williewonka

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Gershman Sonogram Loudspeakers
Bondmanp - I am using the following sources... - a turntable (DIY from a 30 year old Rega Planar II - glass platter) with > an RB250 arm rewired with "one piece" Cardas cable > a Michel Technoweight > a Denon DL 103 MC cartridge (this k... 
Speakers to hang on to for LIFE
Gershman Sonogram - just purchased these and I think I will be their owner for many years to come.I do not have the luxury of a large room, but wanted floor standers and as it turns out these are one of the best I have heard in a very long while. ... 
Naim Nait5i Integrated: Review
I just bought one of these and I am completely blown away with it's performance.I concur with Dave's assessment completely, with a little caveat - make sure that one of the source components is earthed correctly otherwise a hum can occur - but onc... 
Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend?
Just tried this and it worked like a charm...I've been wrestling with speaker placement of my rear ported speaker- toe-in the speaker and the bass is detailed, but the image sucks- the closer to no toe-in and the bass becomes boomy and muddy, but ... 
Why is a 1.5-2 volt AC signal on my Neutral line?
Hifitime - One thing I've done in the past is bond all...Be careful about doing this - components are designed very differently e.g. NAIM and Luxman - this could cause other problems that may be damaging - although I've read this solution many tim... 
Why is a 1.5-2 volt AC signal on my Neutral line?
My use of the word Neutral does refer to the outer shell of the interconnect/phono socket Using a multi-meter continuity tester and resistance settings I placed one probe on the outer shell of the amp and the other probe to the earth pin on the am... 
Why is a 1.5-2 volt AC signal on my Neutral line?
UPDATE: turns out NAIM only ties the neutral side to the ground in their source components - not at the amp.The Ground Loop isolator mentioned above eliminated the additional hum introduced by the Pioneer DVD player.But when I connected the "Groun... 
What's in a NAIM?
Grounding one of the source components - in this case the phono stage completely eliminated the humThanks for all your input 
Why is a 1.5-2 volt AC signal on my Neutral line?
Hum Gone!I bought a ground loop isolator by Behringer - it is exceptional since there is negligeable signal loss and the signal quality is maintained I understand the Jensen product is also very goodThanks for the input 
What's in a NAIM?
I can confirm there is no problem with the NAIM equipment and this is HiFi only system so there is no connection to any video component - except for the DVD player that is being used only as a CD transportI spoke with NAIM support and they confirm... 
Why is a 1.5-2 volt AC signal on my Neutral line?
Thanks all for the feedback - just to clarify the situationThe house is 23 years old and the supply comes in from the street via a subterranean cable.The breaker box is earthed to the water supply pipe - and I could not detect any grounding proble... 
Why is a 1.5-2 volt AC signal on my Neutral line?
Lifting the ground makes the amp hum moreThis is a "Stereo" setup only - amp tuner, DVD(i.e. CD) and PHONO - no TV/AV components or connection to cable equipment.Thanks for the info though - I'll tuck that away for future use 
What's in a NAIM?
I have also posted a related question here, but it is more a question regarding the design of various sourceshttp://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?htech&1277418935&openusid&zzWilliewonka&4&&The sources that hum are the on... 
What's in a NAIM?
I am using the DVD as my CD transport, since it also plays SACD.I have tried isolating just the amp and the DVD - still humsI route the DVD for normal play via optical link via Cambridge Audio DAC - no hum.But the DVD only plays SACD via the left/... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
This is an update to my prior append...I have a Rega Elys - it (now) sounds amazing - no need for a new cartridgeThe problem was in my phono stage - I upgraded from the Cambridge Audio 540p to the 640p - WOW - what a difference!Great air, seperati...