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| Monster pwr conditioners----your thoughts? My problem with Monster Cable is that they mistakenly believe that they now are the trademark owners of the word "MONSTER", and aggressively file suit against ANY company that uses the word Monster, whether the product has anything to do with cabl... | |
| Help integrated amp is not working? Check your wiring, switching L&R input...does the bad channel switch? After this test, switch back the inputs, and reverse your speaker outputs. Then reverse all cables...so you run change both ends of input and speakers wires...so use your L ... | |
| Interesting article in today;s Philly Inquirer Yes, but are the studio tapes recorded in the digital or analog domain, while being recorded, mixed, and mastered? | |
| New Movie Releases in Hi-Rez Only?? Kennyt, not to worry! The allotted bandwidth for HDTV only allows for a maximum resolution of 720p or 1080i.In the meanwhile, let's hope that universal players will soon be plentiful and cheap[er], so all formats of DVD and Hi-Rez can be played. | |
| anyone mention tull? Davetherave, just to let you know, the title cut [Aqualung] & Hymn 43 were compressed on the master tape. During the AOR [album oriented radio] FM days, many record companies would compress the intended single releases, so that they would soun... | |
| Can a direct CD to amp connection degrade sound? Manorraul, contact the manufacturers. They should be able to give you the spec's. | |
| Does an integrated DAC/Headphone amp exist? Try HeadRoom. Here's the link that you might find useful Micro Line. I am running a slightly different set-up on one of their earlier amps, and I can run everything by battery for portable use, with the Sony CD Walkman D-NE920 [has optical toslink... | |
| Can a direct CD to amp connection degrade sound? Throughout the years, I've seen more negative than positive comments when people go directly from the CD player to the amp. | |
| Is it to much power? When powered by transistors, I used to always make sure that my amps were rated to at least the speakers maximum RMS [not peak!] power rating.When it comes to tube power, I try to get the power mid-way, say a speaker rated at 40- 100 watts RMS, I ... | |
| how to put center channel voices in rear speakers WHY???????? | |
| Getting rid of harsh, shrill treble Bingo...you just nailed the primary weakness of the redbook CD format! Bowed violins and violas are the ultimate test for a quality CD player. Even the best CD players will give some minor digital "glare, brightness, or harshness" on these instrum... | |
| Effects of voltage converters. It will void your warranty from many manufacturers, and some will even refuse to repair an out of warranty unit that was powered by a voltage converter. If you are talking about a new product [buying in Japan, and shipping to the USA], this is cal... | |
| LP "Cutouts" So Jaybo, the labels always looked out for their artists, and made sure that all royalties due to the artist were paid in a timely fashion...right :-) | |
| Will Japanese power distributor work in US? Eddaytona, US voltage is standardized at 120v, +/- 5% [114v to 126v], although I've only encountered a 117v to 123v range. Running US equipment in Japan will result in about a 16% under-voltage, while running Japanese equipment on US voltage will ... | |
| Will Japanese power distributor work in US? USA & Jap. voltage is different 120v vs. 100[?]v. |