oldhvymec
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| Noise floors Same here ZERO there is no floor noise. Turn mine all the way up on any source including my phono stage. No hiss nothing. You can turn the Lpads all the way UP on my speakers (they can be a noisy), the treble and bass, all the way up, no noise fro... | |
| Amplification: what are the biggest advances of the last 40 years? There are better parts and a lot more of them on the Boutique side.Class D amps.The greater usage of BIG valves. The 300b is being used everywhere.A lot of development in bigger power valves, KT90-170.AND top Top TOP of the line amps. Valve and SS... | |
| Installing Spade Connectors for stock Rel Speakon Cables OP you strip the two wires back. Take the stranded wire and part it down the middle in to two separate equal parts, so two wires will have 4 halves.Twist all 4 halves clockwise BUT keep them separate.Take two of the 1/2s (one from each of the 2 wi... | |
| Townshend Maximum Supertweeters My buddies leave the room or I shut the door for the rabbit if I'm blastin'.I always have. It's movement more than noise with the rabbit. BUT I always keep my voice down around Junior in any case. He loves a good rub.. Sure are great friends. Rab... | |
| Lay Off the Newbies! Well heck george they removed my post.. Wonder who got me.. LOLI’m still gonna answer the door naked.. My house, My rules..I wore a mask. What else you want. Maybe I’ll go with the classic trench coat look and a cigarette holder.I mean I didn’t ev... | |
| Putting in a dedicated power line. 2 receptacles ok? I think the question is terminology.There is a single ground bus and a single common bus, NOT keeping the two separated in the main box could cause noise.By removing or leaving the BRIDGE between the two (common and ground bus) they become one or ... | |
| RCA to RCA versus RCA to XLR Thanks.. There is a LOT of WiFi signals to pick from HERE.They are not affecting mine so far.. I run a lot of valves and a few RCAs. I run MI carts 4.5 to 5.5 no need for a SUT. Little ZP3 is not very susceptible to WiFi, that I can hear.. BUT jus... | |
| Tripp-Lite Spike Cube I use a Trip-lite Cube and 3 of there 2400. Different places different systems.. I actually like the 600 over the 2400 unless you quiet the 2400 down. They are noisy (transformer to case hum) The 600 I use is running a Mx110z and MC225. That syste... | |
| WHAT SONG TOUCHES YOUR HEART THE MOST? Amazing Grace. When my grandmother sang it.. Still hear it to this day. Playing the piano and singing in Moody Texas Local Baptist Church1966 (close). Her last words to me "It's not what you know, It's who you know" ScottyShe is waiting for me rig... | |
| Putting in a dedicated power line. 2 receptacles ok? That's ok if it makes sense to you.. It still doesn't to me.. BUT who the heck am I.. I think I'll stick with what I've been doing.. I mean I did build the house. NOT somebody else I built it, wired it, and and now repairing it after 40 years.. BU... | |
| Speaker Cables? why all the hype for expensive speaker wire? Good one your talkin food and tasting and I'm talkin actually typin' about hearing.. Some folks are deaf.. There we go.. Watermelon? I just like melons.. ;-) Maybe grapefruit. Bigger :-)No condiments please..Time to feed the chickens.. | |
| Lay Off the Newbies! As george stands before God shaking his head and saying, "That BS pure snake oil" POOF!!Ain’t snake oil now is it george, saying it over and over won’t change a thing george, BUT it sure is entertaining to watch you try.. The Apostle George # 14 u... | |
| RCA to RCA versus RCA to XLR What about shielding on cable, are you a fan? I’ve found that shielding in the real world is a God sent. BUT in the stereo world it can really dummy up the sound, I mean really mess with the clarity and SQ. I’ve found some shielding in my world wa... | |
| RCA to RCA versus RCA to XLR I’m not disagreeing with you, I’m saying YOUR way has no benefit to the TUNER, it can’t it is a single ended RCA going to the pre amp not from it. Your way may reduce noise in the cable via the shielding but not by inverting the signal. Doesn’t it... | |
| RCA to RCA versus RCA to XLR Without seeing the preamp schematic I can’t say for sure but it is likely you’d get an improvement in ground noise rejection as long as ground is connected to only the cold wire (XLR pin 3) at the RCA end. <<<<<<<<<<&... |