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| Eva Cassidy Documentary, Kay Commercial and New Album Thanks for this,Eva is fabulous, one of my all-time favorites. | |
| Living with unsolvable hum - Any audio detectives out there? It’s the Preamp as you already know. Both channels is a clue, perhaps a good one.Some more investigation. Is the hum present at both low level inputs and high level inputs?Connect only 1 high level source, one input at a time? Is it present at eac... | |
| 16 ohm speakers: any amp sounds better with more resolution. speaker cables less critical. charles1dadI just looked up your speakers.http://www.coincidentspeaker.com/total_eclipse.htmthe diagram of the enclosure's internal bracing is beyond impressive. The 94 sensitivity is remarkable.my good friend has his custom designed speakers, tha... | |
| 16 ohm speakers: any amp sounds better with more resolution. speaker cables less critical. OFC " only a one percent higher conductivity "(from this wiki OFC article)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen-free_copper "Use in home audioThe high-end speaker wire industry markets oxygen-free copper as having enhanced conductivity or other ele... | |
| TUBE BIAS, socket to me! oldhvymec It's hard to adjust bias with vision problems they tell me. | |
| Recommendation for a replacement speaker cable anyone still followingI stuck with the small diameter solid core concept, ended up with CAT8 22 awg x 8 = 13 awgpasted from the 16 ohm thread: I ordered everything for new DIY Speaker CablesCOST: $136.44 incl tax & delivery...................... | |
| TUBE BIAS, socket to me! I’m not using my tone controls, but I like having them, you never know. Actually my Chase Remote Line Control has remote treble and bass, again, I don’t use them. I use the remote balance occasionally, would hate to be without it.Don’t forget the ... | |
| Burning a hole in my pocket! I got some money too, new speaker cable parts ordered!I don't have any recommendation, I have dedicated circuit for preamp and amp, the amp came with important looking cable.IMO, buy 'returns accepted', just in case you don't hear a difference. | |
| 16 ohm speakers: any amp sounds better with more resolution. speaker cables less critical. tomic601 thanks for ’cool dude’, I think more like ’old dude’ many must think ’long winded’.I ordered everything for new DIY Speaker CablesCOST: $136.44 incl tax & delivery .................................CONNECTORS (spades and adapters at s... | |
| TUBE BIAS, socket to me! tyray My JSE's are at my son's house, I have gone back to my vintage drivers in a custom Rosewood Enclosure. (3 way: horn tweeter, horn mid, 15" woofer, from 1958) My setup, those speakers, and TT with 3 arms can be seen in the photos of this... | |
| TUBE BIAS, socket to me! oldhvymec I'm betting it changes nothing, but, I'm gonna do it, just to find out. | |
| TUBE BIAS, socket to me! jjss49 Thanks for the info and link.In my shop, I’ve got some nice chopsticks, one set hardwood, another set plastic, if I can find them.And a grinder, and lots of other sharp weapons of destruction.I know where to make the connections, evicently ... | |
| Tweeters are silent on my Wilson audio Sofia 2 My teenage son had great parties, over the years he and his friends blew 4 pairs of tweeters on my JSE Infinite Slope Model II’s. They would have the wrong input, push the volume to max, then find the correct input, blam. Cost him $60. each party.... | |
| Uninsulated bare copper wire for turntable ground OK? Homebound?Add bare wire, you could try it, it cannot hurt anything. You could wrap it with tape as a quick solution if hum appears.Some TT's don't have separate grounds. If it sounds good without the ground, as it might, ...Are you concerned about... | |
| Garrard 60hz Strobed platter That TT is beautiful, congrats on your purchase.Mechanically, it's very similar to my old Thorens TD124. It had markings on the bottom of the platter, a mirror so you could see it, and a light. I needed speed adjustment for sure, so I certainly un... |