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| No more big power supplies for preamps Don't necessarily be fooled by full sized power supplies. I am aware that both Bryston and Pass, in the past, marketed a pre-amp and a phono stage, respectively, that initially had separate but small power supplies only to supplant them with the i... | |
| replacement remote It's the obvious-contact Parasound | |
| Downsizing my system from tubes to an integrated really pleased with my INT-150. Rega also has nice integrateds | |
| Do I Have the Wrong Cartridge? The Elys is a good cartridge though I would have also considered an Linn Adikt or a Grado, but in my expereince, those tend to hum near the inner grooves. The Rega cartridge is not particularly high, thus I am wondering whether the arm is too high... | |
| Source XLR to Balanced Preamp will increase gain? A properly designed balanced output will be at a higher level than an unbalanced output. I'm not sure it's 6 dB though. I seem to recall once I compared the output of my tuner (it has both balanced and unbalanced outputs) using interstation hiss, ... | |
| Oldest piece of gear you own Actually, I made an error- I have a pair of Ohm F's in my garage. Late 70's I think. | |
| Your first amp? Those are awesome first amps. It's both gratifying and sad at what satisfaction modest amps brought before we learned otherwise. I loved my Pioneer and was truly sad when, just within the last five years, a relative I gave the SX450 to, told me he... | |
| Replacing the stock power cable of the TT The planar 3 has 2 significant issues- it runs fast and the way the motor is mounted the motor does not maintain a constant distance between itself and the inner platter which leads to speed fluctuations. These are the areas where the planar 3 nee... | |
| Replacing the stock power cable of the TT Well, I don't think a different power cord on a TT will improve tracking. Beyond that, I think there's better ways to improve a planar 3 involving power supply such as an external speed controller, which would allow you to set the Planar 3 to the ... | |
| Oldest piece of gear you own Ebm's response would apply to me as well if the gear were still in use. Well, at least I think my stereo loves me. | |
| Where does your user name come from? The street I live on | |
| How to protect turntable from children? It's called the wrath of dad. Seriously, I taught my kids early on you don't touch moms stuff or dads stuff without permission. Besides these days the are far more interested in their MacBook pros, iPods, iPhones, etc. My older one is asking for a... | |
| What time do you wear? Omega Speedmaster Professionalhesalite's the way to go on a speedy pro | |
| Why is Dynaudio so much cheaper in Europe? Never did a direct import of anything that needs to be plugged in. But other stuff- sure, and I've never bought into the scare tactics that some US distributors use. Other than a phono cartridge direct import, I did a tonearm and cables. All were ... | |
| Why is Dynaudio so much cheaper in Europe? Years back I was interested in a phono cartridge made in the UK.a local dealer carried it, and I priced it locally and from a hifi shop in the UK that was more than happy to ship to the US. With insured shipping from the UK, the price was literall... |