable)? Are you actually hearing the radio station through your speakers... | |
| At this level of high(er) end audio why not offer balanced connections? @atmasphere Bravo! Wonderfully stated!! Pretty much every interconnect is balanced in my system. I try to limit my heavily shielded low capacitance RCA cables to 1 foot when possible; never exceeding 3 feet. Not meaning to derail this thread, ... | |
| At this level of high(er) end audio why not offer balanced connections? I personally think that most "higher end" audio products do provide balanced connections. At the same time, I don’t think they’re actually needed in all cases, and the manufacturer is probably saving some money by not providing them. On the other ... | |
| XLR to RCA plugs or cable Here's another article on the subject, and here's a quote from it: If you need to connect a +4 output to a -10 input (12dB too hot), then you’ll need a pad (a resistor network) to drop the output voltage. Understanding Signal Levels in Audio G... | |
| Outdoor/pool.deck system @jin78 so I thought it would be convenient to be able to stream same music inside and outside at the same time. If it were me, I'd go with that thought. You might want to think about how much quality, loudness and speakers you'd like the outd... | |
| XLR to RCA plugs or cable I don’t think a phono cartridge to phono stage is close to -10dB. @holmz @lohanimal There was no mention of gain of the phono preamp (input vs output). If the phono preamp has a RCA line output, then that output is generally speaking rated at -... |