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| My North Star DAC -not picking up Toslink from STB Well, what do you know. I hadn't but finished the last message, and I hear some subtle sputtering sound from the living room. The sound stuttered a bit and then came to life. I'm getting the signal from the STB now. All is well. Soo bizarre. Anywa... | |
| My North Star DAC -not picking up Toslink from STB Hi Reubent:Thanks for the info. I'm sure you're onto something. The audio settings I found on the screen menus are very redimentary (audio language and dolby on/off - for programs with dolby programming). There doesn't seem to be any other menus. ... | |
| Best Isolation for stand mount speakers I have been using a pair of Sistrum 004 stands for my Virgo Floorstander speakers. I have been completely blown away by the improvements. My audiophile buddy, upon trying the stands, also purchased a pair. Even getting the audiopoints would likely... | |
| 'Crackle' coming from speakers when using HTPC Hi Harrya:That is great advice - I don't know how I didn't think of it before. I haven't gotten to try it yet, but I'm guessing you're onto something. I'll post what I find out once I try it.Cheers,John. | |
| Power Amp Tubes Blowing - what's wrong? Guys:Thanks for the advice and input - all good stuff. Hopefully the problem is isolated to tubes that are on their last legs. In which case my new quad should get me up and running again with no other issues to worry about. it looks like I'll nee... | |
| Power Amp Tubes Blowing - what's wrong? Thanks Warnerwh for the input. I talked to Alfred at KR Audio products. He was really helpful, and given that one tube has gone, and at least one other is on it's way out, I ordered a fresh matched quad of tubes. He recommended the KR 842 tube tho... | |
| Michell Technoarm vs Origin Live Silver vs ??? I used to have an OL Silver, using it on my Teres 255 with Shelter 501Mk2 and now ZYX Airy 3xsb. I switched out the OL Silver for an AirTech MG-1 tonearm, and found the Airtech to be a significant upgrade - really no contest, based on my experienc... | |
| Virgo II owners: What amp to buy? I drive my Virgo IIs with a pair of KR Audio 6000 (22wpc monoblocks). I get what I feel is a tremendous sound quality, eclipsing my previous amps which were Blue Circle BC2 monos (65wpc Class A). My sense is that the virgos do benefit from a littl... | |
| First Sound line stages vs. The competition You may want to consider the Supratek line, most likely the Supratek Cabernet, given your pricepoint and associated equipment. The Supratek Grange would be another option, if you did want to go for a full function preamp. The Supratek line has bee... | |
| I damanged my Shelter cartridge, next steps?.... Hi Cardiackid, thanks for the suggestion. I haven't heard of that company, so I will check it out. I also got a recommendation to send to Benz Micro in Switzerland, which I may try too. Overall, I'm now up and running with a ZYX Airy 3x-sb low out... | |
| I damanged my Shelter cartridge, next steps?.... Hi Growlar. Actually, I just sold the OL Silver this week, and am still using the MG-1. I didn't do close comparison between the two arms - it takes a little time to switch out the arms on my rig, and also, I didn't want to touch the Airy cartridg... | |
| New speaker with imaging You may want to consider Audio Physic, if it's imaging you are after. My sense is that AP may be peerless in this particular area. Virgo III, or a used Avanti may be ones to consider. Ones you're sitting in the sweet spot, the speakers literally d... | |
| Tonearm Cable:different from regular IC? Best one? Coffee_nudge - thanks for the input - was an interesting read. Looks like the reviews were more on the IC between step-up transformer and preamp. Not sure if it would matter, but the IC I need is directly between turntable and preamp as I don't ne... | |
| Tonearm Cable:different from regular IC? Best one? Guys, thanks for the response so far. That confirms my instincts - that the phono cable is a different animal. Also, it doesn't surprise me that shielding is an issue, as I did find a hum related to my use of the 47 labs cable which is about as un... | |
| Equipment Set-up Recommendations? Hi Folks:Just to update, I resolved the skipping issue by moving the turntable to the floor. I think the key problem is/was that the room is one floor up (there's a basement underneath). Hence, the floor is likely not as stable as a typical floor,... |