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| 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... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? OK - so I have tried to find some of the cartridges tested by Raul with very limited success - since they were 30+ year old designs and no longer appear to be available.I have a custom plynth with a Rega rb250 + Rega Glass Platter/Bearing/Motor, t... | |
| Speakers to hang on to for LIFE Sympaticonorm - I got them re-foamed at Lockridge Hi-Fi in MarkhamBut a lot of good hi-fi stores will know someone.Regards... | |
| Speakers to hang on to for LIFE I purchased a set of Magnat Ribbon 5 speakers about 26 years ago and over the years I have performed the following renovations:- in 2000 - Re-foamed the 8" drivers- in 2006 - Re-foamed the 3.5" mid speakers- in 2007 - re-built the crossoversThe la... |