minorl
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| Why 24/7 warm-up period on amps? Now that's funny.for any electronics, there is an inherent design life based on on-time usage. So, being "on" all of the time will cause components to fail sooner. For Solid State electronics, heat is the factor. Full output class A, well, this is... | |
| What will raising the Va of atransformers provide? 1. Unless you are upgrading and altering the circuit designs within your amp, the new transformers must have the same turns ratio for voltage in and out. In other words, whatever the original input and output voltages are in your current transform... | |
| Diagnose the weak link. If your system only consist of the CD player, speakers, amp and pre-amp and if your CD player has an internal volume control, then take the pre-amp out of the circuit altogether and run the CD player analog output directly to the amp. If you want ... | |
| Why Do You Still Have Vinyl if You Don't Play it? Nsgarch; your post is well stated and written. I guess the point I was trying to make but failing, was that the music was great using my digital format, but when I actually listened to vinyl and more importantly, compared using the same recordings... | |
| Why Do You Still Have Vinyl if You Don't Play it? I think the discussions were on track. They drifted because discussions do that. Why people don't play their vinyl? Well, many reasons were listed and I will list some also that I can think of.1. Lazy2. Cleaning records to the extent that by the t... | |
| Why Do You Still Have Vinyl if You Don't Play it? Every recording and/or playback technology will have drawbacks. Vinyl is better than current digital at the moment. But with rediculously expensive digital system, they are sometimes better. The analog to digital converters and clock system must b... | |
| Boulder monoblocks I strongly agree with some of the views here. For that kind of money any reputable dealer would allow you a home audition for a week or so. Any dealer that would not allow this even after taking your credit card information is trying to sell you s... | |
| Recommendations for Sota Star A used SME IV or 309 is a good way to go. I have a Sota vacume Turntable with an SME IV arm and although the IV.VI and V are available, I am very happy with the IV. I am considering upgrading my AR PH3 phono stage to a PH5.enjoy | |
| Rowlands Always remember that when people compare equipment if it isn't apples to apples then it isn't a fair comparison. To just say that Rowland is not as good as Pass or visa versa (or for any component), power output, sensitivity, etc and most importan... | |
| Should i go Boulder 1060 or Jeff Rowland 625 What is lacking with your Pass amp? Are you sure the issues reside with your amp? Pass makes very good equipment, so what is missing? More power needed? My recommendation is to find a good store, establish a relationship and borrow the Bolder amp ... | |
| Amp more important than speakers? Wow! what a debate. It is great reading this and noticing the opinions of so many knowledgable people. Usually with my friends, they already have an audio system. Typically mid fi equipment and they want better sound quality. Where to begin. With ... | |
| Is McIntosh a stepping stone into HI/FI? I interpret the post to read, is Mac gear a stepping stone into High End audio, not Hi Fi. There is low end, mid fi and High end equipment out there, just as there is for computers, automobiles, watches, etc. In most cases, (note I wrote "most cas... | |
| SummerTime and Amp Heat This thread has been discussed many times. There are several ways to go here. First, basic engineering will tell you that unless it is absolutely necessary, you never leave this type of equipment on all the time. Components will defintely wear out... | |
| Hum issue - driving me more crazy All the posts that I have read try to assume a particular problem. However, this is similar to auto repair shops not doing a detailed diagnostic and simply replacing components until the problem is fixed. First, under no circumstance do you lift a... | |
| What is my next step to a better sound ? Your base system is a wonderful system. I see two maybe three areas where there may be problems with sound reproduction. 1) CD Transport, 2) DAC, 3) Room The inexpensive CD transport you are using is an issue. I have compared many transports into ... |