newbee
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| Pre-amp causing loud hiss from speakers I can't think of any reason that the balanced attenuators would sound better, or even different. What will make a difference though is the amount of attenuation that they will provide. 10db attenuators are common (and the ones that I have used) bu... | |
| Pre-amp causing loud hiss from speakers Your Rogue amps input sensitivity is 1V (high sensitivity). Your QS input sensitivity is 9V (very low). What this means is that the gain (and it's tube noise) from your pre-amp's tube section will be magnified substantially more with the Rogue and... | |
| My stereo isn't doing it for me. Need advice Almarg's suggestion is excellent (I operate my speakers with a Dialogue on the 4ohm taps and get a much more linear response than when using the 8 ohm taps). You might get a lot of mileage out of using a sound pressure meter and a frequency respon... | |
| Request for assistance please room treatment Mesch, I assume you are the OP. FWIW I found the XLO disc fine for fine tuning a system, but for helping to identify the existence and location of nulls and nodes you can't beat using a SPL meter (as made by Radio Shack) and a frequency test disc ... | |
| System Help Good advice from sbank and shakey.A Cardas set up is a good place to start with your speaker. Variations in recommendations are permissible. Don't get too anal.:-)Your room has an inherent problem dimension wise, and that is the multiples, i.e. 16... | |
| How much does the transport affect sound quality? Transports certainly contribute to the sound of a transport/dac combo. For the good or bad depending on you system and DAC, so I agree with Zd542 that using the same brand for each piece would probably be best. BUT, if you are going to do that how... | |
| Request for assistance please room treatment FWIW, while I too would like to hear what you think can be changed or improved by the use of room treatments, I think that the photos of your set up suggest (to me anyway) that one of your problems may be related to side wall reflections which mig... | |
| My stereo isn't doing it for me. Need advice My experience mirrors Shakey's advise. If this room is dedicated to audio you might try a nearfield set up (for example a 6' triangle) where the speakers are well out into the room. At moderate levels this could sound quite nice. The alternative I... | |
| Gain stages on Preamp The main benefit of adjusting gain at the pre-amp it to match the amp(input sensitivity) and speaker SPL. Too much gain and/or too much amp sensitivity and/or speaker SPL and you will raise the noise floor substantially and reduce the range of the... | |
| The most dynamic & transparent bookshelf Silverline Bolero's which I have used and venerated for the past 5 years. | |
| The most dynamic & transparent bookshelf Wim1983, FWIW I bought some Dentons for a second system but I did play them in my main system 'just for fun'. I was amazed by the fullness of the bass (well away from the wall behind them) and the tonal balance of the mid-range which was both on t... | |
| Primaluna - Rolling pre tubes question... The two center positions will reveal a greater difference than the outer two. But, I suggest that power tube selection will have a far greater influence in the sound quality. If you haven't already done so, start there and then fine tune with the ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados "Now WE MIGHT THINK.....". IMHO "WE" is most probably constituted of no more than Rok2id and his shadow.Frogman and Learsfool, FWIW I have found your posts, wherein you have tried to inform Rok2id, quite interesting and informative. It's nice to s... | |
| Getting phantom image perfectly centered Mark, I'm sure you will notice, but I posted a response under your "System". | |
| Help with System Musicality You sound like an experienced audiophile but I have to ask...Have you exhausted set up possibilities, i.e. speakers far out into the room, triangulated listening position/speaker location, wall treatments, toe in, etc? A few inches can make a big ... |