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| Using 110v amp and CD player in 220v Many new low current equipments (like CD players) have power supplies that can use a wide range of power. For example: my Oppo DV980H can use 100 - 240 Volts 50 or 60 Hz. With such a device all you need is a new line cord to match the wall outlet.... | |
| Last song on most LP's pressed with compression Some boxed sets of classical music would put third and fourth movements of a symphony not only on the flip side, but on the next disc. This was OK if you used a record changer, but single play people like me had to put one LP away, get out and cle... | |
| Last song on most LP's pressed with compression By the way, the inner groove problem that Herman mentions will also affect the visual appearance of the grooves. | |
| Last song on most LP's pressed with compression Grooves being close together is not what is meant by audio "compression". What is compressed is the dynamic range...loudest passage to softest passage. This may, as a secondary effect, permit grooves to be more closely spaced. Minimal LF signal co... | |
| Subsonic Rumble Solutions I don't know if anyone has suggested this yet, but try switching your system to Mono. If the preamp doesn't have a Mono switch, invest a couple of bucks in a Y-adapter interconnect at radio shack. If this cures your problem, as I suspect it will, ... | |
| How can you not have multichannel system You can do that if you are willing to switch interconnects around, or if your preamp has more than one six channel input. I actually considered doing exactly what you suggest so that a TV screen could be put between what, for music, would be the r... | |
| Quality inversely related to power output? In some cases a manufacturer offers two amps with different power ratings, and the only difference is the "rail" voltage (which means a different power supply). Sometimes, but not always, the output transistors may be a different type. But all the... | |
| How can you not have multichannel system As Kr4 says, the performer locations vary (but not between movements of a given piece). The text notes always describe the configuration used for each piece, and sometimes discuss the reasoning. I don't have any that are weird. | |
| How can you not have multichannel system Audiotomb...A word of warning...you will need surround/rear speakers to match your fronts. When I got these DVDA, and played them using my good but not excellent rear speakers I was disturbed by the fact that the cello, in the left rear sounded we... | |
| How can you not have multichannel system Audiotomb...That recording setup is exactly what TACET used for their chamber music recordings on DVDA. | |
| binding post break in Chrissain...Back in the 50s, when I got involved with "Hi Fi" we had to build our own speaker systems using drivers that be bought. I always soldered the speaker wires directly to the drivers, so there were NO binding posts on the speaker systems. | |
| binding post break in Tvad...You'r right. A :-) would have been appropriate. I thought that mention of $100 binding posts would have sent the message, My mistake. | |
| binding post break in Chrissain...I am happy to see you describe my skeptical comments as "poke a bit of fun". Comments made in the form of a joke can actually be regarded as "constructive". Jokes are a way to very strongly express disbelief, and perhaps provide guidan... | |
| binding post break in Chrissain...You can't expect el-cheapo $55 binding posts to sound good. I can supply you with $100 binding posts that will blow you away. ($150 for cryo-treated). | |
| How can you not have multichannel system Dreadhead...FYI, I do happen to be a "rocket scientist" although I don't know what that has to do with audio. |