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| laptop to analog, any suggestions? Try unplugging the AC power supply to run on battery power. I experienced a substantial noise reduction and increased dynamics doing this. Another good and cheap USB solution is the Philips PSC805 Aurilium, which can be found on ebay for around $5... | |
| Quiet laptop recommendations If this is just for audio, you will want/need an external usb or pccard sound card rather than what comes with the laptop. In addition, the analog output from the laptop will be much quieter and more dynamic when the laptop runs on battery as oppo... | |
| DLP lamps I understand that lamp life is severely affected by use. Don't leave one on for more than 8 hours at a time. Wait one hour before turning one on after turning off. And if your model has a power saving feature, use it. I have had a DLP projector no... | |
| Yamaha CX-10000 centennial preamp http://www.thevintageknob.org/YAMAHA/CX10000/CX10000.htmlThis is like the rich uncle to my 1987 vintage AVX100U integrated. | |
| Laptop to record LP's? laptop audio out (stereo miniplug) to L&R male RCA phono jacks into preamp tape monitor in. Preamp tape monitor out to male RCA phono jacks to stereo miniplug back into microphone in on laptop. Use program like CD Creator Soundstream (Spin Doc... | |
| suggest receivers for magnepan MMG or MMGW HT Pop on over to the Planar Asylum. People have had success with the Outlaw products. | |
| Speakers for Linn Classik? Budget $400-500 I have the B&W 302's with the Classik in a bedroom setup. If I had to do it again, I would choose a less efficient speaker, probably the Tukans or Kans. The lowest volume on CDs is too loud. | |
| Magnepan evaluation I am driving MMGs with a 35 watt tube amp with no problems and before that had no problems with a Linn Classik, which I believe was rated around 60 wpc. I would think the larger maggies would need more power, though. You might want to run a search... | |
| Front projection or not? Depends if you use it everyday or for special events. Infocus X1 DLP projector, Da Lite 100" diagonal tripod, excellent picture. $1,500 total new. I have the projector 14' away, however. Great for sports and movies. It has max 800x600 resolution, ... | |
| Tube Amplifier for Maggies Have been running a Golden tube SE-40 and Classe CP-35 pre with MMGs in a 12x16 room for five years with no problem reaching very high sound levels, although I usually listen at moderate sound levels. The SE-40 is rated at 40 wpc but is said to be... | |
| golden tube & k-horns I use a solid state pre with my GT se-40, mostly because I wanted a remote. You may want to consider having some mods done to your amp, such as those offered by sonic craft, see here: http://www.soniccraft.com/upgrades/se40.htmI had the SE40BB upg... | |
| Maggie's and cats You have to spray about once a month. Cats don't go near them. | |
| Svetlana vs. Electro Harmonix 6L6G tubes I attempted to retube from the Svets to the EH for my GT SE-40. However, the EH tubes had a quality control problem that my dealer thought was caused in shipping. Went through 4 (out of 6) tubes in four months. Dealer gave me a full refund and I w... | |
| Golden Tube Audio SE 40 Jeff at Sonic Craft did a great job on mine. I did the SE40BB ugrade ($100 plus $70 labor) after I had blown a resistor. That was seven months ago and the amp is still going strong. Jeff had me extract the circuit board and send it to him. He retu... | |
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