mitch2
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| High end stereo preamps? Worth it? @georgehifi You have made us all aware of your opinion on the subject of preamps but I thought the readers here might benefit from seeing the whole Nelson Pass quote.Mr. Pass apparently believes there is sometimes a need for a preamp or buffer, fo... | |
| High end stereo preamps? Worth it? @georgehifi You forgot to post the rest of Pass' thoughts on the subject: Is impedance matching an issue? Passive volume controls do have to make a trade-off between input impedance and output impedance. If the input impedance is high, making the... | |
| Are cable recommendations worth anything? This cable stuff is tiring and really seems to bring out the worst in people. Why can't people share their listening experiences and make their cable recommendations without it turning into a competition and argument? Is is so hard to simply try... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? @scratcha, thanks for the BBM reference - I had never heard of them. I have seen Jack Bruce with West, Bruce and Laing, and I have seen Clapton, but I have never seen Ginger Baker live (regrettably). I will for sure check out that one BBM album. | |
| How do I pay? @elliottbnewcombjr , I am sure it was not easy to go through the whole shipping damage issue. As you pointed out, the insurance is with the seller/shipper and is like a contract between them and the shipping company. As a buyer, you really have ... | |
| How do I pay? USAM has a "Payment Method" line item on their posted sales listings. It is the seller's choice how they want to receive their payment. If a cashier's check was the payment method requested by the seller, then you are welcome to ask whether they... | |
| Are cable recommendations worth anything? @tony1054 Am I the only person that is confused Six different posters so far, six different opinions, so nope....no confusion. | |
| Amplifier warm up Thanks for that information @slaw. Steve hadn't told me that but he put two big low noise Plitrons in my SMc Audio DNA-1 UltraG-20 monoblocks earlier this year. That may be why he offered the option of having no on/off switch. | |
| Amplifier warm up @douglas_schroeder - I read the article and am not surprised with the results. Since I don't view these things as a contest, I am not concerned that some here believe in significant changes due to burn-in, but I don't. I think you are getting c... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? 49 years ago yesterday, huge loss, here is a reminder....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_BhYUadJ90 | |
| High end stereo preamps? Worth it? Hey @cakyol , where were you 20 years ago? If I had known about the $2K limit on preamps back then, I would have saved a lot of money! | |
| Amplifier warm up My new SMc Audio monoblocks do not have a power switch, just power cords to the wall. Steve McCormack recommends leaving them turned on for best sound and turning them off for:storms and potential power outagesvacationsother periods when I do not... | |
| Amplifier warm up If you played side one from a cold start, it would be surprising if the hour of warm up didn't improve the sound. MC nailed it.....leave your SS amp turned on. | |
| High end stereo preamps? Worth it? @antigrunge2 Given high output voltages of modern DACs, the Pre becomes a glorified attenuator.This was a common viewpoint a few years ago and continues to work well for some, but others who have tried running their systems DAC-direct or through... | |
| High end stereo preamps? Worth it? @fastfreight Many have posted how a quality preamp improved their systems. None will be able to tell you the science. To many of us, It just sounds better..I agree using a preamp (either a unity-gain buffer or an active preamp with gain) sounds ... |