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| Bass distortion-Playing LP's only,,,,please help @krelldog...these were/are known also as subsonic filters. I'm sure you've owned at least one preamp or phono stage that had one. They used to be pretty prominent on preamps, but not so much now. | |
| Bass distortion-Playing LP's only,,,,please help Sounds to me like you might be getting acoustic feedback/acoustic breakthrough/intermodulation distortion/rumble through the speakers.This happens if the system is turned up too loud and the speakers are causing the arm/cart to excite. A rumble fi... | |
| Which good CD transports can be found in the used market? Depending on your budget, CEC makes some of the best transports available. Here is a CEC CD player, but it would make a really sweet transport, (has AES/EBU, Coax RCA and toslink outputs).https://www.audiogon.com/listings/cd-sacd-players-c-e-c-cd... | |
| What is your speaker ownership history since 1995? There is no way that I could come up with a list of the speakers I have owned over the past 22 years. If I could, it would make the OP's list look pretty small :-) | |
| Adding a turntable to my system Your Marantz AV7005 does NOT have a built-n phono stage, so you will need, in addition to the turntable, an external phono stage.BTW, the Debut Carbon is an excellent starter table. It doesn't have a phono stage inboard, but most of these within ... | |
| Does anyone remember the phone call listening room inmprovement scam? Geoff Kait at his finest :-)http://www.machinadynamica.com/machina60.htm | |
| VPI is bringing back the Magic Brick! Thanks for the link. Here is one that works :-)http://www.elusivedisc.com/VPI-Magic-Brick/productinfo/VPI-BRICK/Looks like the $299.99 price is for (2) bricks, but still... | |
| Lesser known 2 way bookshelf Speakers from the 80's I was a dealer back them. Some of my favorite brands:CamberMirageMissionSpica | |
| Turntable Illumination - Recommendations? Ikea makes a few. I have a couple of these:http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30266989/http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20169658/http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20315674/ | |
| I need a new DAC! Advice/Recommendations? Oppo Sonica DAC | |
| Most aesthetic classic turntable La Luce:http://www.spj-laluce.com/products.htmOracle:https://www.oracle-audio.com/delphi-mkvi-second-generationTransrotor Dark Star:https://goldenacoustics.gr/products/transrotor/dark-star-reference/ | |
| XLR Question Page 17 has the pin outs of the Onkyo XLR input:http://filedepot.onkyousa.com/Files/own_manuals/PR-SC5508_En_web.pdf | |
| XLR Question According to the manual: Connecting a Balanced Audio Source You can connect a balanced audio source to the AV controller’s BALANCE L/R INPUT jacks by using two XLR audio cables. To use the balanced input, you must assign it to an input selector (... | |
| New Magnepan MMGi Magnepan seldom divulges much information, if and when, they do any upgrades. The (i) version was known to have a different tensioning of the mylar and maybe a cap or two in the crossover was changed. | |
| Record Cleaning Mystery Make sure the vacuum path has no blockage or leaks. Check the wand and be sure it is clean and check the wand holder to be sure nothing is lodged in it. Not sure how many revolutions you use before stopping the vacuum, but I would recommend a min... |