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| Advice on Turntable & MC cartridge under $2k @tooblue Thanks for the suggestion, I'm in the UK and those turntables are pretty expensive here. I'll keep an eye out for a used one.@chakster I'm actually quite happy with my MM cart but I need an MC to test a preamp design. I'm set up with the ... | |
| Advice on Turntable & MC cartridge under $2k The title should read 'Advice on Turntable & MC cartridge under $2k'For some reason the '&' changed to '&', which is confusing here. I'm not looking for an amp as well. | |
| Can an IC based amp be considered 'high end'? Thanks for all the responses... I guess 'high end' is a pretty subjective term. It's nice to see that most are open minded about the technology used and not put off by the use of ICs. The LM3886 is a good sounding amp with a competent implementati... | |
| Can an IC based amp be considered 'high end'? @atmasphere Thanks for the considered response. So, do you go for 'high end' or do you favour some of those criteria over others? | |
| Can an IC based amp be considered 'high end'? Opposing perspectives here@beetlemania - Thanks for the link that's a really interesting article. the **intention** is what makes it high end@atmasphere - That's an interesting view, I take that to mean an uncompromising focus on audio quality - ... | |
| Can an IC based amp be considered 'high end'? Either of those are solid state technologies.Yeah, you're right, I meant discrete solid state. | |
| Can an IC based amp be considered 'high end'? What else is there?Amplifiers based on integrated circuits (chips) rather than discrete transistors. | |
| Can an IC based amp be considered 'high end'? @teo_audio, thanks, that's interesting and the reviews seem to take it seriously. I guess I wondered whether knowing an amp was based upon an IC would put audiophiles off listening to it at all. | |
| Subwoofer line out from integrated amp to balanced subwoofer amp input - is this ok? Should be no problem at all, the cold signal should be connected to the shield at the RCA end, that way you get some of the benefit of the noise cancelling. If you don't mind soldering then they are simple to make by cutting the connector off a ba... | |
| DIY Phono Loading Plugs Question The main factor in choosing resistors for this application is keeping the noise as low as possible as any noise will be amplified in the following gain stages. Any resistor adds an amount of noise (called Johnson noise) regardless of the conductor... | |
| Capacitors for HP filters in tube amps recommendations? I think you've found a solution that will work for you at a sensible price point... I didn't realise Wima made PP caps in 1% so I've learned something new too. I usually go for 5% as I use them for high pass filtering at sub-sonic levels, knowing ... | |
| Capacitors for HP filters in tube amps recommendations? Wima is a good choice of PP capacitor, at line level I tend to use NP0/C0G for 10pF to 10nF, Wima MKP for 10nF to 10uF and try to avoid higher values in the signal path. Be aware the leads are short on the Wima caps so you may need to mount them o... | |
| Speakers For Restored Scott Integrated Amp Love the vintage amp!The amp puts out about 25 wpc. I've tried using it with original Snell Type J's, but they are too power hungry.Those speakers look pretty efficient to me (92dB sensitivity)... are they in a big room?I don't know whether you're... | |
| Help with hookup If none of the above work and you can't detect a voltage at the outputs then it could be that an internal component failure has tripped the DC protection circuit. If DC is detected in the output signal it is shunted to ground to protect your speak... | |
| Is ground noise really normal? If so, why? I'd start by checking your interconnects are making good contact with the connectors on the TT and preamp (swap them out if you have spares), also check that the TT ground connector is securely connected to the preamp.If the hum is still there the... |