stanwal
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| What will raising the Va of atransformers provide? Larger transformers should be able to handle current swings better and have a higher capability but may not necessarly sound better in every case. It is all in the excution of the design. Avil-Lindburg [sp?] are the ones I used when I had some cus... | |
| DAC placement I have found that isolating them from vibration etc is helpful, a seperate shelf would be good but not essential. I have my transport and DAC sitting on top of a roller bearing platform which is itself sitting on my Star Sound rack. They are seper... | |
| disc player/transport longevity 20 and still going [Meridian 200 transport]. | |
| Looking for a way to stack pre and phono I would just place an isolation device between them and see how that works. I have stacked preamps, transports and DACs in the past and now have my Meridian 200 transport sitting on my Audio Synthesis DAX. Itis the power amp that is the biggest wo... | |
| VPI Classic---replacing stock feet: my experience The Classic was the only VPI table I have had which didn't benifit from the use of brass cones; it was a considerable improvement on the Scoutmaster, Scout and Aries I tried it on. | |
| DAC for 16/44 only I don't recommend it either, I bought it used for another application and it is now in Russia. I am currently using a Clearer Audio pure silver cable with WBT connectors that I ordered from England. They are about $290 including shipping and have ... | |
| SANSUI AU-719 Gets Really Hot? What they indicate is that the amp should have no trouble driving 4 or even 2 ohm loads. Amps that have trouble with lower impedence loads see their power stay the same or decrease as the impedence falls. The Sansui's rise in power indicate that t... | |
| Tonearm Choice:SME or Rega? It looks good but wouldn't fit the tables I am using. Also after using the 12" VPI, which is a very good arm, I am not sure if I really want the added hassle of a 12". But the Jelco should be a real bargain; they have made arms for other companies... | |
| DAC for 16/44 only It is an amazingly good DAC not even considering the price; I have thought about upgrading to , say , the Rega DAC but I think you would have to go to the Naim [$3500] to be sure of getting something better. I do use mine with the "LITTLE PINKIE" ... | |
| Tonearm Choice:SME or Rega? I have used most of the SME arms and use to be a dealer and also used the Rega. All are good but have different applications. If I wanted an SME I would get a used 309, they often appear used in your price range and will handle a wide range of car... | |
| SANSUI AU-719 Gets Really Hot? I checked with a 1979 isssue of HI -Fi Choice. The 719 was not tested but the 417 would produce 80 watts at 8 ohms tested driving one channel only it was 100/150/171 at 8/4/2 ohms. Burst power was 130/211/300. For the 919 the numbers were 145/210/... | |
| Is there a substitute finger lift for Thorens? My experence with ones like the SME is that while the cartridge bolts pass through the finger lift the arm could be used without it. In fact I used my SME IV without the lift for some years thinking that this marginally improved the sound. I would... | |
| Tube Phono Stage vs Solid State What do you think? "But not" is exactly my response to most of Raul's posts. It is facinating to me that after years of recomending obsolete MM cartridges he is now singing the virtues of a moving coil. Does that mean his earlier posts are no longer valid? Unlike hi... | |
| Supex 900 super vs. 900 mk. IV Did you mean the 900 or 901? The 901 was the high output version. I sold them for years and liked the 901 better. Of course I didn't have the phono preamps in those days I do now so I might feel differently if I were to hear them in my present sys... | |
| SANSUI AU-719 Gets Really Hot? I believe Gbart is correct, I use to have Sansui amps, 919, AU-X1 that I remember and they did not get hot. The only other time an amp will get this hot is driving a load that it is not really up to and the Sansui amps were quite powerful for thei... |