hifiharv
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| Your worst gaffes One more Martini... One less Shure Ultra 500 stylus! | |
| 1.2k Output Impedance to 10k Input Impedance I thought the general rule of thumb on impedance matches was that the amp should be atleast 10 times that of the pre. You are just within that envelope, so why not just do it and see (hear)? Might not be perfect, but probably no harm done. Anythin... | |
| Low Cost Accoustic Diffusor and Treatments Not sure what you mean by drawer. Are these the sectioned drawers you would use to organize knives and forks, etc.?Can you explain further, or add picture link? | |
| Where is your equipment placed? Of course you can hear a difference. Equipment placed in between the speakers, like alot of people do, will have a big effect on the sound. The shape, height, material, closeness of components all affect this. This is an area that should be left e... | |
| In a quandry wrapped in an enigma Try tubes again. Anything special happen when you used the Rogue stuff? Even go vintage if you just want a very involving and MUSICAL system. The EL84 based amps can have plenty of natural sparkle on top which dispells the old "Vintage tube amps s... | |
| Rega p2, WT Classic or Pro-Ject perspective? It's a no brainer. The WT is the best of this bunch. That table is special, the others are just another "starter" deck. It is however a bit of an orphan brand now. The distributor, Stanalog, has been asleep at the wheel for years and I don't think... | |
| Does OTL pre-amplifier exist? I believe you need a cap to block DC at either the ouput of the preamp, or the input of the amp. You don't need both, so it may be safe to remove one or the other as long as you keep this in mind when changing to other components. I'm no tech, jus... | |
| Room acoustics Don't know if they would be too ugly for you, but I am a great fan of Michael Green's "Room Tunes" products. I have tried DIY methods with fiberglass, etc. and they always seem to suck out the life and highs along with the cacaphony. The Room Tune... | |
| Hate this, I need an AV receiver. Help me choose Thanks Hifitime, I think that model # is the one we are looking at but don't have it here with me at work. According to the store's info, It didn't have analog outs. I'll have to check into this further. | |
| Hate this, I need an AV receiver. Help me choose Mofimadness, what model Denon is that you like so much? | |
| Hate this, I need an AV receiver. Help me choose To Courant and Kal, Thanks for that idea. Is the output for headphone jack really the right level to drive a preamp? i would think it would be too high. This is a great idea though if workable. One TV we considered, a Sony 55" does have mini headp... | |
| Hate this, I need an AV receiver. Help me choose Thanks all for your ideas so far. Sounds like a cheap DAC with toslink might be the best way to go. Don't know why I didn't think of that. Anyone want to recommend something in particular? I am not bothered by the toslink vs coax debate for this a... | |
| Hate this, I need an AV receiver. Help me choose Kal, nothing wrong with that for TV. I have always heard though that coax digital out was preferred by most. I don't use a DAC myself, and there are no other digital components in the TV set up. Simply TV, analog preamp, and power amp because I al... | |
| Speakers and air-conditioning Wow, I never knew this. I will immediately turn off the AC and listen naked while sweating profusely all over the couch. It's only 100% humidity here in Fla. Maybe I really should consider solid state. But seriously, I have noticed the souncd imp... | |
| Dylan Vinyl CBS UK or Columbia for 1960 stuff It may depend on which title you are looking for. I can tell you that the "Freewheeling" on Columbia sounds better than alot of other older Dylan Lp's I have. I think that generally, his sonics were not that great, but Freewheeling stands out in m... |