mlsstl
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| Audio Research VSI 60 Input transformer noise Input transformer? Do you mean the AC power transformer? (The one in the middle.) If so, I think its a bit unusual for a modern amp to have a noisy power transformer. I assume by noise you mean a mechanical humming or buzzing. I would not take tha... | |
| logitech transporter vs. Squeezebox+PS Audio DLIII Does anyone heard the LAvry D10 and the stage IV DLIII on the same system?While it isn't real hard to find people who have heard one or the other, it can be difficult at times to find a person who has heard two specific units back-to-back in the s... | |
| logitech transporter vs. Squeezebox+PS Audio DLIII I would get the Touch ($590)Not sure where you got your price. My understanding the official price is $299. | |
| logitech transporter vs. Squeezebox+PS Audio DLIII I have the SB3 and a Lavry DA-10 DAC which I settled on a couple of years back. I also auditioned a Transporter at that time. The choice of the SB3/Lavry was mainly cost driven; it was about $1,000 cheaper since I already had the SB3. However, the... | |
| Looking for a good Stevie Wonder CD Why don't you just get a vinyl version and copy it yourself to CD format? I find that CDs produced this way sound very much like the original LPs (and it even gives you the chance to get rid of some of the clicks and pops.) For me, much of the dif... | |
| Length of speaker cable effect bass response? Did the speakers get moved during the redecorating? If so, the new location for the speakers is probably far more responsible for any change in bass response than the wire length. This assumes the wire is an appropriate gauge for the speakers and ... | |
| Tube matching: 30 hours vs 0 30 hours is only 1% to 2% of the expected useful life of a typical output power tube. Tube parameters usually are very stable through the life of a tube, which is where the cathode emissions are greater than about 70% of the original value.Given t... | |
| Tips on Buying Quiet Quality sounding LP's Some labels are better than others (and it also depends on the years involved) but frankly it is a pretty much hit and miss affair. Even with labels that have a good reputation, someone is going to get a record from the end of a stamper's producti... | |
| Has my Meridian 506 become an expensive door stop? Typical read problems with a CD player fall in four general areas. 1. Lubrication of the rails that guide the laser mechanism as it rides back and forth over the spinning CD and cleaning the laser lens. 2. Aging of the laser itself which requires ... | |
| FM frequencies cut out by CD player I wouldn't think the problem is preamp input crosstalk. The OP states that the problem is worse above 98.1 MHz on the FM dial and less of a problem below. Crosstalk would affect all the station frequencies equally since it would be occurring at th... | |
| FM frequencies cut out by CD player It would appear from your description that the CD player is emitting RFI (radio frequency interference) in the same band the FM stations are using. That's not unusual. Digital devices can be pretty noisy in the radio spectrum. Are you using an ext... | |
| Lavry DA11 and Apogee Rosetta 200 users I have a Lavry DA-10 that I use with a Squeezebox 3 (Classic) as the digital source using a coax SPDIF connection. The sound is excellent and I have no urge to go looking for upgrades or alternates. The sound is very neutral and does an excellent ... | |
| small speakers Before you determine you don't have enough power, step back a minute and look at all the variables. How loud will you be listening? Amplifier power has a logarithmic relationship to perceived loudness. The amp has to crank out ten times the power ... | |
| Tube vs. Solid State Rectifier Lewhite, not sure that battery power is a practical alternative for tube amps. My two amps need B+ voltages in excess of 400 volts. Not too many readily available batteries meet that need.Alternatively, what's the point of have a lower voltage bat... | |
| Tube vs. Solid State Rectifier Tube rectifiers take a few seconds to come up to voltage so tend to offer a "soft start" to tube gear. They also run at a bit lower voltage than a solid state rectifier. For example, I have a Dynaco ST-70 I rebuilt and have a plug-in solid state m... |