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| Question about Gain, amp power and volume Ed's is on point - in fact some manufacturers will even admit to this, that the pre-amp sounds best with the volume between 10 & 2. Also the volume control on many pre amps is not linear, the gradiations being much smaller as you rotate the di... | |
| Question about Gain, amp power and volume Mike, Its not about the power output of your amp, its about the amps input sensitivity. An amp with a high input sensitivity, say .5v will present problems if you have highly sensitive speakers (the higher, the more problems, including hearing res... | |
| sctatched records Well, since I can't say it will help, I guess I have to say it could damage the stylus tip. Depends whats in the groves, but if they are truly dirty the answer is definately yes. Clean your records before you play them - the clicks and pops from s... | |
| Question about Gain, amp power and volume Well, FWIW, 11 o'clock is more rotation than most folks can get under normal circumstances using speakers with your speakers sensitivity. Don't forget that your source's gain contributes to the gain from the pre-amp section of your intergrated. No... | |
| Postal Money Order versus Bank Money Order ??? One major benefit of using the postal service for MO's and anything else is their willingness to pursue fraud by people using their services, including mail. Smart crooks do not correspond by mail, take USPS MO's, or mail packages USPS for that re... | |
| Cheap reliable 100 wpc tube amps I wouldn't wait. If you are careful in your selection you will have no difficulty in reselling it later if and when you decide to upgrade. For example, I'm still using in a 2nd system a Sonic Frontiers SFS 80 I bought 10 years ago - you can buy th... | |
| noise...from preamp or amp??? You are correct - it could be a gain issue assuming that your amp's input sensivitity is high (like .5v to 1v) and/or your speakers are very efficient. You can reduce the gain by installing in-line attenuators (I can't recommend any off hand, but ... | |
| condenser versus direct coupled? Sean raises a good issue, that is speaker protection from DC. Make sure the drivers in you speakers are replaceable before you decide to use an amp that passes DC. Its not a huge deal if you take out a couple of drivers due to DC unless you can't ... | |
| noise...from preamp or amp??? Tube rush (noise) in your ARC pre-amp. You could probably use some new low noise tubes. | |
| 2 amplifiers, 1 pair of speakers I agree with Kr4's 1st paragraph! Been there, done that, and fortunately I just blew a fuse in one of the amps! :-(I now run two sets of cables from different amps using banana plugs. Far superior to introducing a switching devise and only a small... | |
| Foam bass traps and diffusor panels Well, FWIW, Rives places my speakers within a few inches of where I had already located them by ear/meter/disc - I didn't move them. His program had the seat a foot more forward than I set it, coming much closer to an equalateral triangle. I have ... | |
| Foam bass traps and diffusor panels Now I understand more of your problem. You have undoubtedly dimensional induced bass standing waves. Have you done a check with a sound level meter (Radio Shack) with a test disc (Rives is adjusted to the RS meter) to find out where your bass rise... | |
| Foam bass traps and diffusor panels Now that you've adjusted your speakers, try adjusting your listening position - you may be sitting in a bass node of consequence. Re bass traps - the efficiency of any bass trap will depend on the frequency at which you are experiencing the rise -... | |
| Help Where to start with jazz????? Buy a copy of AllMusic Guide to Jazz. When you next listen to this radio station pay attention to who is playing. Then research the artist in this guide and buy one of his more highly recommended discs. Often you can also get some hints about who ... | |
| Current Trends in multi thousand dollar speakers Dawgbyte, You refer to Sean's 'cause' therefor I assume you have it pinned down. When I first noted his posts on this issue I thought he would in fact be marketing a speaker in the near future sporting a design which was in some way inovative in s... |