holmz
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| Power Cable Break In - Such a Change! My ears are my best measurement. The point was that they are not a measurement. It is called a subjective experience. The questions was: I don’t understand, with the descriptors often used for cables, how we don’t have clear measurements s... | |
| Cartridge Loading for a phono pre amp Think this may be right: If 100 ohms loading is too low and 470 ohms is too high, you can turn on both 470 ohms and 560 ohms to get approximately 250 ohms loading. Certainly will be the closest. | |
| Solid State Phono Stages @holmz You’re probably right about me keeping the PH9.0X. Even if I did buy a solid state stage, I’m not sure I would let go of it. As a tube unit it has bested some Allnics, the Herron VTPH-2A, the Rogue Ares Magnum, and Fosgate Signature Phono.... | |
| Speakers: Anything really new under the sun? holmz When auditioning speakers (or anything for that matter) take your own content and control the remote - lol No kidding though… One place played what I wanted over Spotify… and I ended up ordering a set of speakers. They also played a lot... | |
| Current Questions Before I continue, let me say that holmz gets it, i.e. in reference to my post. No BS, no put down or what is too commonly seen on this site, so thanks for that. I’ll work on being more “common” and lace in put downs and humiliations 😁 (On a s... | |
| Power Cable Break In - Such a Change! It is likely easier, in an objective sense, to measure the signal at teh speaker terminals. Than using the sound itself. It may be easier in an anechoic chamber as we at least get rid of the comb of the multiple bounces. To be clear, I’m not... | |
| Solid State Phono Stages ”And the old Audio Research PH2 has a fair amount of hiss”… That was released in 1992… thirty years ago. My ARC PH8 had no hiss as does my REF 3. Yeah, probably… I got it used in ‘98… and everyone knows that the ARC should be replaced a... | |
| Current Questions falconquest, After skimming through these many posts about a simple question, your answer has the best potential to answer the basic question asked by someone admits right up front that this isn't exactly his line of expertise. Thanks for that.... | |
| Using a mono speaker instead of stereo? I noticed that my mono LPs sound great on a stereo system @suix6 what percentage of your media is in mono? That could affect your decision, but it makes sense, especially if your “receiver” has/had a mono switch? | |
| Solid State Phono Stages The smartest thing is likely to stick with the Modwright PH9.0X phono. (IMO) I had the Sim/Moon on the short list, as well as Sutherland. It sort of depends on the cartridge though. If one is playing many cartridges then the Sim/Moon has combo th... | |
| Power Cable Break In - Such a Change! Spock actually used very expensive components and cables in his system, and strongly believed in break-in as essential... Yep… In a process he called vulcanisation. | |
| Current Questions I believe Krell was first to go for broke in this area. How does this all apply in the world of class D? Maybe it was Bob Carver whose cube amp broke this open by generating high current capacity without big storage? In the chicken versus... | |
| Why do I need power management if I have a great power cord? How much did the fuses cost? Are ythe subs working with the new fuses installed? | |
| Current Questions When I look at a toroidal power supply I see a big thing that holds a lot of juice. What you should see is a transformer that keeps the magnetic filed inside. It holds no juices. | |
| Power Cord recommendations for a First Watt SIT3 I upgraded the power cord on my Pass amplifier. I couldn’t hear any difference over the stock cord, but it made me feel better. That sound like a placebo? One less thing to worry about. I cannot imagine much to worry about when runnin... |