hifiman5
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What's With My PS Audio Power Plant Premier Is the circuit breaker in your home service to the power receptacle feeding the PPP untripped?If your power might have been interrupted, have you pushed the logo power button on the front?When you reset the circuit breaker on the back of the PPP d... | |
High Current Outlet for Amps? I had a 30 amp line put in for my system and use a PS Audio Premier Power Port for the receptacle.As Dave said above, the cost difference between the 20 and 30 amp circuit is minimal. | |
Looking for SACD player............ Thanks to the accolades many of you had for Modwright and a lot of reading about their mods., I sent my Marantz SA8005 away. Dan and Kristen were great to communicate with via email. They answered within a couple minutes on more than one occasion.... | |
Looking for SACD player............ @dlcockrum Thanks for the link. I just finished reading that thread. Lots of well-conveyed sound impressions of pre and post MW mod. | |
Looking for SACD player............ Has anyone had the opportunity to compare a stock Marantz SA8005 with the Modwright modified SA8005? I would love to read about that comparison. Here's hopin'. | |
Help, My Vandies Sizzle When I had my 2Cs they were attached to "Supervanderstands" which were spiked to the floor. If your stands have screwed in spikes, try turning in the rear spike completely and turning out the front spikes a bit to tilt the speakers back.I agree w... | |
Clean away old CD treatments @gdnrbob Just curious, you said you heard a "significant difference" between a demagged disc and one not so treated. Could you elaborate on the nature of the differences??Thanks! | |
Hi-Fi Tunig Fuses & Parasound A21 Like most anything that impacts the electrical circuit of a piece of kit, break-in is necessary. Obviously this requires patience, a virtue few of us in this hobby possess in abundance. I don’t have an electrical engineering degree that might help... | |
Is it a OK to leave tube pre-amps powede up 24/7 After looking over this entire thread, it appears that the approach to this conundrum varies based on the preamp you have. Different circuit topologies must be kinder or less kind to the tubes when left on 24/7. Vive la difference! | |
Hi-Fi Tunig Fuses & Parasound A21 I blew my hifi-tuning gold rail fuses in my Revision A+ of my McCormack DNA-1. MY bad. After calling Steve McCormack he discussed his preference for the silver star over the classic gold and supreme fuses. He was disappointed that Hifi-ftuning s... | |
Volume Increase of decrease as system improves I would agree. As the sound of my system becomes clearer and cleaner I do tend to listen at louder levels than before. Really fine software whether vinyl or digital, also tends to lead to louder levels. One thing, my experience is that every ind... | |
Audioquest colorado sound to bright Agree with stringreen. I've read very few positive comments about Cardas interconnects. I had one Colorado for my table into the phono pre. Once the Music Direct sale of Colorado happened I took advantage of the great prices to wire my entire s... | |
Superb Service Bob Backert of RHB Designs, Richard Vandersteen, Steve McCormack, Steve and Robert Herbelin of Herbie's Audio Lab | |
What are the limits of room correction/ treatments ? It is amazing how the slightest adjustment to speaker location can yield significant results. Not just placement...also the tilt back of the speaker for proper driver balance at your listening location and the degree of toe-in, if any. It IS rew... | |
Interconnect cables for turntable @fundsgon For the love of everything aurally holy grab some Audioquest Colorados at music direct. They are 60% off!! I took advantage of the sale and have my entire system wired with them now! They have .5m. 1m. and 1.5 m. lengths available. ... |