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| Cat Stevens.... Great Artist or Wacko? The Cat is one of my all-time favorite artists. So many of his songs touched me on a personal and a musical level. Additionally, I have to respect a guy who can turn his back on money and fame for the sake of his beliefs--surely his choice was bet... | |
| Who R U? Hey Guys, It's nice to meet my fellow audiophile crazies. I'm a past president of the NJ audio society, and have written for The Audiophile Voice, Positive Feedback, and SoundStage.com. I'm presently the editor at StereoTimes.com. In case you are ... | |
| How much $$ in a TT to equal a midfi CDP I've heard the Rega Planet in a good system and to me, it sounded a bit harsh, lacked harmonic continuity, and was not at all pleasant in the high frequencies. I think that there are many decent TT/cartridge combinations in the same price range th... | |
| Oh Pls Help Commodore, I'm glad that the cheater plugs worked for you! Now if you ever suspect that an ungrounded amp is on the verge of melt-down (major failure) don't touch the amp, pull the rubberized plug out of the AC outlet instead and let it cool befor... | |
| Oh Pls Help Not meaning to beat around the Busch, but are you sure this guy didn't spill a little beer into the powered-up amp before he touched it? How many did he chug down anyway. I have to apologize for my indefensible flippancy, but I've always held that... | |
| Oh Pls Help Hey, Ralph Nader, thanks for that hair-raising anecdote. I think we can agree that it's certainly tragic when good beer goes to waste. :) I guess I'll just have to install a dedicated earth ground for all my audio gear. If your heads-up prevents j... | |
| High current or high wattage amps Then again, if you use electrostatic speakers, these normally require copious voltage as opposed to current--and a "high-current" amp produces less voltage for a given wattage rating if I'm not mistaken. So for driving electrostatics, the reverse ... | |
| Oh Pls Help Yo Commodore, You can pick up the 3-prong AC adapter plugs ("cheaters") at any electronics store, even Radio Shack. Some supermarkets, drug stores, discount stores like Wal-Mart, Home Depot, or any hardware store--really just about anywhere! These... | |
| Oh Pls Help Brian, sorry--I got you mixed up with the fellow who first posted the question. Anyway, I was referring to AC plug adapters, not RCA jack shorting plugs. Sorry for my confusion. | |
| Oh Pls Help Hey Brian, If you only have one AC adapter plug you could try it on the Cary AC cord first, because that could cure the hum as well. | |
| Oh Pls Help Hi Brian, The quickest and easiest thing to try in addressing the ground loop problem would be to inatall "cheater plugs" on the amp's AC cords so as to float the ground pin. You can pick them up for a couple of dollars if you don't have them on h... | |
| 2 Pre amps: Huge volume difference?? Perhaps one is a passive model and the other is active--and even if they are both active there could be differences in the amount of gain each delivers. There could also be differences in the tapering of the volume controls. Anyway, the arbitrary ... | |
| What price hi-fi? Ben, I don't wish to enter a philosophical debate on the stratification of performance/value of audio gear. However, with regard to the Bel Canto DAC-1, I vote BUY IT! I own one (which replaced a Parasound DAC-2000 Ultra) and I couldn't be more pl... | |
| Know Origin Live arms and TT kits? Jay, There's a good review of the Origin Live modified RB250 and RB300 arms at www.stereotimes.com | |
| Is there an alternate to Martin Logans? Dude, you've posted this question before and I think you received many good suggestions--including my own personal favorite, the InnerSound Eros--so what's the problem??? If you didn't see all the follow-ups to your thread, they're accessible from... |