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| Turntable hum problem after demagnetizing I'm going with the odds of a bad connection such as a wire that came off, or broke off somewhere. | |
| what to buy under $500 bi wire spkr cable The metal dome tweeter in these have a resonance shown here right above 20 kHz. A lot of people are sensitive to this. This may be a large contributing factor. | |
| AV Receiver that deals with 6ohm speakers Oops! Sorry for the wrong model number. The one thing that bugs me is, they were supposed to have settled on a 8 ohm standard for home theater years ago. | |
| AV Receiver that deals with 6ohm speakers A couple of years ago, I may have said to give it a try. But anymore, there have been a lot of complaints about newer receivers shutting down. They do have a lower ohms dip. Stereophile did a review on these speakers, and HERE is a link for their ... | |
| AV Receiver that deals with 6ohm speakers Look up the owners manuals(usually available from their website) to any you're considering. Then see what their manual says. If they have a picture of the receiver in the manual, look at the ohm rating printed on its (receiver) back by the speaker... | |
| QUASAR ELECTRONICS OR OTHER AMP KITS Audio Note kits may be worth looking into. | |
| Tube Voltage Rating Question what would happen if the tube with the lower heater voltage rating is used in a preamp designed for the 6 volt version?Ruben1 (Threads | Answers | This Thread)02-16-12 It will burn out and could cause a short in some cases. The filament will most ... | |
| Need Help with Vintage console player - New to LPs I would guess that it has a Pickering, or Stanton moving magnet cartridge. You could probably find a replacement stylus for it. The number (stylus+cartridge) should be on the front or bottom of the cartridge. You should be able to play one record ... | |
| DIY speaker mod- Newbie Needs Advice. I am not replacing the fuse with a resistor. I am removing the fuse and replacing the potentiometer that controls the rear firing tweeter with a resistor.. The factory setting is 12:00 for a neutral setting and the 1 ohm resistor is supppose to ma... | |
| Which is a better choice? New, or used preamp? Even though you can buy new, the new ones can still have the lower end parts, unless you buy their better/premium line. If you buy used, you can get the premium (for same or less sometimes) used ones, that can be more transparent, cleaner, and bet... | |
| New Ground Loop - What Could Have Caused? This sounds like the neutral wire that is also tied to the ground was no longer making a good connection. The bad connection could have been in your main breaker panel, meter box, or utility line feeding it. Without this connection, your outlets c... | |
| New Ground Loop - What Could Have Caused? If the above doesn't help, check to see if there were any storms in your are that could have caused damage to your equipment (if left plugged in) or something else from a nearby lightning strike. Also ask neighbors if they had anything strange hap... | |
| Sagging Voice Coils? There were and maybe still are speakers that have a coated surround that is usually made out of cloth. This was done a lot in the '60s to '70s and maybe before or after that time period. If you see some old woofers from around then, that has a liq... | |
| Music Room and Floods Hopefully somebody with insurance knowledge will chime in. With your house being that age, check and see if there are any other newer homes further(uphill/altitude) up from you, that may tie into you sewer system. Those newer homes may help overlo... | |
| Phase inverting problem Swaf said the minus is tied to his cartridge body. So when he reverses them, the plus may be tied to the whole tonearm. That would explain the hum. Then if he grounded the whole arm with the cartridge wires reversed, it might short the signal (plu... |