jeffbij
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| Need advice from the gurus. +1 @cleeds - Agreed it looks like a balanced connection, but it may not be a fully balanced design with the XLR jacks a convenience. Either way, I would think it would be worth giving it a try. Couldn't hurt and might be eye opening with those... | |
| Need some advice: Found some Audio Equipment You can always eBay them and try and get a couple of hundred dollars, especially the SCAMP power amp. Or donate them to Goodwill, or to a neighborhood kid who has nothing. | |
| Need advice from the gurus. @tubeguy76 - The Gato integrated has both Balanced and RCA outs. Have you tried using the Gato as a preamp with the Cherry Maraschimo monos? | |
| Im going to regret my cable question +1 @soix 's comment. Also, if you could provide some more info on your system. Equipment sources, DAC's, interconnect cables, etc. as well of what your room is like? Type of music you listen to. It would help. Your $1200 CND might be better s... | |
| Speakers sound too bright. Just a reminder/info for everyone. The OP has a pair of Martin Logan Motion series speakers. These are typical box speakers with a folded Heil style tweeter. They are not the electrostatics that Martin Logan is better known for. | |
| Thoughts on using a smart plug on intergrated amp. It should. Make sure it is listed as a "regulated" power supply. It might cost a little more, but it will keep the voltage constant regardless of the load. For now you could use the WiiM Pro connected to the smart plug as the trigger controller... | |
| Did I just cook my preamp? @obarrett - Thanks for clarifying on the connections. I'd take @jea48 up on his offer to work with you directly. And a nice video on showing how everything is hooked up and what happened. A picture is worth a 1000 words. One suggestion that I... | |
| Thoughts on using a smart plug on intergrated amp. @rbull11 - Well at least one mystery is solved. Makes you wonder how many people went nuts trying to get the trigger (especially the trigger out) to work "due to a manufacturing issue". It makes you wonder sometimes... Let me know how the Wi... | |
| Did I just cook my preamp? @obarrett You said: you asked what two metal objects I was connecting. I was connecting the interconnects from preamp OUTPUT to the analog INPUT of the TT. those inputs are near the speaker wire plugs for the right speaker. Do you mean that yo... | |
| To refurbish Peter Gunn modded Maggie's or not? There are a lot of nice speakers out there in the $2000 to $3000 range (used). That said, if you are happy with the Magnepans, I'd look for something on the used market rather than try and repair the 1.6's, especially if they had been modded. (J... | |
| Thoughts on using a smart plug on intergrated amp. @rbull11 I would have thought that would have worked unless it was running too high of an initial voltage. 500 mA should be more than enough to work. It might require a "regulated" power supply that will keep the voltage between 5V and 12V reg... | |
| Thoughts on using a smart plug on intergrated amp. @rbull11 - Which one did you get? Can you post a link. Since it was my idea, I'll take a look and see if I can find something better. (I have a few ideas.) -Jeff | |
| Speakers sound too bright. np... and as you learn stuff, please post any insights or new questions, for the next person who may run into a similar problem. It's all part of what makes this hobby fun... (or extremely aggravating ) | |
| Speakers sound too bright. @rwalsh07 - You are correct in not going down the rabbit hole right off the bat. The key is to not start changing too many variables all at once. Otherwise you will be chasing your tail and throwing away money. Give the speakers time to break ... | |
| Analog output from CD player distorted Sounds like the internal DAC or the analog output stage in the Chord is fried, which sucks... If you bought it new, then as @jasonbourne71 said, back to the dealer. If bought used, you will probably have to give Chord a call and see what they s... |