mlsstl
Responses from mlsstl
| What is rebuffering? Just a quick reminder that your local network (wired or wireless) is not the only possible source of transmission delay. The problem could be occurring due to delays at Rhapsody's end, your ISP's or somewhere in between those two. There have certa... | |
| Spendor S8e or Vandersteen 3A-Sig or ? Incidentally, my room is not ideal. Actually, that is a good argument for the Spendors. Their tight focus is one result of running a higher crossover point between an 8" mid/woofer and the tweeter. This makes them more directional in the mid-to-up... | |
| Spendor S8e or Vandersteen 3A-Sig or ? I've owned the Spendor S8e and heard the Vandy, but not side by side. First the Vandy 3A. It is a very good speaker but it did not send me to Nirvana. It does not have any major flaws but also seems to lack a rather indefinable magic that I look f... | |
| Speaker noise - hissing One other question & suggestion. Is the noise equal between channels? While small signal tubes are often the source of hissing (aka white noise) and can increase as tubes age, it is unlikely that all four of the 6SN7 tubes are deteriorating at... | |
| Speaker noise - hissing More info is needed.What make and model for the amp? How old is it? Has it been serviced lately? How many hours are on the tubes? Does the hiss occur when only the amp is on and no sources are connected? Same with the speakers. If the speakers are... | |
| Anyone on The Waifs? "Up All Night" was my intro album to The Waifs. They are a wonderful indy group out of Australia. I believe I have all their albums and this is the one I'd suggest next. The "London Still" cut is just wonderful. They are a great group and the reco... | |
| New Woofers for Alon V's? It sounds like the woofers have fairly standard foam surrounds. There are several places where you can buy new surrounds with instructions on how to replace. The new parts for last pair I did for a friend cost $30 delivered.There are also many peo... | |
| Tube amplifier bad caps Just a quick observation that bad caps don't necessarily have a visible external leak. I've seen plenty of way out-of-spec ones that appear physically fine. Do you have a voltage meter? Do you have a schematic that indicates voltages at various te... | |
| Tube amplifier bad caps If you are convinced it is caps, the larger ones are the more likely candidates. However, you are going to have to remove the circuit board to get to them as there is likely a solder connection on the other side of the board. That means moving and... | |
| replace a full Cello System? I agree with Shadorne - there is something about this situation that doesn't add up. Anyone who had personally selected this gear for their own musical pleasure would not be asking a family friend for replacement suggestions. They'd be out selecti... | |
| Any audiophile who is on blood pressure medication >> I hear once you start taking blood pressure meds, you're on them for life, That is not true. I spent close to 10 years on them. About two years ago they cut the dose in half and about six months ago I was taken off them completely. I had ... | |
| Background noise problems The reports I found gave the same voltage gain (30 dB) for both the DNA-125 and the DNA-225. It will be interesting to see what you eventually find. | |
| Background noise problems It almost sounds like the McCormack has some type of auto-sensing gain control, but their web site and the reviews mention nothing about that. The noise doesn't really behave like any defect I've seen before, but maybe that's what is going on. Onl... | |
| Background noise problems Just had another thought. Why don't you call the power amp manufacturer and see if there is a simple mod to reduce the input sensitivity of the McCormack? This would reduce the amp's gain and reduce the hiss. You'd have to run the preamp's volume ... | |
| FLAC or Windows Lossless for music archive? The one problem I have with MS Windows formats is they have a bad habit of changing things on you. (Look at how many times they've changed the file format for *.DOC and *.XLS files over the years.) FLAC is an open-source file format and as such I ... |