salectric
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| Phono Preamp Gain Question I agree that a phono gain of 56 to 65 or so should be just fine. My setup is pretty similar to yours in terms of gain. My MCs range from .25 to .35mv and my line stage has 15db gain. My power amps span low to high sensitivity, and my speakers rang... | |
| Who makes the highest quality tube amps? Emotive Audio Design needs to be on the list. | |
| After market Motor + Belt drive for Verdier It sounds like your present power supply is in the same box as the controller. (It's been too long since I saw a PV for me to recall how it was laid out.) That will mean someone will have to open up the box and attach some leads that bypass the in... | |
| After market Motor + Belt drive for Verdier Ct0517, the voltage regulator is already in your PV motor controller. You will simply connect the battery in place of the wall-powered supply. Picture this---the PV motor runs on DC and the motor speed is controlled by the exact DC voltage fed to ... | |
| Top resistors Interesting comments Jetrexpro. It goes to show that longterm reactions are what matters, not quick conclusions after just a few hours. Thanks for sharing.While my experience with Vishays is limited to the regular series, both nude and otherwise, ... | |
| Mundorf silver /oil /gold vs Duelund CAST I have tried S/G/O in a number of places and have never liked their sound. They always sound too bright and thin. On the other hand, my limited experience (so far) with CAST caps in both my speaker crossovers and as a coupling cap in my amps has b... | |
| Who makes the highest quality tube gear? Emotive Audio should be on any short list. | |
| After market Motor + Belt drive for Verdier Anyone using the stock Platine Verdier DC motor should look into replacing the wall-powered supply with a battery. There is at least one retailer in the UK who sells an after-market battery for the PV.I have a Galibier Gavia in my system which use... | |
| Switching preamps in and out Very nice of Kevin to respond so thoroughly. If only all mfrs were as accomodating..... | |
| Harbeth 40.1 vs spendor sp100r2 Chazro, I read the same comment and had the same reaction. But I suppose that's why companies make both tube and solid state amps. Some folks genuinely prefer the sound of ss gear and somehow do not hear what I believe are the obvious strengths of... | |
| Switching preamps in and out Good summary Al. I overlooked your mention of cheater plugs and two-prong power plugs, so you had already covered that aspect. At the risk of beating an already dead horse, I would add that the concerns are probably still more theoretical than rea... | |
| Switching preamps in and out Al, I think we are still not communicating. When the power amp's volume control is reduced to zero, its input connection is shorted to ground. Yes, it's true that the input jack is no longer connected to the preamp's ground once the i/c is disconn... | |
| Switching preamps in and out Wolf's responses are right on the money. Since your amps have volume controls on their inputs, you can turn them down to zero and then safely disconnect and connect i/c cables. This will leave the power amps powered up continuously and avoid stres... | |
| Harbeth 40.1 vs spendor sp100r2 I have an older version of the Spendors---the SP-100---and I have never heard the Harbeth 40.1, so my comments are not exactly what you're seeking. However, I wanted to say that Spendors have a reputation for being more compatible with tube amps t... | |
| shipping boxes for heavy electronics I had a very good experience using the UPS Store. I brought my 86lb Classe CA300 amp in and they double boxed it with lots of foam. It was better than the original box and foam. And the cost was quite reasonable. |