garfish
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| TUNERS..anyone? Hi David; I know very little about tunas-- except the ones that smell bad after a few days. But oddly, I just purchased an Adcom GFT-1A a couple months ago also. I have it hooked to a MD ST-2 whip antenna, and even though I just get 4-5 stations c... | |
| Current: Power Line and Amplifier Amp Ratings Hi Paris; Your 15 amp outlet has plenty of capacity for your(potential) 20 amp output amplifier. And BTW, my McCormack DNA2 Rev.A (300 wpc 8 Ohm, 600 wpc 4 Ohm, and 1200 wpc 2 Ohm) can source a theorhetical 100 amps, but under practical conditions... | |
| What do I do for a dedacated circuit? Veryb; Abstract7 and Justlisten give excellent advice, and I agree with them. I have five 20 amp dedicated outlets with a separate ground from the dedicated sub-main panel (I'm in Oregon). I had an electrician install my whole system, and I watche... | |
| Sonic Frontiers Power 1 good deal or foolish? Hi Meby; The SF Power 1 would not be a "foolish" purchase, and Sonic Frontiers is not totally out of the "tube business". They are temporarily not producing new product-- as I understand it, but could re-start if they want to. They have temporaril... | |
| What is jitter? Sugar's right. But short def: Timing error(s) in the digital data stream-- it can produce distortion if bad enough. Cheers. Craig | |
| ASC Planar Trap Dave; because I don't have that much room, my Planars are pretty much next to the wall and if I pulled them out two ft. they wood be poorly placed relative to my speakers-- so I can't really answer your question. Last week I did a complete in-room... | |
| Amplifier Hum John; Yep-- the upgrade is worth it, IMO. After upgrade to Rev. A the amp has an incredible smoothness, liquid character, and naturalness that could be described as "tube-like" in the mids and low treble, but it still has the quickness and bass co... | |
| AI MOD 3A + McCormack DNA125 , AND?? Any of the earlier McCormack DNA amps are an excellent choice for use with Vand. 2Ces. I haven't heard the new DNA amps, but would expect that they also would work well with the Vandies. I've used McCormack amps and Vand. speakers for about 10 yea... | |
| How long have you had the SAME GEAR? Gumby; look at recent thread of 3/16 titled "How long do you keep a component"-- it's under Misc. Audio. Craig | |
| Amplifier Hum John; The Rev. A upgrade sounds fantastic on music-- but still the nagging hum problem. As I need to have an electrician come out anyway, I'll ask him to check phase as you've suggested. Thanks. Craig | |
| 15k blues Good comments by Rc and Mezmo above-- I agree. Your thread title sounds like it could be a good blues song;>). Craig | |
| Amplifier Hum .......could also be as a result of changes in your local power supply. My McCormack DNA2 amp hums occasionally (fairly loudly), and after long conversations with Steve McCormack (the amps designer), and upgrade to Rev. A, we have concluded that t... | |
| FIM 880 AC Outlet-- Best tweak I've ever heard Sherod; I am using SR X series ICs and they were a significant upgrade over the standard ICs-- especially noticeable in sound staging. I have not tried or heard the new X series speaker cables (or PCs), but that's something I will be considering a... | |
| FIM 880 AC Outlet-- Best tweak I've ever heard Lak; I'm not "hands on" familiar with the Equi=Tech Q2, but it's my guess that any component will take on the sonic signature of whatever it's plugged into. If you want more warmth, richness, and fullness then the FIM 880 may do that. OTOH, if you... | |
| FIM 880 AC Outlet-- Best tweak I've ever heard Hi Rcrump; two years ago I had a dedicated AC system put in (copper Hubbell audio grade outlets) and initally it was much, much too bright with the stock power cords (maybe it just needed time to breakin?), so I auditioned (Redkiwi's advice) seven... |