nmolnar
Responses from nmolnar
| 6H30 replacement Why would Pathos Heritage use the 6H30 if it was inferior to these legacy tubes? Feel free to tube roll but maybe you are better off getting rid of this piece for one that is designed for legacy tube rolling which have a better selection of varia... | |
| Ethernet patch panel and network switch question If you want to try a mod that actually may improve your streaming network, check out the following article in Absolute Sound: How To Optimize Digital Streaming With Optical Fiber - Page 2 of 2 - The Absolute Sound Having a fiber Ethernet connect... | |
| Ethernet patch panel and network switch question You don't need to do any of this in my opinion. Is your system currently performing well as-is? What problem are you trying to solve? If you are happy with it just leave it alone as most of these suggestions from an IT standpoint are in no way goi... | |
| Questions about Ethernet Cabling Nice system! I need to clarify as I may have caused confusion on this point. I meant that from the main mesh router and/or it's switch connect the mesh satellites using a star wiring topology configuration so that each satellite mesh router is... | |
| Questions about Ethernet Cabling Great article in Absolute Sound about adding Fiber Optical connectivity to your system: https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/how-to-optimize-digital-streaming-with-optical-fiber General suggestions I have implemented and found to improve sy... | |
| Living with unsolvable hum - Any audio detectives out there? Take a look at the below troubleshooting guide for this type of problem.https://www.jensen-transformers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ts_guide.pdf | |
| Audio Research preamps EXCESSIVE OPERATING COSTS McIntosh makes equipment for home theater, ARC does not. | |
| Mytek Manhattan II as preamp I have a Mytek Manhattan II that I tried as a preamp and it was good but not as good as my Audio Research LS-28 line stage. I use the analog volume control setting and that sounds marginally better than the digital volume control setting. Try it ... | |
| Charging A Fee To Demo An Amplifier In A Brick & Mortar Store This dealer has previously been mentioned in posts as one to avoid so stay away. | |
| Advice on best upgrade path for a Mac Mini setup You may wish to consider the Small Green Computer's SonicTransporter as a replacement for your Mac-based computer configuration scenarios. This work as a very flexible (audio) purpose build LINUX based computer for the application described. It is... | |
| Used Audio Research Preamp Options I checked the ARC LS3 owner's manual and found that the Direct/Normal switch acts as described above and bypasses the Balance, Mode and Input Selector switches.As I recall from when I owned an LS3, there was no great sonic difference using the Dir... | |
| Used Audio Research Preamp Options You may want to do some further reading on the pros and cons of a preamp vs. direct connection. One approach is a passive line stage, i.e. a device which provides basic input switching, volume controls and outputs but no amplification of the signa... | |
| Used Audio Research Preamp Options I had previously owned an Audio Research SP-3 and LS-3 and earlier this year decided to upgrade preamps. After considering some of the excellent suggested used ARC preamps mentioned in the above responses, I decided to pick a new ARC LS-17SE on cl... |