imhififan
Responses from imhififan
| Vintage Turntable Recommendation If it were me, I'd look for a new vintage looking turntable. How does this $500 AT look? | |
| Requesting opinions about 4 specific amplifiers In my opinion the luxman power amplifier section pairs well with the Dynaudio Confidence 20. If it were me, I'd invest in a tube preamp for more SQ impact. Again, just my opinion. | |
| Accuphase E-260 Voltage Conversion (100V to 230V) @jgore You're welcome, glad I could help. The function of the power transformer is to convert the mains voltage into the operating voltage required by the amplifier. It all has to do with the "turns ratio" of the primary to secondary windings. ... | |
| Hi McIntosh MC8207 owners, please help! If after turning on without music playing, the center right heatsink of the amp gets quite hot in less than 20 minutes, while the other side doesn't get nearly as hot, the problem may be some faulty ThermalTrak power transistors in that channel. ... | |
| moving coil loading The preamp only supply 6 sets of loading resistors, that is the reason I recommend the metal film resistor kit, it contains 1280 pieces 64-value ±1% metal film resistors for $10. My suggestion is start with 82Ω or 100Ω, and try different values ... | |
| moving coil loading @atmasphere Thank you for the circuit analysis, greatly appreciated. | |
| moving coil loading If the phono section is resistant to RFI at its input, its plug and play with no worries about loading @atmasphere , That’s the problem! We don’t know how resistant the Acoustat Trans nova preamp MC phono section is to RFI. IMO, a load resis... | |
| moving coil loading A general rule of thumb is that the load resistance is at 10 times or higher than the coil impedance. My suggestion is buy a metal film resistor kit, starting with 82Ω, and try different values to find what works best for you. | |
| Using 2 Amps with Audible Illusions Modulus 3A Preamp When you responded to my previous post, I edited it, sorry! A general rule of thumb is that the amplifier input impedance is at least 10 times higher than the preamp output impedance to provide a flat frequency response. | |
| Using 2 Amps with Audible Illusions Modulus 3A Preamp According to the Audible Illusions Modulus 3A manual, its output impedance is 1.2kΩ. It is best to check that the input impedance of the two power amplifiers paralleled should not be lower than 12kΩ, otherwise it may cause low-frequency roll-off. ... | |
| ***Need Multi Voltage Integrated USB DAC/Headphone/Amplifier Recommendations*** Check out the ATC SIA2-100 Stereo Integrated Amplifier. AMPLIFIER Max Continuous Power Output: 100W (0.1% THD, 8 ohms, both channels driven) Frequency Response: < 2 Hz – > 250 kHz (-3dB) Distortion: <0.0015% / 96dB (1kHz, 8 ... | |
| Outlet Question I assume steel backstrap is fine, maybe non magnetic stainless steel is preferable. No? | |
| I see the issue with ABX blind testing And the white one bigger than the black!☺ | |
| Outlet Question Ferrous Steel... Just look at an audio grade outlet company's outlet, that have their outlets made to their specs. You won't see any steel used. You don't have to spend big bucks for a good sounding outlet. Just buy one that has a non nickel pl... | |
| XLR Pinouts on Thorens TD1601 I assume ANY ONE of the three, and NOT ALL three, correct? Yes, any one will do. Can I use a multi-meter to test the polarity coming out of the Thorens via XLR? Disconnect the cartridge from the tonearm leads, use an ohmmeter, a probe on th... |