last_lemming
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| Bazaar buzz Just an update I just used a standalone transformer with the amp, and all the buzz and hum appears to be gone! I say “gone”, unless you put your ear right up to the woofer and then you can hear the slightest, slightest hum/buzz. Certainly not aud... | |
| Best place to service vintage Audio Reference amps Well there must be authorized repairs services for the older gear. I was asking hoping to hear some personal experience with qualified shops. | |
| Bazaar buzz I don’t have any shorting caps. All I know is:no IC’s connected = zero buzz/humtwo IC connected to amp but NOT preamp (just hanging loose) = buzz/hum - loud in dB. Also if I move an IC around buzz/hum changes a bit in intensity. two IC connected t... | |
| Bazaar buzz I noticed today if I unplug on IC lead while amp is on the buzz goes away. This is while the other IC is still connected | |
| Bazaar buzz Do you mean across the interconnect rca plugs? How does one do this? | |
| Bazaar buzz Even with interconnects from amp plugged into the pre, on or off, plugged into wall outlet or not, I still get a buzz/hum, though it appears to change the sound of the buzz/hum, but not the volume of it. I tried different interconnects and some ar... | |
| Schiit Freya S or Freya +? Listening tonite, maybe 28 hrs on the unit. I’ve noticed it’s very clear and smooth, with a nice soundstage, but mid bass seems a bit less pronounced than my old Acurus. Not sure that will change much, I doubt it, so I may need to move the speaker... | |
| Schiit Freya S or Freya +? Thanks Scott. I have my tuner running through it right now but the amp is off (it tubed). I’m hoping this will accelerate any break in. | |
| Schiit Freya S or Freya +? Samac,got my Freya S tonight and have it up and running. Very nice for just a few hours on it. In your experience how long is break in, and what should I expect to change during that time? | |
| Schiit Freya S or Freya +? I purchased the Freya S, it will be arriving this Monday. It will be replacing my old Acurus LS11. The amp is a ARC Classic 60, that’s why I didn’t get the + version. I’ve had good success mixing Tube and SS, in this case a Tube amp with a solid ... | |
| Need help with speaker wire connection to ARC Classic 60 So I ended up just crimping on hoops and soldering. Nothing fancy or gold plated, but they are nice and secure. | |
| Need a line stage preamp I’m a bit confused and maybe just dont understand, can you explain what the 10k input impedance is all about? How it affects things. I would not be using the Freya in passive mode but active.my source components are a Parasound JC3+ phono (100 ohm... | |
| Need a line stage preamp Al,the output impedance (single ended) is 75 ohms and the input impedance on my amp is 100k. I thought the ratio had to be min 1:10? | |
| Need a line stage preamp Right now the Schiit Freya S looks interesting. | |
| Need help with speaker wire connection to ARC Classic 60 I have no desire to modify the amp. I ordered some Kimber Kable 8tc in bi-wire configuration with bananas on the speaker end and bare wire on the amp end so I can terminate once I found the right solution. One thought I had was to bend the wire i... |