noromance
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| Music from a laptop- on AC or via battery power? Yes. In most cases, the SMPS is in the external adapter which supplies DC to the laptop. | |
| Living with unsolvable hum - Any audio detectives out there? It looks like there is something up with the preamp. Can you induce more hum by putting your hand (almost touching) the tubes including the power supply? This may indicate a suspect tube. | |
| Living with unsolvable hum - Any audio detectives out there? Troubleshooting the impact of cable modems would require disconnection of devices. Many have internal batteries and transformer termination of the input cable which can cause issues. | |
| For auld lang syne, ..high-end companies you really liked that are gone.... Auld Langs-iety. | |
| Cautionary Tale Definite increase in the number of wealthy purchasers supporting the high-end market enabling high end manufacturing aimed at building a small number of state of the art pieces. | |
| Amazon Music HD..... Not For Audiophiles Tidal HiFi didn't cut the "audiophile" mustard for me but it was fun to explore other music for a year. | |
| Living with unsolvable hum - Any audio detectives out there? Check for WiFi/routers/cable modems in the vicinity. | |
| What is it in MM that can give me goose-bumps? 🤔 Once you've had Decca/London, you can't go back! | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Gangsters Of Love - S/T (Capitol 1973) | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Dawn Of The Century Ragtime Orchestra – Silks And Rags (Arcane 1972) | |
| Receiver Am I doing something wrong? I have a 65" 4k TV and tube amps in 2 channels with a sub... | |
| Preamp for under $400 with tone/bass adjustment? I thought you sorted the bass on your system with the MM/MC switch... | |
| Rega Planar 3 : Heavily upgraded yet produces a sound that I don't like Regarding VTA, mentioned above, here are 2 images:Humor me and remove VTA shim and felt mat. | |
| My left speaker emits a slight soft static high pitched noise You've a lot of stuff going on there. Go back to basics and disconnect everything and start from scratch with power amp and speakers, and listen for the noise as you reconnect each item, step by step. | |
| Garrard 60hz Strobed platter Do a sound quality check on both platters. Let them spin for 20 mins before testing. |