lowrider57
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| Isolating Digital Noise, need help. @jea48, so far there is no high-pitched noise when using the stock PC on the ARC. Perhaps the Audience PC is not a good design for a digital device?The stock PC sounds pretty good thru my power conditioner, but lacks the open soundstaging and dept... | |
| Isolating Digital Noise, need help. jond, I've had to use the cheater on the preamp from the beginning due to 60Hz hum. Spoke to Ralph at Atma-Sphere and Almarg and the problem is due to ground loop thru unbalanced cables.The Jensen Iso-Max didn't work on the preamp, there was still... | |
| Isolating Digital Noise, need help. @xti16, good question. I am hearing this noise since I added a new preamp (Atma-Sphere UV-1) which is much more transparent than the previous one and has higher gain. What's interesting is that it is so resolving, I can hear the change in noise fr... | |
| Best Way to Spend ~ $2000 for System Improvement @xrayz, You're right about the average electrician, they don't understand the complexities of power in an audio system. Mine said he knew all about home theater and not to worry. He was competent, but in the end his installation was not optimal fo... | |
| PrimaLuna cable needs Have you auditioned the PrimaLuna with the Triton Two's? They appear to be an efficient speaker; 91dB, 8 ohms. But to drive the subwoofer satisfactorily, these speakers require some power.It would be wise to use KT120 or KT150 tubes to get the mos... | |
| Best Way to Spend ~ $2000 for System Improvement @xrayz, 6 years ago, an electrician charged me $210 to install a 20 amp breaker and run 12 gauge Romex from my basement panel to the 1st floor. I've since learned that 10 gauge is recommended and that I really needed 2 dedicated lines. Running two... | |
| Internet music sellers All the Internet vinyl retailers have raised their prices. Soundstage Direct and Music Direct are now too expensive for LP reissues that are of inconsistent sound quality.What are the Audiophile sites that you are referring to? | |
| Best Way to Spend ~ $2000 for System Improvement I believe you should start with dedicated AC lines; you want to isolate your system from all devices and appliances in your house. Since you are using digital files from a computer, you should have the electrician run two 20 amp lines. Your digita... | |
| Best Way to Spend ~ $2000 for System Improvement I agree that amp is a keeper. Also agree an active preamp would be the component to add for a change in dynamics and detail.Are your speakers resting on the floor? To get faster, tighter bass, they need to be on footers or spikes.The best way to l... | |
| Rogue Cronus Magnum (hum/noise) There was a thread regarding transformer hum in Rogue integrateds a while back.Rogue did admit to an owner that there was a problem with a batch of transformers.If your unit is under warranty, you definitely should send it back. And they should al... | |
| Rogue Cronus Magnum (hum/noise) Try using the amp on a different circuit not shared with appliances. | |
| Analogy Records A lot of haters making comments on their website. From my knowledge of working in the audio biz, mixing down from the original multi-track to a 1/4" half track tape results in a master. So they are selling masters, but what is not mentioned is t... | |
| Rogue Cronus Magnum (hum/noise) What is your power situation? Do you have a dedicated AC line or are you using power conditioning? Some noise is normal thru the line stage, but the noise through your phonostage is not normal. All the Rogue phono sections I have heard are very qu... | |
| How to clean vinyl records Much cheaper than a cleaning machine, but very effective is the Spin Clean mk2...http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002UKSZUU?keywords=spin%20clean%20mkii%20record%20washing%20system... | |
| Lo-Fi, Mid-Fi or Hi-Fi- What's your system and why? I wouldn't consider Parasound or Rega mid-fi gear. And without a doubt, Richard Vandersteen builds speakers that would fall into the "HiFi" category.I think maplegrovemusic said it best as far reproducing a recording faithfully. |