swampwalker
Responses from swampwalker
| help with s/n ratios of preamps and Moving Coil The published s/n ratio for the phono stage does not include the s/n ratio of the line stage itself. | |
| help with s/n ratios of preamps and Moving Coil What gives (besides the question about sufficient gain) is that there are other factors that affect phono stage quality/cost besides s:n ration spec. | |
| Noise from phono. Help please. IYou said it decreased when you re-oriented the IC. s the IC running parallel to any AC cables, or near any transformers or power supplys in your equipment? | |
| Confused... Projector or Plasma??????? At 16', projector for sure. I am a plasma fan but not at that distance. For reference, 42" plasma is just about right for an 8' distance in my room. At 10' its a little small. My $0.02. If light is not an issue, I would go projector for sure. And ... | |
| High level MC or step up? If you check recent issue of S'phile, there is a review of several SUTs and it talks about some of the issues associated with matching. IIRC, the bottom line is that matching is critical for a cart and SUT. And many LO carts are very sensitive to ... | |
| Teres still the way to go? Interesting. I have not been keeping up on my Teres conditions. | |
| Teres still the way to go? Hi Nick- Your baby is just fine. Almost all grown up with a Schroeder M2 arm now. I'm curious why you went with the solid acrylic platter? Does Chris consider it a better match with the Versus motor? | |
| High level MC or step up? Or you could go with a high quality head-amp. | |
| worse entertainer or performer of all time?? OK, I take it back. Yoko it is. But Ashley Simpson and Paris Hilton get (dis) honorable mention. | |
| Smallest Amp To Use for Laptop System AFAIK, the cmoy amps are for headphones, and would not be able to drive the Alpha-minis. Headroom has a new class D desktop amp that might be just what the Dr. ordered. Don't know anything about how it sounds, tho. | |
| worse entertainer or performer of all time?? J-Lo should give 50% of her earnings to Versace'. W/o that green dress she would have been nothing. Interestingly, she is not a half bad actress, but her vocal talents are mediocre. As far as a no-talent goes, how about Ashley Simpson? | |
| Mac-Mini to Home Stereo Sounds Harsh I agree that you have isolated it to the toslink, which most folks find is less desirable than coax. I have not tried it, but Hagerman makes great products at a good price:performance point so I would give the HagUSB a try. He might even offer a h... | |
| Shipping a Thermin? You're welcome, Nik. I would go with the one that gives you the best insurance. There have been some recent threads with recommendations for shipping heavy speakers. Run a search and you should find them. IMO, most of the damage at UPS and Fedex c... | |
| Shipping a Thermin? I would strap two wooden crates to a pallet and ship via commercial freight hauler. Use rigid foam panel insulation cut to size inside the crate and then use 2 alyers of large bubble wrap btwn the speaker and the foam. DO NOT SHIP VIA UPS or FEDEX... | |
| Philosophy used in assembling your system? Never thought much about $ ratios, since its been a step-wise process. I read/researched a lot. Looked for components that were "over-acheivers" in price:performance and that were not terribly finicky in terms of either set-up or accompanying equi... |