mrowlands
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| Those break in CD I'm assuming that $180 pays for a lot of engineering time and expensive equipment used to optimize the signal.(?) I've used Stereophile's Burn-In Noise (track 20) on Test CD 3, the System Burn-In (track 9) on the XLO Test/Burn-In CD, and the Equip... | |
| How good is my source? Mkaes, I'm afraid Cornfedboy didn't get his cornflakes this morning! We realize that not all of us can afford this stuff brand-new and get in-home demos on it. Anyway, having relatively good ears, a very revealing system, and a CL-20, I feel the C... | |
| Modulus 3A MM phono.Need help with cart choices. Here's a setup I was very happy with:M3A with the gain switch in the low setting due to a tuner with a high output.McCormack DNA 0.5 (100W/ch @ 8 ohms)Thiel CS1.5 (86db)Benz Micro Glider @ 1mVNote that the Glider is a MC cartridge and it seems to ... | |
| Opinions on Wireworld Eqinox cables As the rest of my system grew in resolution, my Equinox MkII interconnects (.5M and 5M RCAs) always provided decent resolution without being fatiguing. It took a considerably more expensive cable to get better resolution without being fatiguing. I... | |
| Maintaining an Even Keel. Don't forget the speakers! My Thiels actually prefer a slight lean back, but they must have the same angle. The floor changes unevenly with the weather, and the image as well as my ears can suffer. | |
| power consumption Drubin, I've searched the forums for the results of your measurements but can't find anything. What did you find? | |
| power consumption For those of us in California with Class A amps (my Pass X150 idles at 200W), don't forget that plugging it into a PS Audio Power Plant causes approximately double the power usage! And for those of you with air conditioning, don't forget that the ... | |
| power consumption Whether the amp uses more power when playing or idling is dependent on the technology of the amp. A typical "Class A" (not to be confused with a Stereophile "A" rated) amp will use as much power idling as playing at low to medium volumes. If the a... | |
| what is it like to mix tube and solid.. I've had both very good and not so good experiences with a tube pre amp and a solid state power amp. The main thing to watch out for is that many tube pre amps have a rather high output impedance and some solid state power amps have a low input im... |