marakanetz
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| top 5 preamps under $1,200 Used Muse model 3, Classe 30, Sunfire vacume tube control, McCormack Micro Line Drive | |
| Most soulful female vocalist LHasa De Sela. Only Soul of her left now, but I'm still enjoying her voice and songs. Ask Wiki for more info. | |
| Contact Enhancer Deterioration Any creative ideas how else to skim audio-phools? | |
| Best Towers Under $1500 for beginner system I can find you Totem Forest out of my stock shipped and packed for the price you're asking for.They're used black made back in 2001 but in great working condition. It's a bargain vs today's new price and they play any kind of music the way it shou... | |
| Best Keith Jarrett records I just don't like his voice. It spoils most of his music indeed. | |
| Wyred 4 Sound.....Anyone????? Ckoffend and others,We often take LOUDNESS (in dB) over the power in Watts.The effect of larger loudness in tube amps per given number of watts isn't only due to the soft clipping, but due to the smaller frequency range especially in the lower-end... | |
| Cartridge life really only 3 years?? OUCH!!! Did he mention that you should buy them from the same dealer by any chance?? Looks like he's realy 'hungry' and perswaysive to pitch you a new cartridge instead of the one you have. | |
| Budgeting for 2011 Music and Gear 40% live music; 20% Line-6 guitar amp; 40% new music; 0% home stereo. | |
| How a turntable is like a gym membership Replacing gym with iPod walking and outdoor exersizing is large upgrade. You may cancel your gym membership ecpesially if you've used it for threadmills.Dumping turntable setup or just keeping it is not. Think of placing exersize equipment onto th... | |
| how do you determine anti-skate settings? I keep it as minimum as possible as long as stylus doesn't damage the groves from the start by sliding rapidly or simply try to place the needle right on the beginning of playable grove. | |
| Jazz must have pressings??? Philipe Catherine is Belgium guitarist mostly playing Acoustic/Electric and Gibson Les Paul guitars. Used to show up in CMP record label that is out of business now.From the same 'hangout' as Philipe, I'd recommend Jasper Van't Hoff, the virtuoso ... | |
| Int. Amp's input sensitivity and DAC's output I would purchase attenuators with RCA plugs that would possibly increase ranges on your volume knob and dynanic headroom of the system.They're available at partsexpress.com. | |
| Int. Amp's input sensitivity and DAC's output You will be able to realize that it's clipping in the small signal domain when you play some dynamic music. If that's the case, you can get attenuators(normally resistors) with RCA plugs between DAC and preamp.I believe it shouldn't if both compon... | |
| Int. Amp's input sensitivity and DAC's output In your case preamp is acting as linear volume control. There are lots of positive things unless the input circuit isn't overdriven(which is less-likely your case) that gives enough headroom to pick up all possible details at the small signal doma... | |
| preamp with phono break in There are plenty of cheap cartridges to sacrifice for that matter:-) |