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Balanced in phono stages preamp?
Jfrech - No step up. Gain switch to high. Balanced output to pre (full balanced through pre to power amp). Shelter 90x. To my ear the main difference is reduced background noise. Lewm - didn't mean to say that balanced was bad just that there were... 
Balanced in phono stages preamp?
There is an exception to every rule I reckon. I've got a VKP10SE and I like it a lot better with the input connection unbalanced. To the second half of the original question, I think the answer is no. Some great phono stages give you the balanced ... 
Effects of voltage converters.
For pricey audio stuff a well built and slightly oversized outboard transformer is an option, this gives you some cleaning of the ac line as a bonus. Sola is a good brand if you want a regulated (somewhat immune to normal voltage swings in your ac... 
Best Recording of Traffic: Low Spark
Anybody understand the meaning of the title track? I've burned many a brain cell trying. 
Benz Micro Ace upgrade to H2, any opinions?
Have also been thinking about trying a Benz and so far it seems like info / shared insights / reviews are few and far between. Have read or been told the following, which may or may not be true; Their is a nice jump in quality when you step up to ... 
ARCAM CD23 Transformer Buzzzzzzzzz
Never had a transformer buzz in my cd23. Had a couple arcam alpha 10 amps that both buzzed, quite loud sometimes, until I tightened up my neutral connections in my circuit breaker panel. This completely fixed the problem. AC appeared fine on my vo... 
Tripping Breakers
Sounds like the KW500 has a short and fairly large fuses? Sometimes you can see or smell what is fried by popping the cover off (after ac power disconnected and caps are discharged!) and giving everything a good look see. Other thing, if it is tri... 
type of house wire
10/3 solid copper, standard romex(BSEE U of I, fwiw). To Lacee's question, the 10 solid copper is a bit lower in resistance than 10 stranded and will give you a bit more of a solid buss back to your fuse or breaker panel, not that this is a big de... 
How to properly isolate a turntable?
Tried everything except a wall mount and 300-500 lb granite platform (couldn't make the wall mount work in my room & didn't want to gamble on the platform). Moved the table in the end. If you have suspended wood floors, low frequency feedback ... 
Rumbling ?
I had the same symptoms. My problem was low frequency feedback. The final solution for me was using 30 foot long interconnects between the phono pre-amp & pre-amp, which allowed me to move the turn table well away from my speakers. Playing wit... 
Replacing stock cables: where to start
Audphile1 - If I didn't address the question my apologies to you and the author of the post. I agree with your statement that you hear what you hear. My advice is to try the cheapest cords you can find of sufficient gauge, test them against any co... 
Replacing stock cables: where to start
Audphile1 - No issues here. I suspect, but don't know, that the reason power cords are not a worthwhile investment to me is your item #2. Most of my equipment has pretty robust filtering, by the time the ac gets all the way to the dc buss it has s... 
Replacing stock cables: where to start
I'm fussy about my ic's and speaker cables but never found a power cord that sounded any better to me than what you get for $10.00 at Wal-Mart. Your own experience may differ and it is reasonable to assume that it is somewhat dependent upon differ... 
Turntable Shoot Out $2000-3000
Don't forget to add ease of setup, ability to use a wide range of carts, suitable documentation and technical support, & reliability to your criteria. I've owned the Nott and now own a VPI Aries, both are good tables, ended up keeping the VPI ... 
DIY kits...
Am currently listening to a Hagerman Tech. Chime DAC that I put together a month or so back (Grateful Dead - Reckoning, fwiw). Not a cheap kit or a trivial build, but it rocks my world after adding a good 5751 and I don't know what would touch it ...