jji666
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| Ortofon carts are too hot for my phono preamp? I can vouch for the cable from turntable to phono stage make a big difference. Interesting. But neither of my TTs has removable cables...aren't we talking surgery to replace those? | |
| Ortofon carts are too hot for my phono preamp? It’s not obvious to me that the phono stage per se is responsible for the “problem”, if it even is a problem. It's not obvious to me either, other than by process of elimination it is the combo of those carts with that phono pre that yields dis... | |
| Ortofon carts are too hot for my phono preamp? Not too bright, actually. There's no sibilance, for example. Too hot - as in loud transients and other loud passages seem to be creating distortion, and doesn't seem to occur with my other phono pre. In general, I enjoy the sound. But every t... | |
| Ortofon carts are too hot for my phono preamp? "I just set inputs on the preamp to 2.8v - up from 2.0." What does that mean? And are you referring to the phono stage or to your linestage? Referring to my line stage, just in case the distortion was happening there. It may actually be both,... | |
| Ortofon carts are too hot for my phono preamp? Thanks! Well I suppose a passive line stage would be similar. I do worry about loss of quality with such measures. | |
| Ortofon carts are too hot for my phono preamp? Actually, the math above was helpful. I just set inputs on the preamp to 2.8v - up from 2.0. If the Bronze and the Black are really closer to 8mV then 2.0 was too low. Checking now to see if there is any improvement. | |
| Ortofon carts are too hot for my phono preamp? Thanks all. Check out these measurements: https://www.hi-fiworld.co.uk/index.php/vinyl-lp/25-cartridges/174-ortofon-2m-bronze-2m-black.html?start=3 They measure the output of the Bronze at 7.9 and the Black at 8.6. Those are pretty hot, yes? I... | |
| Why does USB feature so much in discussions about DACs when the newer HDMI seems better? Analogue gear is always discussed in gradients and subtleties, yet digital is often discussed as right or wrong. Maybe there's a reason for that? Albeit I would perhaps frame it as analog logic doesn't apply to digital. On the original ques... | |
| What is a "reference" system? By context, I have usually understood that "reference" means the system the speaker or writer knows best so as to be able to gauge other pieces of gear and recordings etc. It's not specifically a superlative but presumably people go to their best ... | |
| Beginner in the Audiophile World – Looking for Streamer & Streaming Service Advice Roon with Tidal or Qobuz. | |
| Anyone else constantly curious about amps? Buy used! | |
| New buy, no return policy My few dealings with TMR have been more than honorable. They took back a REL sub that hummed and crackled and gave me a good discount on the next model up. Other purchases just worked fine. Best Buy doesn't need to let you return speakers or loan... | |
| Why Does Expensive Gear Seems To Sound Better? There's a little truth and a lot of BS on both sides. I did like the sound of the $144K reference cables I listened to yesterday at AXPONA. The sound was pristine all the way until the speakers. | |
| Gain level on a REL sub Seems like the OP is telling us that he thinks it is operating correctly but is just a different kind of speaker than his prior sub. I would say, however, that if the gain is at 100% there must be some issue. That just isn't normal. | |
| Need advice from the gurus. I like it but I don't know if I'm missing out. Ah, the essence of audiophilia nervosa. So ChatGPT falls for the typical audiophile BS about DAC's. Keep in mind that ChapGPT just reads its training content and then organizes and spits it b... |