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| Amazon HD streaming service ... Very interesting comments, thank-you all. Think I will stick with Spotify for now. Spotify Premium runs AAC, which they claim has a 320 kbps rate. Amazon claims true high def at a 12,738 kbps rate. So, 856 kbps is far below the 12k but hig... | |
| Magnum Dynalab FT-101A That is a very interesting observation indeed. It is possible the op amp circuit has some issues, though. | |
| Transformers I have only used inline balun transformers for RF work, not for audio work. I assume you are converting XLR balanced to RCA single ended? Since the impedances are high, it should work okay without too much hassle and, for 6$, why not find out ... | |
| VPI 16.5 record cleaner versus a Pro-Ject VC-S2 ALU Actually, in that price range, I'd skip the vacuum and move directly to ultra sonic cleaners! It is only a bit more $. :-) | |
| Terminal Blocks for Speaker Wire "Splitting"? We use those larger terminals here at work and pump 5 to 8KW though them 24/7/365. The smaller terminals you listed will be fine for speakers and the nice thing about these terminal blocks is you can torque the screws down. That is a biggie for... | |
| Schiit Asgard2 I am not using the Asgard 2 but I do have the Schitt Mani and I am pretty impressed with it, given its low cost. I used to design preamps back when I was in the HiFi industry, so preamps are special to me. Still, I was impressed with it. Hope... | |
| Can a dac really be future proof? Really future proof? As in SW only upgrades without a hardware upgrade? I don't see how future proof is possible in that light. SW upgrades will keep obsolescence at bay but Hardware moves on every year. So you spring big bucks for a 24 bit,... | |
| Looking to buy an inexpensive home entertainment center or shelves for gear, CD and LPs Another option is checking out garage sales. The older style HT cabinets were big bucks and well made but are too small for the bigger screens. You might find a smaller one for all your equipment and pick up something else for the big screen. ... | |
| Need Tubes I agree with the Tube Depot, great site, good prices, quality products. They have good, high temperature tube dampers on site, too. They are low cost and it never hurts to squish microphonics in voltage gain stages, even tiny ones. | |
| NAD M10 BluOS problems There are a number of BlueOS problems discussed on this site. I suggest you do a search and see if any of those partial solutions help you. Also, you might just undo the upgrade, as it could be a downgrade. | |
| The Carver Amp Challenge and the 21st Century and it's Failure I wonder if the $400 amp was the same amp that sounded like the $6000 amp? There is no question he is a brilliant engineer but I personally feel uncomfortable buying his stuff. | |
| Complete Integrated Amp Remote There are a bunch of generic remotes available. I even used an app on my Android phone for a remote and that worked very well. Make sure you know what you want to control, as not all generics will do it all. | |
| Cartridge alignment with non slotted headshell? Good question - I'd like an answer to that as well. | |
| Art Dudly has passed away Yes, I saw that and was quite surprised. He wasn't that old either. | |
| Two medium size woofers Vs One big size woofer Well, the first thing you need to do is make sure the smaller drivers move the same amount of air. You can do a coarse guess-estimate by computing the area of the cone using the diameter divided by 2, squaring it, then multiplying by two. A more... |