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| Question regarding adding a poweramp to an integrated amp Correct, the amps listed were straight out rebranded Bryston's. I did a little further digging on the RV-5 Receiver (which is a home theater receiver, not a 2 channel integrated) and it appears that it was not a complete rebrand of a Harman Kardo... | |
| XLR vs RCA I should clarify... Just an FYI, the PS Audio S300 amp is a "true" or "fully" balanced design. I have also noted that when connected to a "fully" balanced preamp, it sounds better with XLR cables. I'm referring to connecting to the S300 in pa... | |
| Question regarding adding a poweramp to an integrated amp @americafirst To answer your question, the amplifier portion will NOT turn off. I believe it is class AB power, so it will still continue to continue to generate some heat, but not to the level of a class A unit. What you don't mention is if y... | |
| XLR vs RCA Just an FYI, the PS Audio S300 amp is a "true" or "fully" balanced design. I have also noted that when connected to a "fully" balanced preamp, it sounds better with XLR cables. | |
| WiFi enabled 12V trigger in relay/switch? (Without having to wire one up myself) @kirkwallace - At that price, I'm betting the iFi power is regulated. And if you all ready have it, then it won't cost you anything to try it. I have setup several "second" systems around the house using similar setups with the Amazon Echo devi... | |
| WiFi enabled 12V trigger in relay/switch? (Without having to wire one up myself) @kirkwallace Easiest way is going to be #2. It is even easier if you are using Amazon Echo/Alexa devices in the house. You can get an Alexa compatible plug for as little as $8 to $10 dollars each. (The Kasa/TP-Link units work well.) If you don'... | |
| Electrical question @charles007100 I have pretty poor electrical voltage stability in my neighborhood. The power company is aware and admits that the local grid is a bit "overloaded". (There is a plan to fix it... but I've been hearing that for 10 years...) I in... | |
| RCA to Optical Converter @jbs and @erik_squires Based on what I see on the back of the receiver and according to the manual, there are a set of preamp outputs as well as a set of preamp outputs for a second zone. @jkampmeyer - I'm going to ask a dumb question, so please... | |
| Speakers "Too Big" for room As @erik_squires mentioned, big speakers can make things difficult. That said, 14x10 is not too small in itself. It can be made to work. Going with a "Near Field" listening setup and typically not cranking up the volume (as it is an office..??)... | |
| RCA to Optical Converter @jkampmeyer Something is not making sense here. Here is a link to a Onkyo TX-8050 receiver currently on eBay. Is this what you have? https://www.ebay.com/itm/406013771468?_skw=Onkyo+TX-8050&itmmeta=01K1ENMJTDYR410M8VBE5NXHTB&hash=item... | |
| RCA to Optical Converter @jkampmeyer Also, you would need to use the "Pre Out" L/R outputs into the Digital converter that @gkelly posted. And, with not completely understanding what you are trying to accomplish, remember, it will only be a stereo signal into the sou... | |
| Need advice on digital inputs @soix you beat me to the answer.... | |
| Need advice on digital inputs With the analog outs on the Cambridge connected to the analog ins on the NAD, you are using the Cambridge's DAC. To use the NAD DAC, connect either the optical out or coax out on the Cambridge to the NAD input. The coax connection should give yo... | |
| Moving Roon to new core @evanpress You are correct except one thing. Once you have restored the backed up database, you will have to copy the ripped files from the MAC to the Nucleus One. Once the ripped files are copied over, you will have to go into the new Roon Co... | |
| I need a replacement preamp for a TV pre tuner and stereo system. @firstonetallguy Sounds like you were happy with the sound of the BHK preamp and it's home theater bypass mode before it developed a fault. It is, or was, a nice pre. Any reason why you don't get it repaired by PS Audio? It might just be a ba... |