mikelavigne
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| Von Schweikert Owners i owned the VR9SE's for the last 15 months; they were just shipped to their new owner. i have VR11SE's on order and currently i have VR7SE's on loan and am breaking them in as i type this.....so i have a bit of Von Schweikert experience.as all the... | |
| distance from amplifier to preamplifier question? Bob,it's likely not the output signal from the pre (which the amp is then dealing with) that is the issue. it is more likely the power supply of the preamp is affected by the EMI from the amp's power supply. this EMI would cause noise in the pream... | |
| distance from amplifier to preamplifier question? EMI (electromagnetic interference)from the power supply of the amp can pollute the delicate signal path of the preamp. this effect would vary from product to product depending on the design of the circut and level of shielding. EMI is not the only... | |
| Amplifier Weight. A Factor? i have had any number of heavy pieces of gear around over the last 12 years in the hobby. many times this gear comes in big wooden crates. for a slender whimp like me dealing with logistics of moving gear around was sometimes daunting. then you ad... | |
| Who makes switch-box for balance inputs? Ncwogger, prior to your question yesterday; i did sell my switchbox....at least my wife is happy. i'm not sure it could have been reconfigured to your needs......but then as i mentioned....i'm no techie. some aspects of the switcher would have no ... | |
| Who makes switch-box for balance inputs? Ncwogger, i'm no techie; Jennifer Crock of Jena Labs did all the technical work.....i just told her what i wanted and how i was going to use it. my friend is her international distributor so i was able to get her to do it.my post above gives a bas... | |
| Who makes switch-box for balance inputs? a few years back i looked for such an item. i was using a Placette passive remote volume control without any switchable inputs which needed to be near the amps but i wanted my sources (and switching) near my listening position.what i found was a s... | |
| Transparent Phono Cable i assume you are using a DIN connector and not the RCA box. assuming that; you will need to pretty much special order most cables with that DIN connector. the chances of being able to compare phono cables with DIN connectors are slim.i would stron... | |
| Have you seen the VR9SE Review? Sirspeedy, i know you are a Kharma fan as am i. i have spent many hours listening to Kharmas in many systems. i have owned the Exquisite Ref for three years and had the Midi Exquisite (with Diamond tweeter) in my system for 4 months. my opinion is... | |
| BI AMPING Jsman, thanks for the info. please tell me what speakers you have and the approximate size of your room. using an SET amp combined with a solid state amp will be tricky...but do-able. there are many that do take that approach. personally, the appr... | |
| BI AMPING Jsman, i bi-amp and for various reasons it seems right for me.bi-amping is when you are using 4 channels of amplification for stereo instead of two channels.....it could be one amp with 4 channels, 2 stereo amps or 4 monoblocks. i assume that your... | |
| Have you seen the VR9SE Review? Tim, thanks.my previous speakers to the VR9's were the Kharma Exquisites which were a prime example of simple signal path. they had a very simple 'serial' crossover and the mid-range ran free. when i had compared the Kharmas to most anything they ... | |
| Have you seen the VR9SE Review? Holenneck (btw, nice moniker), the speakers were personal purchases and not review samples. the review was not central to my direction. i purchased the 3rd retail set built of these speakers so it wasn't going to be out-of-date anytime soon.i happ... | |
| Have you seen the VR9SE Review? Rum, first thanks, i'm happy you enjoyed my musings. i do know you seriously considered the VR9's and i wish i had had a better handle on them back then to relate.to be clear; i don't view the adjustments that are provided with the VR9 as an equal... | |
| Have you seen the VR9SE Review? i'm not sure what you would call my collection of thoughts either......as my first paragraph states.i agree it is not a review in a strict sense. likely a better title may have been; "Adapting the System to the new room.....featuring the VR9's"...... |