gbart
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| Best pre-amp w/phono for $1000-$1200 USED/MINT In my experience, the Classé CP-50 is a significant improvement over the CP-45 and lower numbered models, and can be found within the $1K to $1.2K range. If you can't find one with the internal phono stage, just use an external phono preamp like t... | |
| If you have a line conditioner, does noise matter? Next to power regeneration, IMO balanced power is the best bet. The technology is proven to significantly reduce power line noise. I've been using balanced power for the past 6 1/2 years. Unless there are wide fluctuations outside normal voltage r... | |
| Oyaide SWO-GX, R1, or Shunyata SR-Z1? In my experience the Oyaiade R-1 is pretty neutral sounding. Anyone finding it bright or lean, IMHO the issue is with their gear, not the outlet. Ditto for the Oyaide C-004/P-004 connectors. | |
| B&K 200.5 S2 Power Amp problem - Please help According to information on the B&K website, they are working on a solution for warranty repairs, and that owners should contact the following e-mail address for technical support: george@ee-av.com | |
| Levinson 331 humming followup... Sounds a lot like legacy Classé amps, especially the larger models. Half of the output transistors mounted upside down under the upper half, as many as thirty-six 4,700uf 100V main PS caps in the largest model, mounted under the main board, etc., ... | |
| AC Power - two circuits better than one? I don't know if I will go so far as to say MOST audio grade receptacles are 20A. :-) The only 20A receptacle Oyaide makes is the R-1. All their other models are 15A. Isoclean only makes 15A receptacles. The other manufacturers, PS Audio, Wattgate,... | |
| dedicated line: 10AWG stranded or 2 solid cores? The flexible metal conduit is also called "Greenfield". Its purpose is to protect the wires inside. It also provides shielding from RFI. Greenfield needs to be deburred after cutting to length, in order to remove sharp burrs that could nick the wi... | |
| Toroidal transformer hum Several threads exist on this topic. There is the possibility that hum is being caused by DC on the AC power line. This can come from a number of sources, including light dimmers, and certain devices with speed and temperature controls. Do you hav... | |
| Whats the difference between MOSFET & Class A, AB I own both a Classe CA-300 and DR-10. The two amps sound a little different, but I would not say that one is distinctly better than the other to my ears. I wish one amp had the combined positive attributes of both. I just listen to one or the othe... | |
| Grounding Rod To enable a breaker to trip, fault current has to flow back to the source (the power company transformer) via the incoming neutral, not the earth. The impedance of the earth by itself is too high. The main purpose of the earth ground is for lightn... | |
| Thought on Rotel, Arcam, Classe as Preamps I would get either the Parasound P3, Classe CP-50 or CP-60. | |
| Auricap Upgrade for Belles 21A He wouldn't tell you the cap size ? What a d**k. There's a guy on another forum right now with two old Belles amps with high DC on the output. He contacted Belles to ask for schematics and Belles refused the request. I can understand not releasing... | |
| Cable Elevators killed my bass I've been using cable elevators for several years and don't find they harm the sound in any way. I don't doubt the claims that some people may be having negative experiences, I just can't understand how a very small total surface area of an inert ... | |
| Krell KSA100 doesn't stop upon shut down? 6550C, Classé amps with the exception of a couple multichannel and integrated models, all have output relays. Also, models from the CA series going forward have soft start circuitry that employs relays. They are responsible for the various clicks ... | |
| Question for Atmasphere re: class A output calc Gentlemen, thank you for your responses. |