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| Metal or Carbon Resistors - Which is better? EMIA attenuators use the same autoformers as Intact Audio. The EMIA products just put the autoformers in a nice looking box with remote control. Intact Audio sells the raw autoformers for the DIY market. Moreover, the autoformers all sound the ... | |
| Metal or Carbon Resistors - Which is better? The review I mentioned is at: sw1xad.co.uk If the link doesn’t work, just google “audio note silver tantalum resistor reviews” Another option is to use an Intact Audio autoformer. That is the best sounding attenuator I have tried. | |
| Metal or Carbon Resistors - Which is better? There is a website that reviewed resistors for a passive attenuator and it concluded the Audio Note 2w silver tantalums were the best sounding by far; unfortunately they are so expensive it isn’t practical to use them for all steps in a stepped at... | |
| Metal or Carbon Resistors - Which is better? What resistor sounds best very much depends on application. After several decades of comparing resistors, I have strong opinions on the subject. A short summary: For loads (input, interstage and output), Audio Note 2w silver tantalums. The 2w ... | |
| Factory Teflon Cap upgrade for Conrad Johnson Premier Five I agree with @billstevenson that you should hear a significant improvement in sound quality. If you plan on keeping the CJ amps for a long time, I think the upgrade will be a good investment. However, the teflon caps will change the tonal balanc... | |
| Best RCA Digicable I have tried a few RCA digital cables over the years including XLO, Discovery (2 models), and Audio Note Vx and Sogon, but my favorite by far is a Cardas Clear. The Cardas has the most natural presentation with excellent detail and dynamics, and ... | |
| I replaced the volume pot on my tube preamplifier. I agree with @mulveling. The Blue Velvet is a real bottleneck. It floors me to see otherwise respectable preamps with a Blue Velvet. It is a genuine loser. I first tried the Blue Velvet about 25 years ago and didn’t like it. I then bought an ... | |
| Audio Research S-200 It’s odd that ARC used two model designations from the past. The original LS-2 was a hybrid linestage with a single tube for gain surrounded by lots of solid state circuitry; and the LS-3 was an all-solid state linestage. The new LS-2 purports t... | |
| RM-9 Wiring Diagram I have a schematic of the RM-9 hand drawn by Roger. I can send you a copy if you haven’t already located it. However, I am traveling right now so don’t have access to it. Send me a pm in 2 weeks if you still need it. | |
| How long should high quality speakers last? It all depends on how the speakers were constructed and the materials used. Cones with foam surrounds deteriorate in a few years and need repair. Quality speakers with long-lasting materials are a different story. My woofers were made in 1946. ... | |
| SUT suggestions for Audio Note System I have a Koetsu Black (not the Goldline but an older Sugano cartridge), and I find it works just fine with either a copper EMIA 1:10 or Audio Innovations T2 1:25. | |
| Ugliest Component of the Year 2024! For me it’s a tie between McIntosh and D’Agostino. | |
| For fans of John McLaughlin and Mahavishnu Orchestra I saw them just once, somewhere in the Philadelphia area in the early 1970s. It was before “Birds of Fire” because they played a song from it as their next album. I played Inner Mounting Flame over and over. | |
| Resistor Burn-in Methods Congratulations on getting your amp sounding the way you want! As you noted, it requires a lot of time and patience to try lots of different resistors and capacitors to find the best match for your system and your priorities, but that really is t... | |
| Resistor Burn-in Methods Congratulations on getting your amp sounding the way you want! As you noted, it requires a lot of time and patience to try lots of different resistors and capacitors to find the best match for your system and your priorities, but that really is t... |