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| What Ever Happened to ST Optical? Bama- I got mine from Precision A/V, Moorpark, CA. Not cheap, but I can't fault its performance.Good luck. | |
| best 50 watt tube amplifier? Don't forget about the WAVAC HE-833 SET monos. Not inexpensive, but certainly a contender for the best at any price. Just my .02 | |
| Eidolon, Amati Homage, or Watt? Not a particular fan of the W-P, I did audition the Eidolon, the Amati Homage, and the La Perfection by Venture. I bought the Venture. They simply did more right for my tastes. They are a flat impedance load and relatively efficient (92 dB). Beaut... | |
| music reference RM9 MKII mods Par3n1- I don't know the mk2, but I believe the previous version used photoflash caps for the main B+. If you want better solidity and low-end authority, I'd replace these with Elna or WKZ Blackgates ($$$) with copper foil-in-oil or Rel Multicap b... | |
| Digital Audio Cables: Wire or Optical With no real attempt to clarify all of the confusion, please keep in mind that the bandwidth limitations stated are those of the "typical" transmitters/receivers usually found in consumer equipment at the time the information source was written. T... | |
| What Ever Happened to ST Optical? Bama- I too have preferred ST optical with my digital equipment. You might give Precision A/V (in CA) a call about an ST cable if you have difficulty locating a source. Theirs' has performed perfectly now for several years, and the polish job was ... | |
| buzzzzz, where did i go wrong? Jdwek- Unless you're using a metal duplex box, I don't see how the change in outlets would affect the buzz unless the ground wire connections weren't clean and tight. In any case, once you have the buzz corrected, be sure to give the 880 outlets a... | |
| troubleshooting VTL puzzle. There are several reasons as to why a bias circuit resistor could fail. Most likely, I'm guessing at this point without a schematic in front of me, it sounds as if one of your output tubes is pulling grid current. If the output tubes are old, this... | |
| Best and Worst presentation I'll assume that this is directed toward hi-end stores only and not the mid-fi dealers. Even my "worst" hi-end room is better than nearly all mid-fi dealer rooms.Best= Precision A/V, Moorpark, CAWorst= Audio Ecstasy, SLO, CA (Nice folks but the ro... | |
| Electrostatic Speakers I've owned electrostats for almost 15 years, starting with Acoustats, Martin Logans (3 models), and finally large AudioStatics. All of these speakers were nothing short of amazing with OTLs. In fact, I would suggest that OTLs are the only way to g... | |
| audition spots in los angeles One of the best rooms that I've heard that's been set up specifically for sound quality is at Precision A/V in Moorpark, a little north of L.A. It's a large room with some excellent audio. There is a lot of good to great equipment out there, but s... | |
| to cut or not to cut: help Go for it. Cut the cord about 6 inches from the back of the unit, and retain the stock pc remnant. Install an IEC on the stub and start your pc auditions. If none of them work any better than stock, then you can always reinstall the remnant onto t... | |
| Beyond SACD with Redbook: Price No Object I can only speak from my experiences. I owned the Marantz SA-1 (after a brief comparison against the SCD-1) and purchased a couple dozen SACD discs with the intention of finally eliminating the need for my Goldmund separates. WRONG!Though the pric... | |
| voltage between ground and newtral... Mara- Your ground and neutral lines meet at the same place in the junction box. There should be no voltage difference measured across the two sockets. It is possible that either some piece of gear (could be some house appliance) is connected to th... | |
| help with B&K Ref 30 It sounds as if you have your DVD input configured for "analog" instead of "digital". Go back to the configuration steps and select "digital" as the default for that input. The correct sequence should be in your user manual or contact your B&K... |