karl_desch
Responses from karl_desch
| Vintage DIN phono cables, any good? Interesting question. I just purchased a FR-64S from the original owner who still had the straight DIN RCA cable. I will listen to it compared to the my Audioquest Leopard cable. | |
| FM alive and well here...curious question A few months ago I was lucky enough to pick up a Marantz 10b from the original owner's wife after he passed away. I haven't listened to the radio in years but I had heard a 10b in an all Marantz system (8b and 7c) and was amazed at the sound quali... | |
| Pass Labs XA30.5 in my system? I use a SolidSteel amp stand and it looks good with the Pass. MusicDirect sells them.Call Mark at Reno Hifi and he will likely give you an even better price. He will also likely confirm most of the points made in this forum.I leave the amp in sta... | |
| Pass Labs XA30.5 in my system? The amp has massive headroom yes. Not your typical 30 watt amp.The Canare cables can be purchased through Blue Jeans Cable. I actually purchased mine through Amazon! I use a Cardas Clear power cable on my amp but I have not compared to the stock... | |
| Pass Labs XA30.5 in my system? Why did I type Mogami? I meant Canare star quad XLR. | |
| Pass Labs XA30.5 in my system? The Pass Labs website does a great job of explaining their amplifier designs. If you wanted something that was less heat producing you could try their X series instead of the XA series. But I really don't think you have a problem with the heat fro... | |
| Pass Labs XA30.5 in my system? I can't imagine you not loving this amp in your system which is far from modest. It will allow you to use XLR connections from your great Schiit DAC/primare and will drive your speakers without issue. I've been using one for several years and ha... | |
| Capacitance loading and fixed coil cartridges BTW, I have Ralph to thank for suggesting that in my system, that is a true balanced circuit from phono pre to power amp, that the interconnect is probably not a factor in its sound quality. I spent a whopping 60 dollars on a pair of 20 foot Can... | |
| Capacitance loading and fixed coil cartridges Thanks lewm and Ralph. Your posts are very helpful. I particularly enjoy the units of inductance as milli Henries. I have a low capacitance phonocable and have the preamp set at the lowest capacitance, 100pF. I am resistive loading the cartridg... | |
| Capacitance loading and fixed coil cartridges Thanks doncito101. I'm not asking if capacitance on the phono pre/cable affects output of the cartridge, but rather, if low output MI cartridges, like the SoundSmith Zephyr Star, benefit from capacitance loading like some higher output MI/MM cartr... | |
| Capacitance loading and fixed coil cartridges Also, these are great links. | |
| Capacitance loading and fixed coil cartridges Thanks Paul but what about MI cartridges with low output? | |
| Capacitance loading and fixed coil cartridges Thanks sfall, my question is not about how to deal with low output from a gain perspective but rather if low output fixed coil cartridges need a little capacitance unlike low output MC. I use a phono pre that has no problem with gain or resistive... | |
| Vandersteen Quatro CT Thanks tomic601! I would love to listen to a set of Ayre mono locks in my system too. On the tube side, I think a pair of Atma-sphere MA-1s would be interesting to listen too as well. The quatro has low efficiency but a steady 8 ohms across the ... | |
| Vandersteen Quatro CT I have a Pass XA-30.5. No way I'm leaving that beast on all the time! But it warms up pretty fast. |