herman
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| Shelving question I assume you have an older home with thick plaster walls over lathe. This means your walls are very thick, which renders your studfinder useless. In that case, drill holes and use molly bolts. This will hold a lot of weight. Another technique (sim... | |
| I'm Getting Unbalanced About Balanced Hi Mejames, there is really no such thing as a "truly balanced" output from a digital player. There is only one signal per channel stored on the disc, so every player that has a balanced output has to create the inverted signal to achieve a balanc... | |
| XLR vs RCA Hi Subaruguru, I said they were combined at the speaker. Not that they were unabalanced. The electrical signal that is applied to the speaker terminals is balanced but the motion of the speaker is not.Each driver can only move in one direction at ... | |
| I need to get suggestions on a high gain phono pre I suggest you check out the Aesthetix IO. Tube from front to back and can be as high in gain as you would ever need with great sonics and very low noise. You didn't mention a budget but a used basic IO can be had for around $2500, a good bargain i... | |
| Any others like L. Kottke Clone CD? Try John Fahey. I haven't heard this particular Leo Kottke so I can't comment on the recording quality, but Fahey is the guy who started it all. Try to find some of his early recordings on the Takoma label to sample his genius. Kottke ain't bad bu... | |
| XLR vs RCA I am with Warrenh. Even though Audioengr's points are valid, the last one is the biggest concern with balanced systems, the impossibility of designing a truly balanced system.A system that is balanced from beginning to end is actually two chains o... | |
| Low output MC - Math Question ?? voltage gain = inverse log (dB gain / 20)inverse log X is 10 raised to the power of XYou are looking to make up the difference of 15dB from the 80dB MC stage to the 65dB MM stage.15dB divided by 20 = .75take the inverse log of .75 = 5.6.3 mV times... | |
| Helpful Hint When Cleaning Records Oh, mine has a cork mat. I thought they all did. | |
| Helpful Hint When Cleaning Records Why don't you clean the mat on the machine just like you would clean a record? | |
| Clearaudio MAGIX Magnetic Isolators ? I agree with TWL. Another point is the claim that these devices "truely stop all resonence sound from your equipment, which actually is suspended on air."Yes, they are suspended in air with no mechanical connection to the platform. But they are no... | |
| Starting Over There are a variety of 2A3 and 300B integrated amps that can be had for around $1000, a set of Lowther medallionsfor around $2500 with nice drivers and a Toshiba sd9200 (DVD-A, CD, HDCD)for less than $800. Add a sub and you have a nice system for ... | |
| What do these tubes sound like? I agree. Of course I have no way of knowing whether the Duetto can actually do 15 Hz because I have Lamhorns with DX3 Lowthers that don't play much below 60. I have them supplemented with an MBL sub that integrates very well and gets me pretty fla... | |
| I just installed NOS tubes? I take it from the tone of your post that you are unhappy with the new tubes. It may be that you were sold tubes that are worn out or are fakes. Some people that claim to sell NOS(new old stock) are actually selling WOOF (worn out old fakes). The ... | |
| What do these tubes sound like? I completely disagree with the assessment of the 300B. Treble is severely rolled off. As are the lower frequencies, which are the very definition of loose. The performance of a tube at these frequency extremes is a function of amplifier design a... | |
| My Levinson doesn't like the juice I had a similar problem with an amp that hummed when the line voltage was too high. I called the power company and they came out and retapped the transformer out on the pole to solve the problem. The power company has to adjust your line if it is ... |