ed_sawyer
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| Analog Domain EQs Will be between source and amps - it has the option of a built-in volume control/preamp, which I'll be getting with mine. So, ultimately it functions as 3 or 4 separate pieces in one: preamp, crossover, speaker EQ, room EQ, ( and upsampler) and ca... | |
| Analog Domain EQs hi Lefty-I forget offhand -it's on their site I think. I know it can take digital in in various rates, and I believe it does A->D (for analog source inputs) @ at least 24/96, maybe higher. It's software upgradable so pretty future proof (as muc... | |
| Analog Domain EQs the Rives PARC is the best I have heard in the analog domain. however, it's limited just by that fact (not digital.) For room correction with EQ and crossover thrown in, for about the same $, check out the DEQX. www.deqx.com Yes, it's digital, but... | |
| Using a Studio EQ in an Audio System? Look to the DEQX - the best crossover/EQ/room correction piece available IMNSHO. www.deqx.com I should have one soon. Pricey but well worth it. pro can be ok, too. Just make sure it's a parametric that can go down to 1/10 octave bandwidth (Q). The... | |
| Best headphone amp for new Senn 650's The Cary CAD300SEI is a killer headphone amp... definitely overkill on the high end of the scale $-wise, but excellent sounding. it and Senn 600s Kicked the butt of a Stax set up I had on audition for a while. Doubles as a great little integrated ... | |
| short in a tube-what happens? Some tubes will light up a 'shorts' light on some testers, even when there is no short. A short is two elements touching that should not be doing so. -Ed | |
| Ming Da MC767-RD Tube Phono Stage The best piece going (and made in the US to boot) for anywhere near that price is the wright wpp100c. I have heard and played with the mingda- it has some issues, bad hum, grounding problem ? hard to say. cheaply built. I was not impressed - it se... | |
| Sony SCD-1 or BAT VK-D5 / D5SE SCD-1 | |
| Good Phono Pre-Amps...$500 to $1500 Wright WPP100C. | |
| Why was Audiogon started? It's clear that it (Audiogon) was and is primarily a for-profit venture. The forum and discussion stuff is just an ancillary marketing thing to draw viewers and build community. If it wasn't about making money, why would they bother keeping the si... | |
| Corroded tube pins - need help Dekay, the pins don't connect right to the glass, btw. (on an Octal tube)otherwise, good thoughts re: how to clean. a dremel can be helpful too, though it takes a steady hand. -Ed | |
| How to clean tubes I've washed tubes in the sink before,... like 100 6SN7s at a time...... works pretty well if you are gentle with them. I wish we had a dishwasher - that would be even better. -Ed | |
| Golden Tube Audio SE 40 Check with Joe LaLiberte @ www.fidelisav.com/service.htmlHe mentioned to me on previous occasions that he had developed a bunch of mods/improvements/upgrades for this amp, since he had them in for repair so often. (he's quite competent at just sto... | |
| How come that NOS is better them NS new stock ? Emissions Labs 45 betters all vintage 45s (including globes of course) that I have heard. BTW, Don_b - VTV has a bit of a conflict of interest in an opinion like that (not that I disagree with them), since they sell NOS tubes (at inflated prices, ... | |
| What causes microphonics ? I have heard of this from other people that have that preamp - I suspect something in the design or constrution of it. -Ed |