imhififan
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| What is the advantage of being able to select the MONO button? So, if I understand this correctly, a mono button, y adapter, and "strapped" construction all do the very same thing: sum both sides of the cartridge together so that the same signal comes from both speakers. Correct? Yes, the reverse-connected... | |
| What is the advantage of being able to select the MONO button? I have assembled a dedicated mono rig (VPI Super Scoutmaster Special Edition w JMW Memorial tonearm, Ortofon Quintet mono cart into Plinius P-100 phono-pre with no mono button). I believe this to be described as a true mono cart and I’m getting d... | |
| How to PM someone @ghdprentice @mitch2 I followed your instructions and it just brings me to the users feedback page with no option anywhere to “Send Message.” If you see this page after clicking on the username (did you mean the user's avatar?), select "Market... | |
| A question on amp matching Among all the other specs, how important is gain in addition to power output at a rated speaker impedance? Usually, the gain specification of a power amplifier is the voltage gain in dB, which evaluates the amplifier’s amplification capability ... | |
| After-market Solution to replace the D-8 power supply for McIntosh C8? This vintage McIntosh C8 mono preamp is over 60 years old! Some faulty parts may catch fire or explode when energized. Before you spend money on a power supply, my advice is to send it to a competent technician for inspection to make sure the unit... | |
| Trying to find a passive attenuator with a mono/stereo switch and RCA in and RCA out Modify the Schiit Sys input selector switch to a stereo/mono switch by soldering 2 resistors and a jumper wire, this is a 15 minute job. | |
| Ugliest Component of the Year 2024! Wadax components get great reviews, cost a fortune, and look like a cheap boom box. https://wadax.eu/reference/ Plus 1000 @otherworld74 Until you see the back panel!!! | |
| Having 2 different preamps to turn on the same amp via 12v trigger If the connection from the preamp to the power amp is XLR, by using a BobWire XLR1, there is no need to turn ON the BHK for HT. Connect the BHK to input A, the preamp/preamp to input B, and connect the 12V trigger output 1 of the BobWire XLR1 to ... | |
| After-market Solution to replace the D-8 power supply for McIntosh C8? Is there a solution that offers simple plug-n-play compatibility to power these things up? I don't intend to learn how to solder electronic components at 74 yo. While there are some tube preamp power supply products on the market, you still ... | |
| Having 2 different preamps to turn on the same amp via 12v trigger Depending on your connections, BobWire RCA1 or XLR1 should get the job done. https://www.amazon.com/stores/BobWireAudioProducts/Homepage/page/ | |
| Accuphase A-48S there's another way to convert to 120V, which is to swap the positions of the orange and yellow wires and swap the positions of the brown and black wires. Do you think it is OK? Yes, both the 100V and 120V setups have the two primary windings i... | |
| Accuphase A-48S @foolishman , Thanks for the photos, this time Accuphase is using a PCB instead of terminal block like before. Its connection method is still the same. Looks like your friend already understands how these connectors work! Simply swap the positio... | |
| Pass Lab Amp questions, back of amps, power cable & 12v trigger. I just thought it is odd that the 12v trigger must have the end cut off, striped & then bare wired to the black/ red terminal on the back of the amp. There's finished 3.5mm Male Jack to Bare Wire Open End TS 2 Pole cable. If you want to... | |
| Voltage conversion of Accuphase E-5000 Converting Accuphase amps from 100v to 120v is not straightforward as the above discussion illustrates. You can never be sure that it was done correctly or to Accuphase standards ("you can use a 680Ω 3W resistor to replace fuse F1"). The above di... | |
| How to bias a tube amp with a Multimeter Measure the resistance at test points + and - with the amplifier powered off. If you cannot get any resistance readings, you cannot bias the output tubes. If this is the case, the problem may be a bad meter probe or the amplifier test point is no... |