mitch2
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| Buying used vs. New I try not to buy anything that costs more than I am willing to pay for it ;?) | |
| Can a preamp's gain be lowered? Here are a couple of links;http://www.play-hookey.com/dc_theory/voltage_divider.htmland http://www.goldpt.com/mods.htmlI built external dividers since I wasn't sure whether I was going to keep that particular preamp (which I didn't), but if you ar... | |
| Can a preamp's gain be lowered? I built my own balanced attenuators for the input side of a tube preamp using Vishay resistors from Partsconnexion. I was able to try a few combinations first then zero in on the level of reduction that worked best. I also tried the Endlers, which... | |
| Single-wire spades from amp to biwire spkr posts? Sthomas12321, the article I referenced above may help answer your questions. | |
| Single-wire spades from amp to biwire spkr posts? There are multiple factors, such as how the crossover boards are implemented within the speaker, how the bi-wire cables are set up, and others. Some internally bi-wired cables simply split the number of wires between LF and MF/HF, while others dou... | |
| Single-wire spades from amp to biwire spkr posts? Good luck with your trial. If you like the sound but do not like stacking spades, I would bet Cardas would be happy to reterminate one end of your jumpers with bananas. | |
| Single-wire spades from amp to biwire spkr posts? Another option would be for you to construct your own jumpers. It is easy to make a set of jumpers that should perform just fine, and since the length is generally a foot or less, the effect of that wire IMO is about nil, assuming the wire you use... | |
| Single-wire spades from amp to biwire spkr posts? If you like your Cardas cables, before buying anything else, you should try a high quality (like Cardas) set of jumpers on the speakers. Run the speaker cables to the MF/HF posts on your speakers, and then jump to the LF posts(or try it both ways ... | |
| Beryllium-Copper: How safe? Geez, I have a set of beryllium copper golf irons that I don't use, maybe I should visit e-bay.As stated in Albert's reference, it is my understanding that some years ago, stricter environmental controls increased costs related to manufacturing it... | |
| Cable Burn In Problem If these are new cables, and if the mfg did not burn them in, you are right 50-100 hours is probably the minimum range to even begin to give them a fair shake. Since you say "trying out," I assume you are auditioning these. If from a dealer, see i... | |
| How LONG have you been an AUDIOGONER'? 10-18-99 - lots of good folks here, old and new. | |
| Good Copper IC's for 2.5M RCA pre to amp? Thanks again Blindjim - you have given me several to look at.Bill, I agree with you and have noticed no sonic difference between my 1M ic's from preamp to amp, and the 2.5 to 3M ic's I am currently using.BTW, I meant to say above,"virtually none o... | |
| Good Copper IC's for 2.5M RCA pre to amp? Thanks guys so far.Tweak1: Not sure how much signal loss is associated with a 3M run, but Vladamir at Lamm did not think that would be any problem with the LL2, and it certainly was not a problem with the CAT Ult MkII or my Lector Zoe. I am runnin... | |
| Your last speaker? About 25 years ago I purchased my first "expensive" speakers, the ADS L810's that I enjoyed for almost 20 years. After then going through a few B&W's and some Alon's, I decided to try another Mike Kelly design and I have been very happy with m... | |
| Upgrade Options for BPT Pure Power Center The upgrades and the different BPT products can be seen here:http://www.b-p-t.com/upgrades.shtml |