nsgarch
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| auxillary ground question There are several posts on the Gon dealing with this question. The gist of it is: Dedicated circuit --good, secondary ground - bad. Reason: a difference in potential between the two grounds; which not only can create a current in the grounding sys... | |
| Help me spend $8,000 this is really long, sorry What kind of cartridge would you be using? MM, hi output MC or low output MC? | |
| Tube Replacement: Single, Pair, or Quad? I think it may be something very simple like how you are doing the the bias adjustment. Especially if (you didn't say) the 45 minute "blow time" is unrelated to listening levels. In other words, something besides the driving voltage is causing the... | |
| Too much bass Scott, I was going to bring up the point Gunbei did, about amp/preamp mismatch, but you indicated that you didn't have this problem with several other speakers.I suppose it could be the output tubes, as Gunbei suggests, but it seems unlikely they'... | |
| Too much bass If the M 120's are in Triode mode, try switching them to Ultra-Linear mode. Also (I assume you are, but....) use the 8 ohm tap for the 2c's. Other than that, your amps should have plenty of power.The other possible issue might be speaker wire. Not... | |
| Seek cartridge w/ following description : Raul, I'm sorry, but I completely disagree with you. I think both the SME IV.Vi and SME V are a WONDERFUL MATCH with the Transfiguration, the Helikon, or the Titan.If that is what you hear, then you need to check your system. Something is not righ... | |
| Seek cartridge w/ following description : Definitely a Transfiguration Temper W (0.55 mV) or Temper V (0.30 mV)They retail for $4000 msrp, but can be gotten for around $2000.Other contenders:Lyra Titan. (hard to find a deal though)vdH Condor (very near your budget, but delicate and easy t... | |
| Phono stage picking up radio signals? Zargon, thank you. There are some cable manufacturers who, especially in their speaker cables (which aren't ever "ground shielded",) orient their arrow direction based on "wire draw." Which simply means the direction the wire was pulled through th... | |
| Phono stage picking up radio signals? RE VH IC's: If the shield is only connected at one end, then it can't be carrying anything. The term "ground return" is sometimes used to mean the negative signal conductor.You can mix shielded and unshielded in the same system if you want to.I st... | |
| battling the pops and clicks I know it's true, but I've never heard anyone explain WHY some cartridges seem to transmit (or reproduce?) "pops and clicks" while other don't. Or could it be static discharge from the record surface that some cartridges add to the signal while ot... | |
| Help critic my system I'm not getting into a Kabel Kontest, but I've only ever heard two negative comments about ANY Wilson speakers: ugly and/or overpriced. Clinical, and unnatural midrange? NEVER! | |
| Phono stage picking up radio signals? Clio09: "shielded on both ends" or "shielded on one end" is not the correct terminology. A shield, whether it's braid or foil (sometimes both,) encloses the cable from one end to the other.If the shield is connected to the ground pin (in the case ... | |
| Help critic my system I'd recommend the best Transparent, or Purist Dominus for your speaker cable (Siltech if you can afford it). I'm not a Kimber fan. | |
| Phono stage picking up radio signals? Clio09: Sounds like the RFI problem was in the phono preamp. As for your question about the ground wires, yes you can connect them as you say -- just make sure the TT and the tonearm aren't electrically connected (no metal parts touching) or you w... | |
| battling the pops and clicks And don't forget, both old and new records (especially old) which have popitis (not the ones that don't) can benefit from an application of Last Record Preservative. You'll have to play the record a couple of times to get rid of the excess Last (n... |