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| KBAQ Phoenix - is noise due to IBOC from HD Radio? Thanks again to Mr. Gilliam. Here's the email I got today (October 25, 20012) from KBAQ:Dear Sir,Thank you for your inquiry concerning reception of KBAQ in the Chandler area. KBAQ is located on South Mountain where a new facility was constructed i... | |
| KBAQ Phoenix - is noise due to IBOC from HD Radio? Thank you Mr. Gilliam! I'm sorry I didn't see your reply sooner. I finally bought an oscilloscope to check for mulipath. I don't see much from my attic antenna but I may do some experiments with some rabbit ears. | |
| FCC reviewing HD radio power increase bid I had a Sangean HD tuner briefly. It was very, very quiet but the soundstage and imaging were not as good as my conventional tuners. One user told me it sounds better through a high-end DAC. I tried using my Logitech Transporter but didn't hear mu... | |
| Tuners that do it? I have problems on many conventional tuners with IBOC noise caused by HD Radio interference. I wouldn't buy any conventional tuner without researching first whether it will have IBOC problems. It depends on your stations and your tuner.That said t... | |
| HD Radio in Portland, OR I'm using the Sangean HDT-1X and it works well. Many tuners have noise which, ironically, is caused by the HD signal. The Sangean is so quiet it made me notice a low-level hum issue in my system which I had missed before. I've used the TOSLINK out... | |
| Harmony Remote Control I have a Harmony 880 which I use for the audio system and a Harmony 1000 for the home theater. I am mostly satisfied; I do prefer real buttons to the touchscreen but I can use the touchscreen without turning up the lights and finding my glasses! I... | |
| McIntosh MX-130 MX130 Pro Logic only for ambience? Happy with this unit. Note that there are apparently several versions on the market; some have balanced connections but mine does not. The video switching capabilities are obsolete now (2011, no HDMI or component video) but it has great functional... | |
| McIntosh MX-130 MX130 Pro Logic only for ambience? FWIW if you are in Louisville Kentucky there is somebody selling one of these on Craigslist. He won't ship it and got it from a storage locker. Wish I could snag it but I'm not there! I'll post how mine works out; I expect to buy the MX today. | |
| McIntosh MX-130 MX130 Pro Logic only for ambience? Thanks all. Dynaquad sent the Left-Right difference signal to the left rear speaker and the Right-Left signal to the right rear speaker. It was all done at the speaker level with no delay. Since reflected sound in a concert hall is delayed, adding... | |
| McIntosh MX-130 MX130 Pro Logic only for ambience? Found the manual online at:http://akdatabase.org/AKview/albums/userpics/10004/MX130%20Owners.pdf | |
| Shure Dynamic Stabilizer on/off experimentation The cartridge is now installed in an SME 3009 Series 3 tonearm, very low mass with fluid damping and the Dynamic Stabilizer up (not in use). I used the Shure test record and could not observe any visible tonearm/cartridge resonance from 6 to 11 Hz... | |
| Behringer Crossover for Maggies vs Bryston I have MG3A speakers; I am using 2 Bryston 10B sub crossovers and VMPS larger subwoofers (triamplified system). Biamping the MG3A speakers is the single biggest improvement I have made in more than 15 years of owning the Magnepans. The Bryston cro... | |
| Stanton LZS cartridge replacement stylii Storyboy: Thanks for your inputs, sorry for the slow response. I got an email from kabusa.com saying they had some OEM styli for this cartridge. I have not dealt with that company but their turntable mods got a good writeup in "The Sensible Sound"... | |
| SME III help needed Crockusbird: The SME manual detailing the differences is at:http://www.analogue-classics.com/html/sme_3009___3012.htmlThis is an excellent site with a handy tonearm-cartridge matching graph. Have fun with your Series III. I went out and listened t... | |
| Shure Dynamic Stabilizer on/off experimentation All:Thanks very much for your responses. It is clear from your experiences I should try for myself running with the stabilizer up. I have the Shure test record which includes tracks for measuring tonearm resonance and a meter which I can use to co... |