franks
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| Lyra Lydian Beta, Rega hum? Still think it's the cartridge, but one other possibility has occured to me. Is the cable from the phono stage to your line stage shielded? If not, this can be a considerable source of hum. Let us know how this turns out. | |
| Lyra Lydian Beta, Rega hum? Can't help wondering if the hum is due to an open coil in the cartridge. Is the hum so loud that you can't listen to music and does it begin the second you engage the phono circuit? If so, it may be an open coil problem. This happens from time to ... | |
| Is it the cable or the cartridge or???? I agree with herman, you need to use a sheilded cable for the phono interconnect. Your also losing some transparency and detail as the EMI and RF cause a "haze" over the sound that you don't notice until the cable been replaced. Look at any dedica... | |
| Atma-Sphere S30 MKII Hi, Johnny7. Feel free to go to ASOG but it appears ASOG is coming to you (Hello, Emil). I'm currently using an S30 with the alon lotus SE with the 14 ohm woofer. The amp is exceptional and while not cheap is, IMHO, one of audio's great bargains f... | |
| Where can I get XLR to RCA adapters? Both atma-sphere and BAT sell them for around $50/pair. Go to their web sites for more info. | |
| Phono preamp suggestions... EAR 834P with the MC option. Tubed and very nice for around $995 new. Also has a volume control option if your only vinyl based. | |
| Electrostats Shootout at 4000 Corral Actually, there is a soundlab dealer in New Orleans.His name is Duke and his store is called Audio Kinesis. They also carry rhe innersound amps but not the speakers. | |
| VPI Flywheel with Aries Turntable - Help I think it's time to call VPI. If you bought it from a dealer of from VPI directly, if they can't rectify the situation, they might take it back or allow an exchange/credit. | |
| VPI Flywheel with Aries Turntable - Help Just a brief followup since the conversation has drifted to order of upgrades and/or which is the most cost effective. I bought my TNT used and it came with the flywheel. It does offer (on the TNT) some sonic benefits but it would have been last o... | |
| VPI Flywheel with Aries Turntable - Help Not sure I'm going to be able to solve the problem, but as a TNT owner with flywheel thought I would at least try to help. Firstly, it is highly unlikely that this is a grounding problem as the flywheel is not electrically connected to anything. I... | |
| Vandy 2Ce Signature Vs. Vandy 2Ce I agree completly with maxgain. I owned 2ce's for many years and they are very easy to drive, anything reasonable over 35watts/ch should do it. I've used a dynaco stereo 70(35 watts/ch), conrad-johnson mv-50(45 watts/ch) and audio research classic... | |
| Need New Cartridge Recommendation A nice cartridge in ypur price range would be the Sumiko blue point special, around 2.5mv output and lists for $295 new but is usually discounted to the $225 range. | |
| Need help choosing preamp Conrad-Johnson 10AL which is the line version. Should be able to find a used one in your price range. The classic CJ tube sound would be a nice synergestic combo with your solid state amp and cd player. | |
| Three output versions of Benz ACE cartridge... Can't go wrong by calling Musical Surroundings for advice, but if your phono section can handle the low output(>60db of gain) then the o.4mv version is the way to go. Assuming constant magnet size, output of the cartridge is increased by increa... | |
| Suggestions - Amps for Coincident Super Eclipse. It appears that Coincident is now selling their own amps, factory direct, 18 watts/ch SET in both a mono and stereo version. Both under $3000. Would still take the time to listen to the Atma-sphere/Coincident combo. I agree with Natalie, the super... |