randy-11
Responses from randy-11
| Preamp with Tuner They are rare b/c usual practice is to try and isolate RF stages - so the tuner is usually put in a sep. box as one moves up the SQ chain of components.another option is to get a receiver and use the pre outs to drive a bigger amp | |
| Top resistors try Emma Ohm & The Resistors | |
| Favorite version of Grateful Dead's Aiko Aiko? I guess I'd pick The Meters version, unless I am hearing it live on St. Joseph's day in NoLa | |
| Power conditioner if you have noise problems originating from the AC line, then you want an isolation transformer - a box about the size of an ampnobody regulates what people call things, so...cheaper used ones can be found eBay tho you may need an electrician to w... | |
| Glare on Choral recordings, classical vocals Glare is unlikely to be due to room modes (which would affect bass) but could easily be due to moving a dipole speaker so the tweeter back wave fires into a glass window (don’t ask me how I know that). It is certainly not due to speaker wire insu... | |
| Best interconnect burn-in method Good one! | |
| Who is the WORST Audio Shop? I've seen them both, and a close friend lives there.A lot nicer than Arkansas... | |
| Best interconnect burn-in method I can't tell if czar is rational or not - if you have a specific question post itMeanwhile, here is a related story:https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/05/grand-canyon-creationism/526467/ | |
| Help needed on Wadia W16 CDP there is place on the net that has all sorts of electronics service manuals - Google should pop it up for you, tho i may not have anything for a high end small unit volume manf. ...Good Luck | |
| High mass vs Low Mass Turntables - Sound difference? True.Of course, it also introduces other problems...Is that place with the laser reading still around? | |
| Who is the WORST Audio Shop? Don't forget the benefits of the black flies, harsh winters & pot holes | |
| Speaker Cable Suggestions silver is fine as long as you are not overcharged for itYes on used cables and change until your complex load (speakers) give you the sound you wantKimber tells you the inductance of their cables...for the record I have some free kimber I used on ... | |
| Best interconnect burn-in method there is someone phoney here, that's for sure - got a mirror??skin effect is - as I said - an example; there are many more and anyone can see dozens by looking at troll-kait's web store | |
| Best interconnect burn-in method many posters here are immersed in woo-woo snake oil, and/or mis-apply real effects an example of the latter is claiming that skin effect is an issue at audio frequencies (tho it is real for microwaves...)if you can translate the rest of your post ... | |
| Need Amp Advice audition Benchmark, and when released the new Mytek |