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| Phono preamp, all suggestions welcome I can highly recommend Audio Research PH3, a tube phono preamp which I once owned. There is one currently available for $825 which is a bargain compared to what I paid. It uses 3 tubes from 6DJ8/6922/7308 dual-triodes tubes. There is a lot of NOS ... | |
| Nearfield listening - once more @hiphiphan I understand what Paul is saying about near-field subwoofers, but he also point out piratical implementation of this is challenging. Subwoofer reproduce bass by bouncing the sound from walls, roof, etc. Assumption is one cannot localize... | |
| Nearfield listening - once more @o_holter Every speaker whether it is small or or large has a critical listening distance independent of the electronics or room. For an example, speakers with first order crossovers require one to sit at least 8 ft from the center of the two spea... | |
| Where does music come from that streams? @carlsbad2 After reading your post, I had no choice, but to listen to Gene Ammons - Boss tenor LP. He is one of my favorites. Recording engineer for this Blue Note LP was Rudy Van Gelder. Link you posted says the first three tracks were remastere... | |
| Experiences With Costly Balanced XLR Interconnects Above $3,000 @atmasphere Appreciate your response. I am curious to know why won't manufacturers follow the AES48 standard. Do you think Audio Research, Mark Levinson, Cary Audio, Krell, and most of BAT all (Balanced Audio technology) don't follow this standard... | |
| Experiences With Costly Balanced XLR Interconnects Above $3,000 I just don’t get it. The reason behind using XLR connectors is to eliminate noise, hum and whatever other signals coming from alien planets from the audio signal. "This process is called Common Mode Rejection Ratio or CMRR and it is used to elimi... | |
| XLR Turntable @dunham_john Please check Thorens TD 550, TD 1600 series tables. These have both RCA and balanced XLR outputs. Special features include: Stabilized sub chassis on three conical springs Polished precision belt Two part platter Adjustable be... | |
| Real or Surreal. Do you throw accuracy out the window for "better" sound? If your speakers are anyone of Thiels, Dunlavys, Vandersteens, etc., with first-order crossovers and time/phase aligned, then you cannot throw away accuracy. These speakers give an accurate reproduction of music. So, you have to throw away the sp... | |
| DAC DIRECT IN TO AMPLIFIER OR TO PREAMPLIFIER I had tried both ways. While my preamp (VTL TL 2.5) was in service, I was forced to feed the Cary Audio 303/200 CD player directly to my ML 23.5 using the built-in digital volume control. Music sound up-front and I enjoyed it for a little while. H... | |
| ? about Smoking Power Amp Don't use this amp until you get it tested. Smoke means, something got fired. It could be a resistor, capacitor, or anything. It may look like working, but you need to check it. Open the amp and see if you can see any dark burn marks on your circu... | |
| Need help from you acoustical experts @newbee +1 You have two issues that needs to be resolved: 1. Your speakers are too close to the back wall. I know you said they are designed for placement close to the rear wall. Specification says you can move up to 2 feet. I would even bring ... | |
| Warm sounding 6922 Type Tubes The following information was taken from Joe's Tube Lore posted back in 1999. I have some of these tubes and confirm his descriptions are fairly accurate. Only issue is tracking down these as they are hard to find and could be pricey. Siemens 692... | |
| What is the science behind audiophile fuses? What is an electrical fuse? An electrical fuse is a safety device that operates to provide protection against the overflow of current in an electrical circuit. An important component of an electrical fuse is a metal wire or strip that melts when e... | |
| If the DAC is the same, how different do CD transports sound? +1 @jasonbourne71 and @2psyop You are limited by the data stored in a CD regardless of what one do how to extract, decode and play. An audio compact disc consists of one or more stereo tracks stored using 16-bit PCM coding at a sampling rate of ... | |
| I'm going to buy my first tube amp. I need honest blunt opinions +1 @decooney Your speakers needs a good SS amplifier. Some may not agree, but when your impedance drops below 4 ohms, it is a problem for tube amps to drive it. Even though specified sensitivity is 90dB, looks like actual sensitivity is close to... |