mlsstl
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| help! no sound @mcanaday -- "Seems weird that would lead to NO SOUND rather than hissing" Hissing usually happens due to a tube's age as it approachs the end of its useful power-on lifespan. That can range from 1,500 or 2,000 hours for a power output tube to m... | |
| help! no sound I have a Lyr 3, not a 2, but have you checked that the RCA cable is plugged into the inputs and not the outputs? And I also assume you've checked that the power cable is firmly inserted at the back of the Lyr and the cable is plugged into a live o... | |
| New Falcon ls3/5a Silvers in the house The VT-70 is a very nice tube amp, though like many more modern tube amps, more neutral sounding than many of the vintage designs. It worked very nicely with the speakers. I do slightly prefer the Gjallarhorn (I only use one) as it has slightly be... | |
| New Falcon ls3/5a Silvers in the house I have a pair of Spendor 4/5s in a second system -- these are Spendor's most recent incarnation of the LS 3/5a which I first heard when I lived in London in 1979, so I'm familiar with the sound. I first powered the Spendors with a LSA VT-70 tube ... | |
| Luxman leaves me wanting One option not mentioned yet is to get a basic equalizer like a Schiit Loki Mini (4 band) or Lokius (6 band). They are inexpensive ($150/$300 respectively) and can be switched in or out of the circuit without twisting the knobs. You could then ex... | |
| 3-4 dB dip at crossover region: what should I listen for to hear it? @erik_squires -- "What actually happens is that the ragged response makes some notes pop more than others, tricking your ear into believing it to be more revealing, and it is, but only in some ways." Just an added comment -- I find that some spea... | |
| shy about prices @grislybutter -- "But is that "normal"?" I’ve always liked the saying that "normal" is a setting on your clothes dryer. I think the key is that there aren’t any standardized requirements regarding advertising other than one cannot make willful m... | |
| shy about prices Often the easiest way to find the list price of a speaker (or amp/DAC/streamer/etc.) is to find a review of the product. Just Google "[speaker brand/model] review" | |
| Integrated amp w/decent headphone out under $5k For headphone listening I'd go with an amp designed as a headphone amp. Frankly, for many integrated speaker amps the headphone circuit is an afterthought. I'm quite fond of the Schiit headphone amps. While my Sundara phones aren't as fancy as y... | |
| Pre-amp vs gain control box help please Another option with balanced XLR in/out connections is the just-released Schiit Midgard for $219. (Note the XLR connections do not give higher output compared to the RCA in/out.) Compared to a passive volume control, this will give you added gain... | |
| Ripping CDs While I don't have one, it looks like one of the simplest and easiest to use one-box solutions is a Brennan CD ripper. It includes a hard drive for file storage and looks up the CDs metadata for tag info. While intended as its own player, you coul... | |
| can subwoofers make things worse? Actually, a subwoofer can make things worse if it is incorrectly positioned in the room and/or bass traps are needed and not used, the wrong crossover frequency used, or the volume not correctly set. For most setups this means a certainly amount ... | |
| Tube Phonostage Causing Rumble and Noises @agharion "I get the rumble when the turntable is not in use." You've got me confused. Until now I thought the thread was completely about rumble while playing LPs. Here's a line from your original post: "As soon as a signal was passed from the ... | |
| Tube Phonostage Causing Rumble and Noises One more idle thought -- turntables are mechanical devices and subject to wear over time -- just like your car tires and anything else mechanical. Might be worth trying a different turntable or two (preferably relatively new) in your setup and see... | |
| Tube Phonostage Causing Rumble and Noises One issue with LP records is the need for the RIAA equalization curve. Due to the technical requirements of vinyl record recording, for playback, the RIAA curve boosts bass +20 dB and cuts high treble -20 dB to compensate for the polar opposite fr... |