racarlson
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| Unbalanced to balanced adaptor I think that with digital there are additional issues - for example, impedance matching (s/pdif = 75 ohms, AES/EBU = 110 ohms) and level (I believe s/pdif is +/- 0.5V, whereas AES/EBU is +/- 5V). I use a Monarchy DIP Classic in part for its s/pdif... | |
| FM Tuner Antenna - what works best? This is going to depend on your setup. I have found the Godar FM1-A to work well in some situations (and it will certainly fit under the couch, provided that location gives reasonable reception). However, I've gone back to good old $7 rabbit ears ... | |
| Paradigm Signature S-2, S-4:Good, bad, indifferent I've owned the S2's for almost 5 months, and I think they're wonderful. Better than my ACI Sapphire IIILE's or B&W 804's by a significant margin. I listened only briefly to the others in the series, but thought that S2's were at least as good ... | |
| FM transmitter: any expert advice available? I use one of these:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=14980&item=5763926448&rd=1with good results. This is the guy I bought mine from, and he was a pleasure to deal with. | |
| How to add subwoofer to my main speaker. Assuming you can set the low-pass filter on the sub to an appropriately low setting, splitting the preamp signal is a reasonable way to go. With the 802's, the issue is not really relieving the main speakers of the low bass, but supplementing that... | |
| Best Neil Young Album? Just one??!? OK, Zuma. No, Harvest. Or Weld. Or American Stars and Bars. OR ... | |
| Behringer DEQ2496 - wow Thanks for the additional detail. I also use the Rives disc and RS meter for adjusting my z-Systems, but it is a pain. I may just have to give the Behringer a try. | |
| The black hole of component repair? Bryston has been very fast (< 1 week) to fix stuff for me. Teac was about 5 days. Guess I've been lucky. | |
| Behringer DEQ2496 - wow Thanks for posting this. I also use an RDQ1, and have been leery of the Behringer because I thought it couldn't possibly be as transparent. Can you give more detail on your experience with the auto-EQ? | |
| Ramsey Lewis Trio - Finest Hour I agree, this is a great album. One of the few that always makes my wife say "could you turn that up?" | |
| Large Room-Treatments and WAF-HELP?? Why don't you call Echobusters and ask them to send you fabric samples? My wife helped choose the fabric for ours, and we're both happy with the resulting sound and looks. And you might start with just Cornerbusters, which can help a lot and look ... | |
| Archiving VHS to DVD I've done this by simply running the output of a VCR to my Panasonic hard drive/DVD recorder, rather than going the PC route. I copy to hard drive first so I can edit as needed, then dub to DVD. The Panasonics are less than $450 now. If you're not... | |
| Can Wireless Signals Affect Audio Quality I've got one set up in the same room as my system, and I have noticed no problems at all.Rich | |
| Matching pre-amp for Bryston power amp I've used a BP-25 with my 3B-ST and my 3B-SST. A few months ago I replaced it with a PS Audio PCA-2 (with optional power supply), and I'm still in love ...Rich | |
| Rothwell In-Line Attenuators? I've used them, and they work as advertised, but I think they are no better than the less expensive FMOD attenuators, which come in a variety of attenuation levels (3,6,9,12 dB, I believe). You can get them from www.partsexpress.com.Rich |