swampwalker
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| Need balanced pre with HT bypass/remote/ no one calls me Swampkiller to my face, not even the die hard preservationists or disgruntled neighbors ;~) it was the Ren mk2, but not Sig. Should be available for about $5k used. | |
| Need balanced pre with HT bypass/remote/ The VAC will fill your bill, Ted, if you don't need the true balanced circuitry. The remote on the VAC is quite nice, FWIW. Volume (motorized), input change, tape mon off/on, mute, and bypass in/out. | |
| Chardonnay as a headphone amp i did not try them, but my gut reaction is that a Chardonnay is an aweful lot of component to drive anything but the very best of headphones. i have never heard the high end grados but was not pleased with the "house sound" of some of the lower en... | |
| Recommend LCD / plasma TV ? A lot depends on the actual signal being supplied. Some hd channels have a fair amount of up-converted SD material. not a pretty picture (pun intended). But on my 42" Fujitsu, native HD is stunning. SD is only fair, mostly because the picture has ... | |
| Need balanced pre with HT bypass/remote/ FWIW, a group of us (4 to be precise) A-B-C2-D'd my VAC Ren vs a Calypso, a Lamm LL2 and a Doshi. There was no comparison. The VAC quite superior to all but the Doshi, and between the 2 it was a chocolate vs vanilla comparison. No winner just pers... | |
| Need balanced pre with HT bypass/remote/ i have and love a VAC Ren mk2, but AFAIK, it is not a true balanced circuit. it has xlr or rca outputs, however, and so may fill the bill. it does have a very nice remote and ht bypass. | |
| Chardonnay as a headphone amp i can tell you that they do swing enough voltage to drive some headphones. I tried to use my Syrah with a pair of AKGs k1000s which require a significant voltage, through an Antique Sound labs transformer that took RCA in and provided speaker outs... | |
| Serious hum problem. Help A quick trick to try and see if this is a ground loop through your cable (almost definately is) is to hook up two of those old adapters that convert from 300 ohm antenna wire to 75 ohm f connector (you know, the ones that came w/VCRs. hook them up... | |
| Headphone Frank- you might want to post that request on head-fi.org, or check and see if they have any "meets" coming up where manuf. and members bring their amps and cans for testing/comparing. iirc, lots of members in chicago area. | |
| amp wont turn on? replacing a fuse that blows regularly with one with a higher rating is really dangerous. There is a reason a fuse keeps blowing. | |
| Stylus For Gauge - Do I really need one? There are much less expensive stylus force gauges; digital ones available for under $150, and yes you do need one. | |
| How to diffrentiate Vandersteen 3A / 3A Signature IIRC, s/n will now end with 3AS | |
| Can I clean my records manually? Photon is correct. Do the math on a 2 gm tracking force on a .05 x .07 mm line stylus and you will find that the pressures are enormous. | |
| How revealing are Grado sr-60s'? the hd-580s would be a good alternative. | |
| How revealing are Grado sr-60s'? not sure you can expect more from $20 phones. Senns are more laid back and that may not be to your liking. With mid-fi equipment, maybe not a bad solution. i think that you should consider a moderate priced headphone amp as your first improvement,... |