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| could a different power cord cure sibilance? New phono pre? Check electrical cart loading. The VTA is a mechanical adjustment. | |
| Best Integrated Under $3000 I'm not much of a 'specification' guy, but in describing the speakers, the 1 thing which would help and was NOT listed was sensitivity / efficiency. Listing the wattage of a speaker is, in general, meaningless.Now, if you want to integrate a 2ch /... | |
| Dramatic Visible? Power Issues -- What Next? Get it fixed by a pro. Probable causes are very limited and mostly component related....bad caps or tubes.Does unit emit any smell? You know, that here-we-go, the electrons are out, kind of smell? And FWIW, that's one reason for ME to avoid tubes.... | |
| Will my Dynaco MKII power My Magnepan MGII's? Good answer, Eldartford:Try it! What a concept. I drove Maggies, some MG1s (ancient history) with about 80/side and it worked fine, until I got to a larger room with more demands. Than it simply ran out of steam. Likewise, some 1.6s with a Roten R... | |
| ICE amps vs analog amps for bass With 98db sensitivity and over a kilowatt per side, I'd say power was not your problem.Setup? Are these speakers a new-2-you install? Have you tried some room mods? Are they located optimally?The 'd' amps may simply pass the signal more quickly or... | |
| 3 three channel system, anyone? I remember ALL the early 4ch stuff being just phase extraction from the original 2ch material. On recordings with mixed or screwed up phase information it worked only ok if at all. I remember LIVE recordings with few mics sounding best since the p... | |
| 3 three channel system, anyone? Many years ago I experimented with non-standard connections for speakers.Using 2 amps I had a standard pair of L/R speakers in front using the first amp, my brothers SAE. No problem.Next, I connected a pair of speakers IN SERIES between the 2 hots... | |
| Interconnects for Rotel. BlueJeans Cable makes a hi-value ic. The choice of several different Belden wires doesn't hurt, either. I use all LC-1 except for the sub, which uses another beldon formula. The CD to amp is Mogami balanced, a Guitar Store find. | |
| Harbeth HL5 vs Magnepan 1.6qr Who wins?? Pubul57, exactly, I fell for the maggie sound over 2 decades ago. When I replaced my MG1s, it was natural to take a pair of the 1.6s home. Never heard the Harbeths, but the Paradigms I heard did impress but at a price higher than the maggies. | |
| What do you see as the downside of tubes? Tube simply don't like some highly reactive loads. Some speakers, even some with benign impedance curves and medium and higher sensitivity won't mate well with tubes due to high phase angles. | |
| Bad Hum Coming Through Amp, What Happened? Longshot and maybe some help....long term.Go to home multi-mart and get an outlet tester. Not one of the 'does it have voltage' types, but one which will show various hookup faults, including hot to neutral or ground reverse and various 'opens'. T... | |
| grilles on or off the speakers?? My HSU sub has double ports and comes with a foam plug. The sub can be used 2 ways. Maximum extension and Maximum output. There is also a backpanel switch which should match the plug configuration. If the plug is to be installed for shipping, it m... | |
| Own Magnepans? Got Cats? With respect: No Such Thing as 'Cat-Proof'Cat resistant, yes.proof NO.A motivated cat will get into just about anything.I had some original MG-1s for 25yrs+ with NO cat problems. Sheer Luck.Previous owner had sprayed them with something cats didn'... | |
| A Question About Reviewer Techniques If the speaker manuf. thinks Cable X is the way to go, the speaker should COME WITH a 3 meter set. extra charge for longer, rebate/credit for shorter. Was the speaker not reviewed properly? Did it get 'panned'? | |
| What is the affect of cd player? My 840c likes my Mogami Gold. Yep, from Guitar Center. Very well made and very clean. The stock/issue interconnect went into the shredder. |