zd542
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| Cartridge gain overload - please explain Sorry if I wasn't clear on my first post. I typed it out really fast this morning as not to be late for work. Its no excuse, of course, but its true. All I really meant to say was that if the phono stage was being overloaded, whatever the cause, a... | |
| Cartridge gain overload - please explain The reason for the problem is that you are talking about 2 separate things. The volume/gain on your linestage has nothing to do with your phono stage. If you have a gain problem with your phono stage, it exists at all volumes, it really doesn't ma... | |
| Do balanced/symmetrical phono cables really exist? I'm not sure what you mean by symmetrical. From reading your post, it looks like another way to say balanced. I'll assume thats the case.As far as phono cartridges go, they are balanced by design. There may be some exceptions, but I'm not aware of... | |
| ps audio p500 It depends. | |
| bi-amping cable arrangement Were you able to hear a difference between running them parallel or twisted? If so, what were the differences. | |
| Passive biamping question Maybe this info can help you make a decision. Currently, I'm doing a vertical biamp in my own system. I'm very happy with the results. To be honest, I've never heard of any negative downsides to doing it this way. But after reading Kr4's post, I t... | |
| Upgrading cartridge used or new? Yogiboy,Do I have to explain everything to you? You don't buy new shoes, you make them with the blown out tires. Just make sure that the exposed steel belts are facing down and not up so you don't cut your feet. | |
| Carts on JMW 9 Signature I have the DV that Stereo5 mentions. I'm very happy with it. I would also consider Shelter and Lyra. Both of those are excellent as well. | |
| Pre-amp for Rowland Model 102 Guidocorona,Thanks for the answer. No need to apologize for being unscientific, this isn't a classroom. Just to clarify, your description of treble IM, to me, sounds like its a matter of getting timbre correct. Not an easy thing to do but its extr... | |
| Upgrading cartridge used or new? "01-13-13: YogiboyNo way! Would you buy used tires for your car? Why take a chance and ruin your vinyl with someones old clunker?"Some audiophile. I would absolutely buy used tires. You can take the money you save and buy a better cartridge. Bette... | |
| Upgrading cartridge used or new? Unless you can confirm the history of the cart., I would buy new. Their too easy to damage. At one point I had the 10x5 and upgraded to the low output version of the 20 and found it was a big improvement. Just make sure that your phono pre can han... | |
| Pre-amp for Rowland Model 102 Guidocorona,"It bested my ARC REF 3 in harmonic development, control of treble intermodulation in complex passages (think of multipart violins)"In reference to your quote above, how do you define harmonic development and treble IM? Are they someth... | |
| Amp connection question I'm not trying to start an argument here, but I often find that center channel speakers often have trouble keeping up with the rest of the system. A different solution that may work in this case would be, if you have 2 available channels, you may ... | |
| System Upgrades "01-12-13: Warrenhouch! is this going to be a habit?....stalk'n me Zdman?"It depends on what you mean by "stalk'n". If it means that every time you see a comment of mine and then take it upon yourself to enter the conversation and say stupid thing... | |
| System Upgrades I wouldn't take any advice from Warrenh. He doesn't like me. In a different post, he was asking for advice on how to get the best sound from his iPod. When he told everyone that all of his music is stolen I posted the following:"Warrenh (OP),This ... |