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| How long is too long for interconnects? for over a decade i had my source and preamp stack near my listening position and amp/s between my speakers. Cables ran nearly 30 feet. They were usually unbalanced, with a faraday shield. Nothing fancy. Noise from those interconnects was never... | |
| What is the average dealer mark up? numbers from above are largely correct, but like the fiances of car dealers, it gets more complicated. most dealer cost sheets will have the 60% (40% discount) as the baseline. But then there will be a few more points for larger orders, and occa... | |
| How far away from your speakers are you? short answer, about 35' and two walls.:-)But my primary listening seat is about 12' from the speakers, which are about 10' apart, 4' from the built-ins, which total 2' from the back wall. There's another 7-10 feet behind the listening chairs. Ph... | |
| Problem with preamp volume control ps: rare problem! Most people don't have enough gain with low output 'coils. Tons of gain without noise or hum (which is a form of noise, ok, ok) is tough. be happy you have it. | |
| Problem with preamp volume control Great that you have it solved.To summarize my comments on the various options.1. Al was spot on. hey. he's two for two in my book this week.2. messing with cartridge loading (between cart and phono preamp) is dicey unless you redesign the interfac... | |
| XLR USA TO EUROPEAN-WILL IT CAUSE DAMAGE OK, thanks Almarg. I was not aware. But as you say, in a balanced signal it makes no difference - since they are (ought to be) mirror images of each other.The key thing is that ground remains in the same place.Good to go. I wonder why on earth ... | |
| XLR USA TO EUROPEAN-WILL IT CAUSE DAMAGE to the best of my knowledge there is no difference, both should adhere to IEC standards. We do. read more here:https://everything.explained.today/XLR_connector/Note there are 3 and 5 pin XLRs. What you are really talking about is balanced audio ov... | |
| So many drivers.....better sound or just more sound? As other have noted, there are many issues here. But many small drivers gives real advantages (at high cost). The ratio of magnet to piston is large (power to weight ratio, basically). Each driver is stressed less and has less excursion, therefor... | |
| Power Amplifier Longevity It depends on the quality of the original - how good are the parts? How conservatively are they used/specified? I have 100s of products out there and the basic answer is "30 years and counting".The limiting factor in a good product is electrolyti... | |
| Floor standing speaker recommendations new or used, $10,000 and under Steve59 - i have the predecessor to The Music - the Mahlers. Pretty amazing. Extraordinarily transparent. Pretty darn full range, and effortless. Most speakers strain in dynamics land. These things (like the IRS or RS-1B noted above) just get l... | |
| Floor standing speaker recommendations new or used, $10,000 and under for something completely different, Infinity RS-beta. Stunning dynamics, bass, large image. flawed? Isn't everything? | |
| Extra power or cleaner power? Oops, one mroe thing. Put dirty things (computers, digital streamers, your Roon core) on another circuit, on the other side of the filter. Otherwise you are locking the noise **in** :-) | |
| Extra power or cleaner power? Oh, and yes, I did drag a "home run" 20A line to my system. THEN i added the filter. | |
| Extra power or cleaner power? I'd get a good amp (which ought to have a good power supply, which ought to mitigate much of this), and rather than a power regenerator, a good, simple, non-magic noise filter.A power regenerator sufficient to handle a substantial amp or pair of a... | |
| I'm interested in hearing what "the best" systems sound like, where to go? My two cents: someone mentioned high end audio shows. Beware!They are great experiences, and a great place to talk, get quick listens, etc. But sound will not be optimal and if it is, its luck -and that distorts what is good vs bad. Having set u... |