yoyoyaya
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| Do Audiophiles usually keep the gain of the digital source at around 80%? It is possible to have lossless digital gain control. Audio DAWs use 32 bit floating point signal processing to achieve this when mixing. | |
| Ground loop hum @OP As the RP-7 is a line level preamp - what are you using as a phono stage and how are you grounding that? | |
| I can't believe I found one The Plessy era Garrard turntables that went into all in one type units have zero in common with the classic 301/401 Garrards. Maybe slightly better than BSRs, but not by much. Having started off in my teens destroying my LPs with similar kit, I wo... | |
| Suggestions for a holographic preamp? Room acoustics have more influence on stereo reproduction than equipment. But answering the question asked, the Jadis JP80MC is pretty good at reproducing spatial aspects of recordings. | |
| Cryogenic Treatment of Tubes, and why you should not. I read the Effectrode paper a few weeks ago - I own a number of their effects pedals. As with everything from the company, comprehensively researched and argued. | |
| CD's or Vinyl? I think the question is a little bit too binary - but good question nevertheless. This is a debate I've been having with myself recently and have come to the conclusion that the choice is digital. The reason I say digital is that the ADC conversio... | |
| "Wireless" Speakers for Living Room and Kitchen set up. @OP System Audio Silverbacks if you want proper hi fi sound. The LS50 wirelesses are a good bet also. | |
| Old SS amps @OP As Hk_fan says above, it is brand and maybe even model dependent. If you are looking at twenty years plus, especially if it's a high powered amp, you can expect to be looking at a PSU reservoir caps replacement - though not necessarily immedia... | |
| Suggestions for cartridges for Rega P8 @OP There is a much more extensive white paper from Rega on the subject. The RB 880 is low effective mass and VdHs are high compliance for MCs - so a good match. Regarding VdH service - VdH will replace the cartridge suspension - not just the st... | |
| Suggestions for cartridges for Rega P8 @OP For VdH, you want the horizontal strakes on the side of the cartridge to be about parallel with the surface of the record. Roy Gandy has some persuasive arguments as to why VTA doesn't matter, but I'm not totally convinced. It matters less tha... | |
| Suggestions for cartridges for Rega P8 @OP From experience, the Frog is a worthwhile upgrade overt the MC One. The one thing with VdH cartridges is that they are fussy about VTA, but I'm sure you have that sorted. If you want a change, the Hana Umami Blue is outstanding. It's more robu... | |
| Which amp with Wilson watt puppy 8 @steakster - glad you got sorted out and +1 to Wilson. @OP - were you Nigel Tufnel in a previous life? | |
| Which amp with Wilson watt puppy 8 @OP I would not pair a Chord amp with W/P 8. Chord's house sound is the antithesis of, for example, Pass. It will magnify all the weak points of the speaker. The Pass XA series amps do work very well with Wilsons including those that use the Focal... | |
| MBL Insolvent BTW MBL is not just a speaker company. It makes a very extensive line of electronics too. | |
| Why not the piano as a reference for bass It's Geddy Lee on the Moog Taurus if you want bass pedals in rock. |