lloydc
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| Why do my transformers hum sometimes? thanks, guys. I wondered why my isolation transformers seemed to be humming more loudly since I moved from a dedicated-line house to an apartment with inferior power. There's no help for it though; they're needed more than ever where the power is ... | |
| When using a DAC does the cd player really matter? why is a "file-based transport" system better? Don't you have to use a transport - or worse, a computer cd drive - to read the digital data into the files, wso the file then contains all the same errors? In other words, the file is no better than ... | |
| J.A. Mitchell TecnoWeight I got the incognito wire upgrade (via Brit Audio), then the Origin Live weight/endstub upgrade (which you can install yourself easilty). Both made substantial improvements. See the Origin Live website for an analysis of the different types of weig... | |
| I walked into a dealer and got a shock.... I'm not sure I fully agree with everyone here. It's really just the amp that's the issue. Could the dealer have been guessing that the MAC amp is just loafing along? In a small room, it would not be operating in anything like its optimal, middle r... | |
| Most pleasing sound vs most hifi sound I can sometimes hear detail, e.g., lyrices, on the stereo in my Lexus that is hard to discern at home. I think the restricted bass in the car is the cause. Doesn't mean it's better. I have tubes at home, so the car is harsh by comparison. | |
| Vinyl vs. digital: what am I doing wrong? I would suspect a mismatch between the cartridge and step-up stage or loading in the phono pre. | |
| how do you deal with heavy power cords? thanks! I bookmarked the links and will try all these suggestions until I find one that works for me. The buypowergear clamps look interesting. | |
| Mullard EL34 as a choice for your amp. I recently bought Vacuum Tube Valley issue 16 to research the "which EL34" question, as it had an EL34 tube shoot-out. Apparenltly here are 3 different types of Mullard EL34's, of which type 2 and 3 rated very well, but they rated almost all the n... | |
| Tube Rolling In Audio Research Phono Preamp ARC, like many manufacturers, care most about tube reliability and meeting their idea of what things should sound like. Of course different tubes will change the voice and tone - that's exactly what you're trying to achieve, a change to something ... | |
| Phono stage revealing limitations of cartridge? Are you using the mc setting or the mm setting? your cartridge output is exactly between what you need for either input, so I don't see how you could have an overload issue on the mm setting. A loading/impedance mismatch seems possible - you will ... | |
| High gain hybrid circuit ss/tube MC phono stage An EAR 834P would work and is very upgradeable. Perhaps you should consider if you want transformers or active gain in the pre-pre stage. An ancient debate. | |
| how long should you use tubes in an amp? Thanks, all. Sensible advice (I assume that Rothmanbrad was more or less joking, but that his point was "pick an answer in the ballpark and don't obsess about it" - entirely reasonable, imho - then again, the Baron uses 12 output tubes, so replace... | |
| seek advice on hum problem from phono preamp thanks to everyone, I will try all of the above and keep after it. | |
| Triode versus Ultralinear/Pentode No. With my Mesa Baron, Triode is preferred for acoustic and smaller scale music, but adding some pentode helps a great deal with rock, orchestral, some jazz, piano and even solo guitar sometimes. and it solidifies imaging a bit. I suspect it's as... | |
| Is there a decent used transport for under $300? with a Pioneer PD-65, which I use as a transport, you can turn off the internal dac, so it functions purely as a transport. |