mezmo
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| why is this thing humming? Try this thread also. Sounds like a ground loop hum, and the hands-down most common culprit is a coaxial cable (TV) feed comming into the same circuit. Had the same problem, and the linked discussion (as well as many other's you'll find) tell you ... | |
| Best soundcard if have outboard DAC If you've got an outboard DAC and the USB to get to it, as far as I understand it, you're bypassing the onboard soundcard entirely -- so it shouldn't matter what it is (or whether you have one at all). Perhaps I'm missing something, but why not ju... | |
| Amplifier Hum What's hummin'? The amp, or is the hum coming out of the speakers when the amp is on? If it's the amp itself, check your grounds and try the old process of elimination by removing other stuff on the circuit. Can't really add anything to what's bee... | |
| Preamp for Bryston 4bst Can't comment on the realm of options, but I fed my 4bst with a VTL TL 2.5, then a Rogue 99 Magnum, and am now using a Plinius CD LAD (Mk. II). Works for me. | |
| Covers of Woody Guthie - "this Land is Your Land" Don't miss out on this one.... Dated, but a classic "re-imagining" of a classic. | |
| Twisted Lyrics : My favorite has got to be from the time I spent in Spain. At the time, the Rage Against the Machine song "Killing in the Name Of" was very popular and regularly played in the club scene. One of the refrains, over and over, is "and now you do what ... | |
| Worst remote nomination... Afx, nope. Pretty much quit looking. Word has it that Meridian intially had a seperate remote for the older 508 / 506 series players which was more managable and appropriately sized (and someone was even kind enough to send me a picture), but I ne... | |
| Best Pre-amp for Bryston 4BST There's no magic bullett and it all boils down to a matter of taste. The Bryston is a nice amp, and it'll sound pretty good with whatever decent preamp you put in front of it. For years, I ran a VTL TL 2.5 in front of mine, then switched to a Rogu... | |
| speaker stand height for "floor seating" usage..? Or you could always try something along the lines of this or these. Not sure how they work, but have always been intrigued with the idea. And, they're adjustable so you can experiment and point the speakers at whichever angle works best. What more... | |
| whom do i get to fix a ground loop hum? Excellent. For the past 6 years I've simply had to unplug the cable every time I turned on the main amp -- the ground loop hum is so loud it's almost painful. I've gotten so used to just unplugging it, I forgot to keep looking for a better solutio... | |
| Pre Out on Integrated Split:1st back in 2nd to New Interesting. Are you talking about bi-amping a full range speaker or do you have a seperate subwoofer? Either way, it seems as if there should be an easier way of getting where you want to be. Assuming you are going into bi-ampable speakers (speak... | |
| New York City -- Martinis, Steaks, Lobsters, Audio New Year's resolutions--pah!--gave'em up for New Year's. Sounds like an excellent idea, definitely count me in. | |
| What about a product can irritate you? Ok, Ive moaned about this before, but it bugs me enough to moan about it again. My single greatest cause of endless consternation with any of this audio stuff stems from the fact that the remote codes for my preamp and for my HT receiver have som... | |
| Jeff Rowland Concerto Integrated Amp Last time I heard a Rowland integrated it was driving a pair of ProAc 1SC's -- and it was an awfully pleasing combination. Defintiley give a listen before you make the jump though, if you possibly can. | |
| What about a product can irritate you? Gunbei, that's exactly the trick. The guy who showed it to me was a clerk at one of those mini-CD stores in the New Orleans airport. I bought a CD and he claimed he had a trick and was going to try to get into Guiness as the guy who could open the... |