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| are all power conditioners noisy? The PS Audio UPC-200 is a very good power conditioner and it's quiet. Their Power Plants are pretty quiet too, as I recall. I think most power conditioners are fairly quiet. Maybe the transformer mounts in your unit loosened during shipping; or ma... | |
| Need some advice on Stax sr-lambda earspeakers As I recall, the SR Lambdas (which I owned for a while in the mid 80's) sounded extended in the treble and anemic in the bass. This gave them a somewhat thin and analytical balance. But I think that pairing them with a warm sounding tube amp (into... | |
| Hiss noise from speakers The problem is not exclusive to separates -- integrateds and receivers do the same thing. As Aball said, it is pretty common. That said, some preamps are more noisy than others and many times the noisier ones sound better (but not always). But if ... | |
| Running Active Speakers - Neophyte Needs Advice For the hum, try reversing the interconnects at the respective speaker and source ends. Usually a shield is hooked to one end and if you have it the wrong way you could get hum/noise.All you need is a volume control to run those speakers, whether ... | |
| are your kids interested Bbaxley2, yes, but it's probably the 60Hz hump that's making him want to dance around the room... :) | |
| what amp will mate well with my gear? I'd probably start by replacing those MIT 330 interconnects with something a lot less capacitive. It will make as much difference as changing to different amps, but will probably cost less. | |
| Small-ish speakers for a very large room? Oops, I see that you were looking for smaller speakers to fill your requirements. You can probably find some that will work to some degree, but I doubt that they'll work as well as larger speakers in a room the size of yours. So you may have to co... | |
| Small-ish speakers for a very large room? To me, the MMG's would be too inefficient to work well in your situation, not to mention that they lack slam and impact in general.I think I'd consider a pair of the Energy C-9 speakers. They're about 94dB/W efficient and have good range and impac... | |
| Is harmonic accuracy and timbre important at all? The Vandersteens and Theils may be harmonically accurate, but may also lack speed, dynamics, transient capability, and other qualities that are important to many audiophiles.Also, once you put any loudspeaker into a room and connect it to a bunch ... | |
| a question on Perpetual P-3A Actually, it does tell you how to select the resolution if you read the manual. It's simple step-by-step. I used to own that unit so I no longer have the manual. But as I recall, you had to hold one of the buttons down for a few seconds and then t... | |
| DAC for $1800 or less? I'm getting very impressive results out of a Benchmark DAC1. One Stereophile review said it was comparable to his Levinson DAC with the ML DAC edging it in the low bass.I also use the SignalCable interconnects -- You've got to try the Silver Resol... | |
| Is Smoking Really That Bad For Audio Equipment? I once bought an amp from a heavy smoker on Audiogon who claimed the amp was in "near-mint" condition and did not divulge that the amp was exposed to a lot of smoking. I'm telling you, the thing reeked and was disgusting. I had to take it all apar... | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? Yeah, I used to think that digital couldn't or wouldn't be able to convey the soul and emotion of analog. I'm happy to report that I was completely wrong.The acid test for me is whether the reproduced music can affect me emotionally enough to brin... | |
| Using Double Preamplification vs X10D V3 Onhwy61, I think you need to get out more. :)Rwwear, I can't say that I've experimented that thouroughly with all the possible volume settings. Since both preamps have gain neither of them has to be turned up that high. I believe I have the Paraso... | |
| Hum/Buzz from Phono Gear -PS Audio 200 HB??? Also make sure there are no power cables running in close proximity to the interconnects. If they have to cross, cross at right angles and try to keep separated by a few inches. Using shielded interconnects on the phono might make an improvement a... |