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| High End Amp Price Collapse musings The only price collapse I've seen is the Levinson 53 in the used market. Switched output stage technology has long way to go. | |
| Need Help to Understand Issue with Volume Control You have to measure the output voltage to make sure the unit is to spec. If it's a lot higher than 2.2 volts then that is most likely the problem. | |
| Low level crackling sound coming from speakers I would guess a loose/broken solder joint on a component somewhere near the heat sinks. | |
| room space One thing that would concern me is the height of the 3.3's woofers in that size room. When there are two woofers and their dimensions from the floor are approximately the same as the distance from the side walls, that tends to throw off the in-roo... | |
| How often is your system "good"? My guess is that reviewer would have had a whole different outlook if the Yggdrasil was encased in audio jewelry with a five-figure price tag. The price tag always puts a bias in one's head and a $2300 DAC automatically discounts it from being com... | |
| Guide for understanding wire gauge and resistance Just another take on the rule of thumb that wire diameter doubles for each 3 AWG unit decrease (i.e., #3 is twice the diameter of #6). Adding three doubles the resistance since the area is halved and resistance is proportional to the inverse of th... | |
| Pre volume control - hardly moves but volume rises a lot Is the switch in the back set to an amplifier only position? | |
| Audiophile fuses - Synergistic Black fuses vs the còmpetition Where is your data that shows this "1%" variance? Seems odd that these audiophile fuses require you to go up a size just so they won’t blow (even odder still when they are touted as 1% tolerance!).Those "standard cheap steel" fuses do not exist as... | |
| Why are low impedance speakers harder to drive than high impedance speakers For the same reason you lose water pressure in the shower when the toilet is flushed. More water is drawn, lowering the pressure in the tank. When the speaker has a high impedance, it’s like a faucet that is slightly open. The pressure (voltage) i... | |
| How to get Metadata in Exact Audio Copy EAC ripping As far as I know, EAC does not support metadata id tags for .wav files. You have to compress the rip into .flacIf you want to use metadata in.wav, you can use Media Monkey to fill in the data fields manually after ripping with EAC. | |
| Audio Research SP10 sudden shut off/mute while playing ?? AR has the schematic on their website. They use a pair of LM555’s to time the on delay, pretty straightforward. Take that to a tech and they should be able to analyze what's wrong pretty quick. | |
| Schiit Yggdrasil Upgrades I don't speak for the company but if there is an upgrade it will be in the form of a pcb replacement, either the USB, DSP or analog board. If and when it's available, that upgrade will be offered as an add-on to the base model and will probably be... | |
| Heat/Efficency of Speakers The heat gain in your room will be affected by the amplifier since nearly 100% of power consumed by the speaker is converted to heat.If you have two amplifiers, one being a 100 wpc Class A and the other a 100 wpc Class AB, both will pass through t... | |
| CAT SL1 RF Absorber Pad Adhesive Go with the 3M 76 | |
| Refurbishing Avalon Ascent Mk 2 Did you try different components? I had the same problem with my Thiel 3.6 speakers distorting certain solo piano notes and Thiel said they could rebuild the driver if I remove it and send it to them. However, I picked up an SACD player and the di... |