mrdecibel
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| No preamp in system I stated above that I really enjoy my Luminous passive. Recently, I purchased an umbilical cable from Brad at Revelation Audio Labs for my preamp (I talk about it elsewhere here at the ’Gon), to go between it and the external power supply. I am no... | |
| No preamp in system In 2016, I sold my phono gear and my record collection. Admittedly, the sq of vinyl was much more enjoyable to me, but the inconvenience of vinyl was simply too much for me, at least, at that time. RV, I completely understand what you are saying. ... | |
| No preamp in system Good for you. Enjoy! My best, MrD. | |
| What next for a Volti Lucera based system Before you buy anything new, I would experiment with some other speaker placement options, such as a foot here, a few inches there, more toe in, further from the wall, etc. I would also contact Greg Roberts and speak with him about your concerns. ... | |
| My umbilical cable between my preamp and its power supply. @fthompson251 as you likely know, break in is quite real, and ime, substantial. It will continue to improve. I have almost 300 hrs of break in on my RAL umbilical, and the sq characteristics I find so important with my enjoyment of music listening... | |
| Do I need upgraded power cables? Why Preffair? Under $40. with free shipping...that is why......and I have built power cables costing more in parts, and my time, that do not do anything better than these. Never have I indicated that they are "real", but at the price, they are FAR... | |
| My umbilical cable between my preamp and its power supply. @fthompson251 , it will make a difference immediately, but does require break in. Brad states it could take 250-300 hrs. for full break in. As of this writing, I have 200 hrs. on mine, and I would say it is pretty much fully broken in. Incredible ... | |
| Revelation audio labs I recently had a wonderful, professional and friendly experience with Brad and Revelation Audio Labs. I talk about it here under the amps preamp section. Started another one here on the cables section. Do not know what Brad's situation was during ... | |
| Do I need upgraded power cables? Hello, and I hope you are well. You have a nice system. I would go to Amazon and purchase power cables (brand is Preffair and visit their site) for your amp and subwoofers. I am not affiliated with this power cord company or Amazon. I did build po... | |
| Picking a power amp I have owned Lascalas forever and have been a Klipsch Heritage fan, forever. I have met, twice in my lifetime, PWK, and have so much respect for him. I do a lot of tweaking and damping on the entire line, because unfortunately, I feel they need it... | |
| Boulder 866—Why Did You Sell? @helomech , I hope you are well. I see this trend with many pieces of audio gear, as it never seems to stop. Audiophilia is a disease (not necessarily a bad thing), and I understand it, completely. However, I do feel there are too many listeners (... | |
| I could have started this on the cables thread.....but.... @lordmelton Brad has been extremely professional with me during my cable design/purchase process. In my case, the cable is "set and forget", meaning it suspends from the preamp chassis down about a meter to the power supply, and all is well. Your ... | |
| I could have started this on the cables thread.....but.... Ralph, what do you mean by " if you don’t bypass an umbilical? The cable is directional, and reading Brad’s material talks about grounding at one end (source), and not the other (component). The power cables I have built, I do this the same way. M... | |
| I could have started this on the cables thread.....but.... Some miraculous breaking in of the RAL cable going on the last 12 hours. Brad states his cables can take 250-300 hrs. to fully break in.....I have always believed in cable/equipment break in, but this is a preamp that is truly, now, showing what i... | |
| I could have started this on the cables thread.....but.... @grunge1000 I am so sorry you are a non-believer. The factory cable was not damaged, but a "throw in", based on keeping the cost down. I am now assuming every other preamp I have owned with an outboard power supply, without question, would have b... |