oldrooney
Responses from oldrooney
| Disadvantages of buying old solid state. I found the theory of balanced interconnects and differential amplification attractive, and when I’m building my own cables, I like the XLR connectors. I sometimes find it tough to keep the conductors from shorting out within the confines of the R... | |
| How Electricity Actually Works @rodman99999 I managed to get through the first page of the discussion you referenced and there had already been two pleas to steer it off to a siding. I noted that ‘This discussion is closed’ sign. I don’t believe that discussion had anywhere to... | |
| How Electricity Actually Works I can tell I’ve gotten to the end of this thread. Disappointing, really, to witness what was a fairly edifying discussion devolve into childish ‘mine is bigger than yours.’ | |
| How much $$ do bells and whistles add to preamp? I find myself in the camp that wants the DAC outboard, but the preamp is where the analog and digital meet on the way to amplifier and speakers. If you are considering a DAC an ‘extra,’ then you must be looking for an all analog system, which many... | |
| What defines mid-fi versus high-end? If anyone bothered to listen to the one hour 45 minute YouTube interview with founder of Merrill Audio that user danager posted above, they would be treated to a discussion of real High Fidelity as he advertised. A discussion of how “I did it myse... | |
| How to tell if your AC wiring needs an upgrade I tuned in Audiogon Forum because I have had good experiences on other forums (not audio related) and because I felt ‘comfortable’ with the general tenor of the contributions. I was also quite impressed that some dealers, and even more, some manuf... | |
| Roon/Bluesound Node - adding new DAC (non Roon-Ready) Auralic recommends using a wireless connection for streaming in order to cut down on EMI/RFI noise which surprised me. I always thought wired was best, but, like you, I’m learning new tricks which is tough for an old dog. 🙂 | |
| Test LP? Yes, there is. “The Ultimate Analog Test LP” by Analog Productions. Produced by Clark Williams and Barry Wolifson. I believe I got my copy from LP Gear, or Turn Table Labs. The tracks on Side 1 can be used to to set up a cutting lathe; Side 2 is ... | |
| Why do I need power management if I have a great power cord? To Holmz: Thank you for the clarification regarding ‘what he did there.’ I lost sight of the fact that the amp’s input signal is used to modulate the power supply being output to the speakers via tube or transistor. After digesting the Audio Scie... | |
| What am I missing? Pre/power gain and input sensitivity. Upnorthsound: Thanks for the link to Steve’s ramblings, I’ve spent a valuable hour perusing his musings. I especially liked his discourse on ‘the weakest link.’ dentdog: +1 on the value of some of the contributors to this space. I have been surpr... | |
| Why do I need power management if I have a great power cord? To atmasphere: I’m puzzled by your comment that this Nelson Pass quoted 48 Amps is “how much current is present when the power supply of the amp is shorted. It’s available to the output section in the form of charged capacitance. This is used to h... | |
| Advice needed on MC cartridges Skyscraper: I had a similar experience with the High Output Moving Coil Sumiko ‘Songbird’ cartridge, moving from what appears to have been a worn-out Stanton 500-II moving magnet cartridge. I also changed phono stages at the same time, but I’m pre... | |
| Recommendations on small ESL speakers for tiny room Glad to hear you got it working for a lot less than $7,000.00. :-) | |
| Rogue RP-1 or Schiit Freya I’ve run a Schiit Freya+ through a Rogue Stereo 100, and I had no complaints about the sound quality. I did have a problem with the user interface: no balance control, no mono button, source selection can only move to the right (meaning you have t... | |
| I am enjoying my analog system, but what can I do to improve? I don’t have the experience and knowledge of those who have been advising you, but I know ‘too much gain’ when I hear you describe it. I’m in the camp of, ‘the speakers aren’t the problem’ — the amplification is. From what limited experience I do ... |