sean
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| Directionality for Alphacore Goertz MI 2 cable? Right on Lou !!! Slow amps with limited bandwidth and poor rise time using gobs of negative feedback have nothing to fear from these cables. Then again, amps of this nature are not typically found in audiophile systems nowadays. This is due to the... | |
| Directionality for Alphacore Goertz MI 2 cable? Goertz supplies Zobels with EVERY set of speaker cables that they sell or supply to dealers. If you did not get the Zobel network, contact your dealer and raise hell. Unless you know for sure that your amplifier will not react to a high capacitanc... | |
| B&K ST-140 vs Superphon DM 220 If you pop open the lid, you'll either see a donut shaped toroidal transformer or the older style "metal box" iron core type. The 70 wpc used the iron core, the 105 wpc used the toroidal. Simple enough, huh ??? Sean> | |
| DC Leakage and dealer issues Tell them that the original amp should have been covered under warranty. After all, a dealer that pops a brand new amp / has a unit that develops problems is not expected to pay, are they ??? If they give you a hard time, tell them that your sched... | |
| Anybody have some experience with Bedini amps? I think that the Audio Exchange in NY used to have a pretty good collection of used Bedini's at one point in time. They were pretty inexpensive for the amount of power involved. Never heard one myself but know others that have said the 25/25 was t... | |
| Riddle me this... My guess is that the market for low powered SS amps has been eaten alive by "monsters" of the tube variety. As such, the "big boys" are concentrating on where they are going to make the most money. Why would anyone want to make a product that is n... | |
| B&K ST-140 vs Superphon DM 220 Out of curiosity, which ST-140 do you have ? Is it the earlier 70 wpc version with the "old school" iron core transformer or the later 105 wpc version with the toroidal transformer ?Either way, my guess is that the Superphon might sound a little m... | |
| Need advice from OTL experts Given the figures that you've listed, i would not worry about impedances in the least. According to theory, the amp is in no way loading down the preamp. It should sound like "magic" and according to what you've stated, it is working as well or be... | |
| TT disjunction boxes - worth to do ?? One can simply mount RCA jacks into the rear of the table and solder the existing arm wire to the jacks. From there, you could choose whatever interconnects that you like. Obviously, one must take into account the electrical characteristics of the... | |
| Turntable upgrade - worth the effort? Talk about a "freak thing". I logged into "my threads" today and this thread was there. As you can see, i had not posted to the thread prior to this, so i guess that it was calling me : )As far as dealing with Sota directly, Donna and Kirk are ver... | |
| Record-playing Rituals? Detlof: What cleaning fluids have you tried other than the Nitty Gritty that you mentioned ? I am curious as to how the VPI and Disc Doctor record cleaning fluids stack up against the NG and and Record Research Labs. Any comments ? Obviously, othe... | |
| Isolation transformers - where do I start? You are right about transformers being "different". Not only are we talking about the design of the unit, but also the quantity and quality of materials used. The 3 KVA transformers that i have use as much iron as other 5 KVA units that i've seen.... | |
| Help with blown amp All i would add to this conversation is that non-mechanical equipment failure is not normal, especially for a new unit. If the unit was 10+ years old and it went dead, i would not think too much of it. The fact that you leave the amp on and have r... | |
| Will an entry level Project or MusicHall be enough If you are looking for the most bang for the buck, you would be best off with a used AR ES-1 or a model they sold under the name of "The Turntable". You would be far better off with one of these than you would be with one of those new and highly t... | |
| Is it worth it? While the little Legend two way monitors sound very nice, I just have a hard time recommending any small speaker with a very limited quantity of inexpensive parts / drivers that retail for $4500 or so. If you can find a used pair at a good price, ... |