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| Help with blown amp I agree with TWL that the burning plastic smell would seem to indicate some sort of fried part as opposed to just a popped fuse. Chances are that you probably will not be able to repair the amp yourself and since you can't seem to get the cover of... | |
| VPI Synchronous Motor Hum problem Well, you could always move the belt to the larger 45 rpm pulley by hand if all else fails... | |
| A challenging question Hey Chuck,Don't you know that if you "upsample" an analog source you are actually "downsampling" it? That's because all analog sources have an "infinite" sampling rate already... | |
| Where do you plug in? Hi Judith,I agree with Richard about losing the power strip unless it is something special. Maybe a Juice Bar from PS Audio would work for you. You can Daisy chain them if you need more than 6 receptacles. They're about $200 each. Personally I'd p... | |
| Senior Audiophiles - Audiophile since the 60-70's? This is an interesting thread -- I thought everyone here was younger than me, but now I see that I have a few peers.My audiotrek began around 1963 (age 11). My first "system" was a handheld AM transistor radio and I let Scott Muney, and Cousin Bru... | |
| Neat Ultimatum Caterham1700 -- all that for only $16k? Wow!I guess what I'm trying to say is for that kind of money they ought to sound pretty good... As other speakers in that price range sometimes do. | |
| Neat Ultimatum If we don't hear them -- what will happen to us? | |
| What Happened? Hi Rick, don't you hate when that happens? It's always best to make one component swap at a time, so if you go wrong, it's a simple matter to change things back. You said the amp is new, so I would start by trying a different amp and see if things... | |
| Sherlock Holmes needs clues This thread turned out to be more fun then I would have deduced. It could also be that Judith's speakers have a crossover in the vicinity of the frequency band in question that may have some negative effects... | |
| Question on setting up mono block Sean is probably right about there being a resistor in series with the 1V input. And his advice seems very good. I'd take it. :) | |
| Question on setting up mono block If it gives enough gain, I'd use the one with the lower input sensitivity (1V)as it may bypass an active gain device. On the other hand, if you need the extra gain to achieve realistic playback levels then by all means use the 0.5V input. | |
| Sherlock Holmes needs clues Yeah, Judith -- I think you may need to test the analog waters. One pretty simple way you can rule out room interactions is to listen to the music via a decent pair of headphones. Heck, even a cheap pair of Grado SR 60's will tell you what you wan... | |
| Sherlock Holmes needs clues Elementary, my dear:It could be your CD player -- piano is an instrument with many complex overtones. Many CD players (even expensive ones with favorable reviews) fail at trying to reproduce natural sounding piano music. violins, cellos, and even ... | |
| Reel to Reel Question? Hey David99,I see a lot of R2R's going for decent prices on ebay -- some are even auctioned with tape collections. Garage sales are also a source of tapes. You can probably get into it (find a decent machine plus some tapes) for under $500. I'd go... | |
| Reel to Reel Question? Hi Bob,Thank you for your reply. I think the unit is working properly, but I just wanted to be sure since it now has a warranty.Man, does it ever sound great! I started playing some prerecorded tapes through my Grado headphones last night and it b... |