minorl
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| What’s the relationship between gain (dB) and power (watts)? Look at it this way.A Designer has design requirements.Design an amp that produces 250 watts per channel with an input of x mV into an 8 ohm load that will produce the 250 watts per channel max without clipping. an input impedance of y Ohms, outp... | |
| Arrangement of components on rack Four things that I try to be mindful off in arranging components.1. Turntable on top and away from transformers or any component that can contribute EMF or noise, such as power supplies or power conditioners, to very low level components such as c... | |
| Uber expensive repair at United Radio @dasign I get you.However, knowing/diagnosing what area in an amp is the problem is not the same as knowing what circuit(s) is the culprit.I can determine that the protection board is the problem, but, unless (like most repair shops), I replace th... | |
| Uber expensive repair at United Radio A lot of very good points made by many here. Very good posts.As some mentioned, exactly how long does it take to diagnose where exactly the problem is? That actually takes more time than pretty much anything else. The OP mentioned two chipsets.... | |
| SOTA NOVA, HR-X VPI, Technics 1200G recommendations? If it was my choice between the listed turntables, I would send the Sota back to the factory to be checked and upgraded. That is an outstanding turntable. Second would be upgrading the arm to possibly a SME IV or V.But, for the price range liste... | |
| Upscale Audio and Primaluna Kevin; Thanks for the insightful response. Good to know. enjoy | |
| Upscale Audio and Primaluna I think you are fine. If you purchased a good set of tubes from Upscale that is wonderful. My experience was different. They said the tubes were matched and within Audio Research specs. They weren't and it cost me over $3,000 to repair. I've ... | |
| Outlaw Audio repair Yeah, that doesn't sound right. Outlaw should work on their equipment. However, if it is grey market, most manufacturers won't. I don't really understand this because grey market or not, they did make the equipment. But, I guess their logic is... | |
| How do you know if you need to add a sub (without auditioning one, I mean)? An interesting test is to do the measurements in a system that has subs with the test CD and sound level meter and see if it shows too much bass.enjoy | |
| How do you know if you need to add a sub (without auditioning one, I mean)? First of all, a lot of bass in some music is entirely unrealistic. I've been with many people listening to recorded music where some said bass was great and others including myself said the bass was over emphasized.Way too much.So the best way wa... | |
| Need repair shop for Cello Duet 350 George Meyer AV in Los Angeles. Very good quality, knowledgeable staff.Authorized service center for may manufactures, including Jadis, Audio Research, Mark Levinson and many others.Used them several times.Highly recommended.enjoy | |
| Upscale Audio and Primaluna I remember a buddy of mine was interested in a new pre-amp upgrading from his existing Mark Levinson unit (forgot which one). He went to Upscale and they seriously pushed the Prima Luna top pre-amp. I told him to look at the Audio Research REF 6 ... | |
| So you think wire conductors in cables are directional? Think again... No.Also, these things are measurable by science.It is just not worth it (Read cost effective) to spend considerable time and expense on cable directional issues for audio signals. For power transmission or distribution circuits from power systems,... | |
| So you think wire conductors in cables are directional? Think again... Engineering wise, conductor signal direction makes no sense, especially since we are talking about AC signals that change directions anyway.However, before anyone says no. (Which I will quickly as an Electronics/Electrical Engineer), the real tes... | |
| Streaming vs. CD I stream using Qubuz through my Aurender music server/streamer. I purchased the Aurender ACS-10 unit because it allows for ripping my CDs to the internal hard drive and also to a backup NAS. Listening to the music via the internal hard drive vs ... |