ivanj
Responses from ivanj
| component, s-video and composite newbie I found the solution for $6.99 plus shipping. Its Calrad part number 75-504 DC Ground blocker and Isolation Transformer. Go to http://www.calrad.com/calrad/cat-59page3.htmI guess Mondial sells a more sophisticated unit for $99; it must be MAGIC. | |
| component, s-video and composite newbie I called Radio Shack and they told me to clean up the cable ground at the pipe driven into the ground before I invest in a $100 magic box. Anyone try this? Will it work or is the ground hum endemic to the cable system and needs a "magic" not a Mun... | |
| Question for Llano owners or others w/similar amps Do a search on Llano. | |
| Win Laboratories Phono Preamp Value??? It's a nice unit. Certainly desirable at that price.... | |
| component, s-video and composite newbie I'm getting a buzz through the system when I have the TV outputs line level into the receiver and select the TV as the source (all the other inputs are dead quiet.) In other words I trying to watch a TV program through the surround system. I do ge... | |
| Vote for the Best Preamp: Audion, Jadis, ARC or CJ I'd look for a PAss X-1. Accurate, musical and quiet, with the bonus of true balanced design and output. | |
| component, s-video and composite newbie Thanks Sailor!How do I get the TV audio into the receiver? Do I use a pair of RCAs into the audio input on the receiver associated with the TV? | |
| Upgrading Transparent Reference XL cables Try Empirical Clarity 7 speaker cables. Steve has a great 30 day trial policy but you woun't need it.http://www.empiricalaudio.com/ | |
| Win Laboratories Phono Preamp Value??? Are you sure this is for an MC cartridge? It might be a PSU for the Win Strain Gauge cartridge, a preamp that will not work with MC cartridges.... | |
| Can the Magnum Dynalab MD 108 be beat? I would listen to Don. I think "the best" depends on what your requirements are and what your reception system is. Are you interested in DXing or audio performance? Do you need to separate stations that are close together in frequency and are in t... | |
| Empirical???????? I have a pair of his Holophonic Silver PC Rcas on my Don Scott modified Accuphase T-100 and Silver PC XLRs that he kindly modified to go from my Marantz SA14 SACD player (pin 3 hot) to my Pass X-1 preamp (pin 2 hot.) Since my Sound Lab backplanes ... | |
| SA-14 Construction/TOC Issues David-What type of power conditioning are you using? The '14, like many digital components, requires good power conditioning and stable voltage. If you have a TOC read problem trying turning the player off for 2 minutes, turn it back on and then p... | |
| At $2K for a new SACD player is the XA-777ES.... Marantz SA14 | |
| Please evaluate the Lyra Helicon phono cartridge You can get 80-90% of the performance, in the right system, with a well setup Kontrapunkt B, IMHIO. They have a similar design matrix. You can surpass it with an Ikeda but the setup is formidable. | |
| Are there speakers after Stax? Try Jaeklin Floats. |