clio09
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| Modern Linestages When looking at the manufacturers costs to build a preamp lets be sure we understand that "audiophile" capacitors and other components like transformers, chokes, etc. should be based on wholesale, not retail costs. What I pay for a capacitor as a ... | |
| Speakers more fussy about cables than amp? ...maybe it's rather the case that it's the speaker-speaker cable that's more of a variable!Not to me it isn't. | |
| Cat damaged speaker, Help Seems like he fixed it a couple days ago. Pics and remedy used available here:http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/speakers/messages/30/308451.html | |
| solid state vs tubes--with a twist I purchased the NEW DCA-33 back in 1996 along with the P-3 preamplifier (built by Cary and based on the SLP-50 circuit) and LP-3 phono stage. I enjoyed this set-up for about 7 years. The amp was definitely on the warm side of neutral, but after co... | |
| Tube Rolling - Any tips or caveats Get the lowest noise tubes you can afford, especially for the phono stage. Your priority should be to locate reputable dealers, then look at their stock. Don't necessarily focus on the name brand. A properly tested tube with excellent test specs w... | |
| stepped attenuators I'm building a preamp using the Acoustic-Dimension 41 step attenuators. They are well built, have smooth rotation, and are quite silent. They remind me more of Seiden than Shallco. We'll see how they work in a couple weeks. | |
| Placette RVC vs. Placette Active? The dual mono LSA in addition to balance feature also has very fine adjustment of volume. I just ordered a second LSA. My original is now in our demo room at the shop. While I'm waiting for my new one I'm using my Slagle autoformer passive. This u... | |
| Tube amps known to have a low damping factor? I think the information in the posts by by Duke and Nsgarch is worth keeping in mind.There are speakers that are designed and voiced with specific amps or types of amps. That doesn't mean other amps can't be used, but the designer had a goal in mi... | |
| Interconnects: solid or hollow core wire? No, I use Q and TelWire cables.Disclaimer: I am a dealer for TelWire and Q. | |
| Decware silver interconnects: anybody heard them? Moreover, great neutrality tends to correlate with great cost.No it doesn't. | |
| Interconnects: solid or hollow core wire? OK, gonna try the Crimson MLs. Several people have recommended 'em. Hard to imagine they're gonna beat my Huffman SX, though. Report to come.I still keep a set of Grover interconects and speaker cables around just in case. | |
| Decware silver interconnects: anybody heard them? As Steve Deckert himself says owning these cables I would agree, these are stupidly good without being stupidly expensive! They are very neutral in my opinion, which is what I look for in cables. After years of experimenting I no longer look at a ... | |
| Is preamp remote volume a deal breaker for you? Preamp remote and source remote are two different things. Not only do I eschew remotes, my sources and preamps (both are single input/output so on occasion I'm switching cables) are in a totally separate room than my amp and speakers. Getting up i... | |
| Power handling capability of original Quad esl 57s IIRC Roger Modjeski designed and voiced the 35 watt RM-10 for use with his ESL-57's. | |
| Anyone have a Music First Preamp ? I've used the LSA with an amp that had a 21k ohm input impedance and it sounded fine, but not optimal as it did with amps whose input impedance specs were higher. From what I've been learning recently, I think in some ways the ratios being quoted ... |