swampwalker
Responses from swampwalker
| Denon SUT or Micro Seiki head-amp? The Micro-seiki "head amp" IS an active gain stage, which if it does not result in noise, can often provide better results than an SUT which can result in ringing and will "magnify" any cable or loading mismatches. | |
| Volume level of ARC Ref 5 seems very high I've used the Rothwells many times. Maybe a good idea to give them a shot and then if it solves the overall problem, you can look further into having ARC lower the overall gain on the pre. | |
| Coconut Audio = LOL Y'all are missing the secret message. It's called CocoNUT Audio. He/she is obviously cuckoo for coconuts ;~) | |
| Volume level of ARC Ref 5 seems very high The Euphrodites is a high-very high eff loudspeaker @ 98db/watt/meter, which means 1 watt @ 3 meters would give you 92 dB, so it's not surprising that you have to stay near the bottom of the volume attenuator's range. It is also true that at the l... | |
| Help me discover some new music... Some artists I can think of in a similar vein:Susan TedeschiLyle LovettJackson BrowneTracy NelsonCyndi Lauper, esp. her recent blues releaseJoss Stone, esp. Soul SessionsIf you liked Paul Simon's Graceland, his S. African singers, Ladysmith Black ... | |
| Gain challenge with Lyra Delos You went from a 2.5 mV HO MC cart to a 0.6 mV output low/med output MC cart. According to the KAB gain calculator, your new cart needs 13 dB more gain than the old, so I don't think that the BAT is going to solve the problem. The hiss you are hear... | |
| Sota Star Sapphire suspension question If you can't feel any vacuum at the pump inlet then you've got a problem at the pump. | |
| Mo' money. Mo' problems. Whart- Actually I meant yr 2002 325xi (she always wanted a model 2002 but not for a daily driver). We bought it after she finished 5 surgeries followed by 16 rounds of chemo. We both really loved that car, but when the monthly repair bills got to ... | |
| Mo' money. Mo' problems. +1 to everything Zd542 said, esp. the importance of the pre-amp being the backbone of your system (even if it's a great passive like the Lightspeed). And also what Whart said about it not being unusual for high performance audio (or cars) to have ... | |
| Buyers Beware Avoid Shawser61 Possibly Fraud While his lack of responsiveness is classless, it IS possible that he is away for the holidays. | |
| From PC / Mac to DAC into Monoblocks, Direct? CW- How are you going to attenuate volume? | |
| Cost of running a tube amp. In terms of cost of operation, Class A vs. A/B would be the significant factor, not tube vs. SS, since Class a is so inefficient. However in terms of cost of ownership, you also need to account for the replacement cost of the output tubes. OTOH, w... | |
| The owner of Grant Fidelity is battling cancer Never dealt w or met Mr. Grant or heard any of his products, but if you are "watching"- best of luck to you and wishing you a return to health in 2013. | |
| Amp for rock and electronic music on hybrids Any suggestions for amps that won't cost me 6 months salary?Depends on how much you make... ;~) | |
| Sota Star Sapphire suspension question The lead shot goes under the armboard in a indent in the subchassis. |