swampwalker
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| Phono Preamp Vs. Transformer for Moving Coil You do not necessarily need a transformer. There are also head amps, or pre-preamps, that will provide the necessary gain to allow an MM phono stage to work with a low output MC cart. Many hear will tell you that there are inherent issues iwth a s... | |
| HELP Digital bad, vinyl good??? OK, there is a 0dB point in most pre attentuators, and attentuation below that point and gain above. the 0 dB pt IS pretty loud, so at most normal listening volumes, you are right, it is attentuation. However, the point is if the phono stage outpu... | |
| HELP Digital bad, vinyl good??? It is in both channels, and it is significant. You would have to be deaf not to hear it. Seems to be mostly in the mid-range (I'm running Merlins and they are 2 ways). But my new Teres still sounds fantastic. Perhaps the line stage of the VAC uses... | |
| watching dvd w subwoofer Unless your DVD has 5/1 analog out, you will have to run it from an LFE out from an HT Receiver. | |
| Top ten tube amps No OTLs, so far.I nominate:Joule Electra VZN series (any).Atma-sphere M series (any). Push-pull:Doshi-modified LectronNever really heard a statement single-ended triode. | |
| HELP Digital bad, vinyl good??? I have not changed tubes because I always thought that the phono stage provided RIAA reverse eq; and gain to be bring the signal to line level, and then the line stage provided additional gain to the signal to provide sufficient voltage for the am... | |
| HELP Digital bad, vinyl good??? Yes. For several years. Vinyl relatively new; maybe about 2 weeks. Distortion started becoming apparent a few days ago; I thought the CDP might be going bad, so I plugged in my old CAL, w/diff I/cs and to a diff input. | |
| Experience with Raul's Essential 3150 Hi Raul- Sorry I missed you in CT. Maybe my ;~) doesn't translate too well. Just joking. Trip 2, not Mark 2 perhaps more likely. I just would have loved to hear it!!! But as much as we love our music and our gear (c'mon, admit that the toys are fu... | |
| Speaker disappearing act? Davt- I hear that Jerry Douglas can really knock back a few... | |
| How do you "unfreeze" an ipod? Nuke for 30 seconds on "thaw", rotate 1/4 turn and repeat ;~) Sorry, sometimes I can't control myself. Actually these hints are helpful as their tendency to freeze up is totally annoying and, IMO, incredibly disappointing in a standard-setting pro... | |
| Odd Combination/Insanity? Not I, said the deaf man ;~) | |
| iPod volume versus laptop volume Good catch, gdoodle. I do not use an ipod with my home system, only while traveling. Makes sense to me that that might be the case. | |
| "new country" music recomendations please Guy ClarkTownes Van ZandtAmazing Rythym AcesBuddy MillerTift Merritt | |
| Experience with Raul's Essential 3150 Albert- Well said. In fact, almost perfectly said. There is, of course, no perfect piece of audio writing, just as there is no perfect piece of gear. Of course, everything that I have read so far makes me regret even more, my inability to accept D... | |
| "What's Your Best Price?" I think that Markphd and Onhiway61 and Tvad are correct; at least that's my reaction. I will not negotiate against myself. I am always courteous and reply as the others said "Make me an offer and I'll let you know". Few people, IME, are willing to... |