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| Conrad Johnson Premier 140 fuse is blown Change the fuse and see what happens. The fuse is there to protect the unit. If it blows again, the amp won't be damaged but you should then get it checked out. | |
| Pass Labs XA30.8 I'm not sure how much help this will be but I drove my Vandersteen 3A Sigs (87 dBL) in a room about your size with my Aleph 3 and found it did not have enough power for me. The 30.8 may be different but the Aleph 3 is also a 30W amp and the speak... | |
| Audirvana / Music Streamer II Help It sounds like you may have already done this but the Audio MIDI needs to be set up to output to the correct device. When I updated Audirvana a couple of months ago I had to fiddle with the MIDI settings to get it to work. | |
| Here is an interesting artist that's new to me, and I wanted to share his music. 2nd nikonnola, it's New Orleans, never 'Nawlins. That's worse than New Orleeens. | |
| Stylus not tracking and sounds terrible All these years I thought it was a motor. Until I married my Canadian wife I thought eavestroughs were gutters. | |
| Music Direct - Audio Hardware Seller? I've purchased from them for years and always had good experiences.I own a business and unfortunately not every transaction is perfect no matter how much training and how many controls we put in place.I recommend giving them the benefit of the dou... | |
| Which new amp to get? Years ago I went from a VT200 to SS amps. Krell, Pass, and Musical Fidelity, all great in their own way. I still have the Pass and MF amps. Eventually I went back to ARC with a Ref 110. For me the occasional biasing and tube replacement is worth i... | |
| Best audio tweak ever, especially for the over 60s It’s interesting that we obsess over equipment and room treatment but rarely talk about the transducer that makes it all possible.I’m getting some q-tips out of the medicine cabinet right now. | |
| Stylus not tracking and sounds terrible This whole thing is a silver lining. One result of the renovations is that my lps now reside close to my system. For the past several years my records were located in the next room. The result was that I didn’t play them as often as I would like. | |
| Stylus not tracking and sounds terrible I had the Aries on a sand-filled base for years. I lost it in a move and had major problems with the Aries on the wife-approved unit I have my gear in now. The Ginko makes it work but not like the sand-filled base sitting on a lead-filled steel st... | |
| What’s really hurting the audio hobby? Big_greg, you’re right about the pnw. Kurt at Echo Audio in Portland makes everyone feel special. That’s one of the few stores I never felt uncomfortable in.The other was Art of Audio in Beaverton. Kriell, Pass, ARC, and Magnepan gear but never ma... | |
| Stylus not tracking and sounds terrible So, the transformers in the amp are about three feet from the table. Next to the TT on the shelf but on the opposite side of the arm. I’m not sure that matters or if a TT could be affected by a transformer being located that close. I considered th... | |
| Stylus not tracking and sounds terrible I'll be moving the amp. I moved it next to the TT temporarily while waiting for some longer interconnects. What could the amp be doing to the cartridge to move the cantilever though?There was electrical work done during the renovation. Power was t... | |
| Stylus not tracking and sounds terrible Thanks Elizabeth. I tried this and was able to coax it back to center but now only have sound from one channel. Good sound, but only from the right channel. | |
| Stylus not tracking and sounds terrible Thanks Slaw. The cantilever always seemed to tilt left of center. Not like it is now, but tilting to the left a bit. But it sounded good. I guess I should have tossed it in the trash the first time I noticed it wasn't perfectly straight.Lesson lea... |