williewonka
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| Bob Burwen imparts his knowledge Did anyone understand what he meant by "Frequency Response"?Is it simply having a FR from 20-20k? (or greater)Or does it also include the the actual "shape" of the waveform? Which I consider another aspect of frequency "response"What do I mean? - ... | |
| Adventures in Table Shopping Wolf - I think everyone has experienced this type of service - it seems to be the norm rather than the exceptionIf you know the owner, then take them aside and let them know - they seldom want to employ people with this type of attitude.If they do... | |
| I could use some help with a "mystery" humm Even though the MEN has been "checked out", when it is connected via XLR it presents problemsPerhaps you could verify it's OK by doing the following using a digital multi meter- disconnect the MEN from the system - power it up- for each XLR inpu... | |
| I could use some help with a "mystery" humm crazyeddie - I prefer to use ground on the mains outlet, but If there is a differential between the mains outlet ground pin and the water line - you have a more serious mains problem that should be rectified. | |
| I could use some help with a "mystery" humm Crazyeddie - A few years back I experienced a hum when I connected a component that utilized a two pin plug.When used with my amp, which which had a three pin plug, a loud hum was present.I disconnected the component and powered it up without conn... | |
| Streaming Tidal through Bluesound Node 2 vs Oppo 105D Since the Yggy is $2300 - it really should sound better.Comparing it to something in a similar "snack bracket" - I found my Schiit Bifrost, with the 4490 upgrade, was not as good as the Node 2, which provided much better imaging and reproduction o... | |
| Cartridge Dilema For New Turntable If you are concerned that you may not be "getting the most" out of the turntable you can always have the 103's stylus/cantilever replaced.Soundsmith does a great job and offers different high performance stylus profiles that will perform up to the... | |
| Please assure me I'm not going to burn my house down. Todd WRT... @williewonka I was using them with a dared mc 7p pre and a class D crown xls1500. Did you happen to observe any drop in operating temperature of the crown xls1500 whilst using the Helix power cables?My solid state source component... | |
| Please assure me I'm not going to burn my house down. Todd - thanks for the feedback :-)It’s always good to get feedback about what components they work well with.I found their benefits were more noticeable on the components with "less robust" power supplies - such as source components. By contrast, ... | |
| Please assure me I'm not going to burn my house down. Todd - I buy the Mil-Spec wire form my power cables from Take Five Audio...https://www.takefiveaudio.com/categories/100-deep-cryo-treated-cablewireEmail Take Five to ensure the insulation is up to codeHere's the design for my power cables...http:/... | |
| Is a low output MC superior in sound quality to a high output MC?? Sunnyjim - not sure if you are aware of the features of the 110 - it has three groups of jumpers - from the 110 manual... There are three (3) types of input adjustments available on the MOON 110LP Phono Pre-amplifier allowing you to configure it ... | |
| Is a low output MC superior in sound quality to a high output MC?? Just to add to the confusion take a look at the Soundsmith "Fixed Coil" cartridges. (anyone know what Fixed Coil is?)Knowing the lengths SS goes to i would have to believe there is not much downside, if any, to their high output cartsThey start ar... | |
| Please assure me I'm not going to burn my house down. The problem with CAT5 cable - it is not rated for mains use - period!!!As another poster commented - the insulation needs to be rated to mains cable levels. i.e. capable of withstanding 600v at 200 celsius CAT5 is OK for speaker cables or IC’s, bu... | |
| Which cartridge should I upgrade to now? Houseofhits - lots of good advice, but here's some additional info related to a couple of the above postsOption 1: A very good "Denon" match for the Rega/Audiomods arm is the Denon 103 or 103R from ZU. - they offer a a couple of different "grades"... | |
| Time to upgrade the old Dual turntable, looking for opinions. Cooper52 - one last thought....Turntables like the Rega - where the belt goes round the sub-platter, require the "Rega Nudge" to get them up to speed in order to minimize wear on the belt/motor. But only if the platter is heavy like the Rega glas... |