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| EQ Use and Unequal Hearing Loss this one, 10 band, meters, and separate volume for L & R | |
| EQ Use and Unequal Hearing Loss Glad you solved it. For others with related needs: This dual 21 band eq also has 4 selectable line inputs and a tape loop. A little harder to get balance solved, but quite capable if you take your time. | |
| Adding remote for Volume Control on HK Soundsticks 4 rel I believe you, how would I know? as usual, much of my advice falls on dead ears. | |
| Adding remote for Volume Control on HK Soundsticks 4 Chase Remote Line Controller gives you remote volume; remote balance; 4 line inputs; remote tone controls you MUST have the remote, no buttons or switches on the unit itself. btw, I used to use headphone out to line in. I learned here... | |
| Comparing Phono Pre-Amps Yes, any of those switches, typically old video switches, 1 in, 3 out can be used backwards, 3 in/1 out. You still need to solve volume differences. | |
| Comparing Phono Pre-Amps Splitters may not be the ideal connection, but they are good enough to hear differences. Like/prefer it? keep it? return it? friend brought his new tube phono to compare to my tube McIntosh mx110z's phono. TT to splitter splitter a. to his ne... | |
| Need advice on building a system from a mishmash of components! Main System (existing pieces until future upgrades bit by bit) McIntosh AMP Adcom Preamp. ***Full Featured: Phono MM and MC; Capacitance choices; Mono; Balance; Tone Controls; and Contour (their version of low volume compensation, boosts bass) ... | |
| Low level listening ANY good speaker, ANY great system: when played at low volume, YOUR EARS, anybody’s ears, do not have a flat curve. Low volumes, you hear less volume of lows and highs, relative to everything in between. Science! The ’Loudness’ circuits (filters,... | |
| The Mood Was Ruined pinwa I keep the mirror on the deck, and lift the arm up, then angle the mirror this way and that, below the cartridge. Stylus never too near the mirror, never touches anything. I have a light from the side, so plenty of light is reflected to... | |
| Cartridge position on headshell . . . to start you need to know 3 things about your arm and cartridge 1. overhang (specs about the arm) 2. two null points (specs about the arm) 3. cartridge tracking force (specs about the cartridge). .................................................. | |
| The Mood Was Ruined My tools for cartridge alignments: CARTRIDGE ALIGNMENT elliottbnewcombjr 3,529 posts 12-16-2022 at 09:02am I put this together in another discussion. Not meant to scare you, or anyone starting out, just to encourage everyone to le... | |
| The Mood Was Ruined Two things might solve the problem. 1. look for a boulder stuck in the groove where the problem occurs. a. spin platter slowly, watch the position relative of the paper label to help you find it. b. alcohol wipe: get that bolder out of there. p... | |
| Low level listening Note: 5 of the 6 available have the remote this one has no remote, like a door stop without the remote | |
| Low level listening The ’Loudness’ filter on all old vintage receivers solved the problem of listening at low volumes. Note: ’Loudness’ is a stupid name, it should have been called Low Volume Boost, or something more descriptive. Modern equipment skips the... | |
| Recapping KEF reference series 105 glattaski "Mine has 2 crossovers. One inside the mid and the other in the bass box. There’s another board for the knob which I wonder if I can disconnect." I'm just guessing, in case you could 'fix/adjust' your speakers before upgrading parts. ... |