newbee
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| Amplifier Hum Problem Usually a ground hum caused by an amp/pre-amp interface will be constant in volume, i.e. not change with an increase in volume. The volume control, typically, only attentuates the signal from the source component into the pre-amp. The pre-amps out... | |
| Narrowed speaker selection down to 5 choices Yep - Silverline Boleros. At least they float my boat. I have them in a 19.5x13.5x9 room on the short wall. I drive them with all tube systems. Great resolution of detail with out any glare or brightness. Maybe a small BBC dip in the mid-range add... | |
| DAC TUBE Yep - I'm still using an old one. I'm presently using a new production Tung Sol 12AX7A. Nice combo of warm and detailed. In my system............. | |
| Why does Cary Audio keep discontinuing good amps? A large manudacturer makes amplifier 'X' that has an appeal to a finite number of folks who buy them. After the initial sales period the demand is reduced to a trickle, so the manufacturer has two options, 1)Bring out something 'new' or 2)Bring ou... | |
| Tubes for Audio Research SP16L Tubes age. The presentation softens some when they are 'old' and they can get noisy. The best thing you can do to avoid angst over slow degredation is to have a spare set on hand and, depending on amount of use, put the new set in every year or so... | |
| Live with A Hum vs. Buy An Outboard Phono Stage Well I see I came late to your 'party'. At the end of your other post you seemed to have solved your problem which you traced to an interaction between the amp and the pre-amp. -You referred to RF if I recall - I've a very short memory :-). Going ... | |
| Live with A Hum vs. Buy An Outboard Phono Stage What kind of pre-amp are you using? If it has tubes in the phono stage you could be getting hum from them. I'm not sure I understand what you mean by shorted interconnects - are you saying that you in essence shorted the phono inputs by using IC's... | |
| Live with A Hum vs. Buy An Outboard Phono Stage It can be, but often a hum can be caused by a phono stage, one that is in the pre-amp, or an outboard one, that is too close to transformers, especially in amps, and the cables from the TT to the phono stage must also be placed carefully so they d... | |
| John Potis - Rest in peace Trelja, FWIW I have corresponded with Bill and I think he better appreciates my POV as I do his. I will not reiterate it here.But FWIW, I think John's works deserve to live, in what ever form or manner that his estate finds appropriate, so others,... | |
| John Potis - Rest in peace Yes, Bill it certainly is distasteful. In fact I think we should burn all of the literature of dead authors and purge historical records of any mention of their existence. Period.What's the matter, John published some reviews of equipment that you... | |
| Are 90's mid-fi units as good as hi-fi from 80's "Anyone here remember......"Yep! The gap, actually a gulf I think, between the quality of sound from tubed based equipment and ss was huge, IMHO. There were a few exceptions at the top of the line of a couple of manufacturers, but the rest was exc... | |
| Hum in an Suminko Project RM-4 Turntable. It is true. I have a Grado and use it in an Oracle TT/MMT arm combo - the motor is shielded, no hum! Same cartridge used in a Mission TT, same arm, with unshielded motor - when the cartridge is on the outside edge of an LP hum is minimal but as it... | |
| Tired of Problems with Tube Equipment If you like the sound of SS stuff, don't fret just buy it. If you don't particularily like the sound, but you think it will last forever without maintenance, and that is important to you, buy it. When it fails you can just believe it is some sort ... | |
| Background noise Sorry, I didn't pay much attention to your original post........If you are getting tube rush/hiss without a TT connected, then you have either a phono stage with a high(ish) noise floor, noisy tubes, or very efficient speakers which will reveal no... | |
| Background noise "I still believe a gain mismatch is contributing to the OP)'s noise issue"As you should, you are correct! In fact it is central to the issue. IMHO of course. |