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| Ground source hum Turns out the fix was a little more straight forward. I use a Power Wedge 116 for power distribution. I had the Pre and Amp connected to the same outlet section. Switching the pre to a different outlet dropped the hum by at least 75% (only noticea... | |
| Turnable Rack Vibration Thanks for all the great responses.Buconero117: I am fortunate that the turntable is in a closet so in room vibrations, especially airborne are probably less of an issueNsgarch: I whole heartedly agree with you in regards to wall mounted tables. T... | |
| Mac Mini vs WDTV as a Music Server ?? I recently switched from the Apple to Tv to a Mac Mini as an HTPC. Prior to the Apple Tv i had tried several proprietary single box solutions; anyone remember Turtle Beach or Roku.The single box propriotry solutions, and i would lump Boxee into th... | |
| Adding a Squeezebox - Upgrading Path? The squeezebox should not be directly connected to the integrated amp. Always run it through the Theta. If you want to hear it without an outboard DAC remove the Theta from the chain.If you like you can make the connections as you suggested but i ... | |
| Adding a Squeezebox - Upgrading Path? Just connect the Theta's RCA outs to the Aux in on your amp, assuming your CD player still occupies the CD in's on your amp. Quite honestly apart from Phono in and Tape out all the other RCA in's on your amp or preamp are fair game.You did not men... | |
| Adding a Squeezebox - Upgrading Path? I was a relatively early adopter of network music appliances such as the squeezebox. I started out with the Turtle beach music server and slowly migrated through the squeezebox releases. I currently use an Apple TVM( main listening room) and Expre... | |
| Best SS amp for Zu Druid Mk IV speakers I have used several low power SS amps to drive my Druids, and the the First Watt F3 wins hands down. Other contenders where:1. Various chip amps ala Patek2. Class D (tripath) | |
| To repair/replace Utopia Be I have built several speakers over the years and i would like to point out a few things:The coil associated with a tweeter is extremely sensitive and can be damaged if you apply to much heat to the driver terminals. There is a right way and a wron... | |
| Best headphones for iTouch I bought a pair of SE 530 (can be had for a decent price for NOS on ebay). I then had these fitted to a pair of custom ear molds.The sound is superb (2 base drivers and a tweeter) and the custom airmold ensures that bass extension is full and solid. | |
| How hot is too hot? 55 deg C or 30 above ambient is the rule of thumb for Class A. 100 deg F is nothing to worry about. | |
| Decent Bookshelf Speakers ? I second the Linn suggestion. I have had spectacular results using Linn Katans against a wall.... | |
| surround sound system with two speakers ? There are several consumer based products on the market that do just this. The one that has received teh most favorable reviews is manufactured by Nirohttp://www.niro1.com/en/product/niro1_1pro2top.htmlAdmittingly this single array has several dri... | |
| Monitors under $1500? Linn Katans; apart from being dynamic and extremely accurate from the outset, they offer what few other monitors do... scalability. Katans make a quantum leap when they go from passive to active configuration... you can start with a passive system... | |
| Is Windows Media Lossless Lossless??? I noticed the same thing with Window lossless several years ago. I was getting inconsistant results depending on hardware use and conditon of CD. After extensive research i switched to EAC for ripping and FLAC for lossless compression. The sound q... | |
| New DAC or player? I second the Bel Canto DAC2 |