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| Revel Ultima Salon 2's vs B&W 802d's please read this new current month issue of 'Stereophile'. Kal Rubinson does his usual great job of reviewing both the new B and W 800 diamond; and the Meridian 861 v6; he really liked the 802 diamonds he reviewed earlier; and feels that the 800's... | |
| Revel Ultima Salon 2's vs B&W 802d's oops; to correct my last post; the Revels were in fact powered by the Mark Levinson amps...not Parasound... | |
| Revel Ultima Salon 2's vs B&W 802d's I recently went to a local dealer who had both speakers set up in same room; the new B and W 802 diamond; not the 'd' models; and the Revel Ultima Salon 2's...the B and w were powered by recommended Classe power amp; revel's I think by Parasound..... | |
| Why Not More Conversation about VAC? I bought a used VAC phibeta pre here on the 'gon; the owners manual mentions NOT to try to tube roll...I am curious after reading some of these reads about people's experience with tube rolling vs stock tubes...is it possible? does it affect warra... | |
| mbl 101e vs 116f vs 111f all three speakers share the identical tweeter/supertweeter radiater unit on the top...the 101'e has the 'football' radial unit in the middle; above the woofer units...the 111 and the 116 have traditional speakers; side firing for midbase..the 116... | |
| PS Perfect Wave Trans/DAC versus Meridian 808.2 I had a Meridian 861 v 4.2; with a G-98 transport; going into their HD621 switcher; which had the apodizing filter..using Bryston 28sst's monoblocks and analog speakers...found the Meridian gear very digital sounding; and it limited sending full f... | |
| Best undiscovered speakers on the market today ? A second two thumbs up for Venture speakers....incredible sound and build quality, great cabinets... Almost no advertising presence, no re net reviews....but fantastic word of mouth...too bad they are so freaking expensive, much better than Magico's | |
| how to eliminate another anoying 'hum' from tubed Tried lifting the ground by using cheater 3 to 2 plug on VAC pre, no cure, still humming. I'll call and check whether the line protector will work for directv signal. Running out of options, looking for more ideas and help. Thanks | |
| how to eliminate another anoying 'hum' from tubed tried a Jensen product; but it states on box not designed for satelite feeds; it only works with cable tv boxes for some reason; I placed one in my rig; reduced hum; but it failed to send sat signal to set; screen had ' searching for satelite' err... | |
| how to eliminate another anoying 'hum' from tubed Lostbears:Yes; the ground is isolated to the ground rod; which is located at the opposite side of the house where the main panel is located; over 100 feet away...none of the other sat receiver boxes in house have ground hum; when hooked up to othe... | |
| Loud humming when I connect my DVD player Jim; great response; you must have an electrical background; appreciate your knoweldge. I will call my electrician who ran my dedicated 20amp lines; and have him help me; don't have a tall enough ladder for Satelite; nor do i feel comfortable perf... | |
| Loud humming when I connect my DVD player Dear Jim; thanks for your thoughtful and thorough response. silly question: how do I identify the ground block on my Satelite dish cable system; and where might it be? What does it look like? Is it where the 14g cooper ground wire is coming out of... | |
| Need opinion on Marantz processor just received a 7005; never had Marantz before; hooked it all up, including hdmi from directv sat box; and had a horrible ground loop hum; not there when I had Meridian gear and hd621 switch to handle combined ht and two channel..tried to trouble ... | |
| Loud humming when I connect my DVD player I used this product to suppress hum from directv hum with sat cable. When I placed Jensen between coax and sat receiver, it reduced hum 80%, but it failed to pass sat signal, kept getting 'searching for sat signal' error. What works for sat signal... | |
| need suggestion about pre-amp, price around $5,000 Does the EAR 868 belong on this list? Dont see many positive comments about this product; but its in correct price range, has remote; balanced, etc... |