zd542
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| 6 new Totem Hawks vs Used Wilson set-up ? "06-14-14: BjesienI would step back a little and look at the math. In the end you get what the market gives you. If you want an awesome two channel system spend around $30k (new) and you enter the market (IMHO). Awesome surround means maybe $45k."... | |
| What Are your impressions? Audiolabyrinth,Did you see my question on plating in the other thread? (Wall Outlet Oyaide, Furutek, Wattgate, and others). No one attempted to answer it but, I still think it may be relevant to this type of discussion. | |
| What Exactly Does "Burn In" do for Electronics? I wouldn't waste too much time on explanations. These posts are from people who don't like audio and start arguments for fun. | |
| Component break in I would check the settings on your new phono preamp. You may have too much gain. If you can, lower it and see if that helps. Also, if you have a mix of balanced and SE components, make sure they are set properly, as well. For example, if you have ... | |
| What Exactly Does "Burn In" do for Electronics? Are you saying that you don't hear components break in or that you do and just don't know why? | |
| Help,Anyone have Jobs contact info for repair? Did you do any trouble shooting? If not, try swapping all your cables on both channels. Having a broken or bad cable could be the cause of the noise. If its not a cable problem, swap your components until the noise goes away just to be sure the pr... | |
| Rogue Speaker cable: Hard to believe?? Really Sunnyjim? You can't wash your own ears? Its really not that hard. If you like, I can walk you through the procedure. | |
| Speaker decision $3000-3500...help Bo, you talk about how important it is for a speaker to have a good crossover. I'm sure most of us will agree, myself included. The question I have is what exactly are you looking for in a crossover? I know you like Monitor Audio (I do too), but w... | |
| Audio Art spk cable to Signal Cable. Up to down? "Not sure why they're not in the lime light. I don't believe they advertise much."A while back (early 90's, I think), the founder/designer of Straight Wire left the company and founded Wire World. I know Straight Wire is still in business, but I'm... | |
| Ground Loop Video and advice. If you can't find anyone local, I would try Audio Classics in Vestal NY. Its one of the best places for McIntosh repair. | |
| Tube Preamp for 4B SST2 "Zd542: what makes you think that these other brands should be less chancier to match than ARC? from the previous threads in Adiogon it seems to be the safest combo after Bryston pre and power."I don't think ARC preamps are consistent in their ove... | |
| Which would you choose? I wouldn't go with a vintage preamp. I had the Krell in my system for a while and I've owned the Pass and neither was all that great when they were current, let alone what you can get for a more modern preamp used. You can make a case for a vintag... | |
| Ayre C-5xe-mp v Sony XA5400ES Mitch2,Thanks for the excellent response above to the Stereophile issue."06-11-14: Dbphd the case is actually not that fancyThe case appears less fancy that that of my Sony XA5400ES, so I hope the sound is sufficiently superior to compensate for s... | |
| Audio grade plug with a removable ground pin? Is it possible to disconnect the ground on the outlet itself? It seems like that would be a cleaner solution. | |
| power cables - not in the signal path? Would this be a good way to visualize it?Think of a car as an audio system and the road represents your power/electricity. The car/audio system has a level of maximum performance it can achieve. But you can only get the best performance if you dri... |