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| a good cheap way to test tubes I remember the days when the typical local drugstore had a tube tester! Don't know what you would do today, except trial and error substitution.. | |
| Opinions On Ampzilla Trinaural Processor? Joshl...Logic assisted matrix decoders were around before digital. Sure, it can be all analog.However, there are some real advantages to doing the job in the digital domain. Most important, the signal that you are listening to can be delayed sligh... | |
| What happen to finishing speakers like furniture? What happened to finishing furniture like furniture! Lower quality is not limited to loudspeakers.Suggestion...get Magneplanars. Almost no wood, and what there is is real! | |
| Opinions On Ampzilla Trinaural Processor? Joshl...A stereo signal is a stereo signal, so the device will work the same. However, the differential signal (Left minus right, which is vertical groove modulation) from an LP is noisy (rumble) and attenuated relative to a digital source, and th... | |
| Surround music ? Rsbeck...Your best response would be the quote "One man right is a majority of one".But you are wrong (IMHO) :) | |
| Your opinion on cable spending Sean...My four word comment was intended to highlight, by contrast, the complexity of your solution to the problem. Maybe poke a little fun at it :) Most cable-ophiles do cite tonal balance as their objective. I don't think that equalizers quite d... | |
| Comparing digital amps If money matters you can't beat the CarverPro ZR1600 for about $840. Many have commented about its good sonics so I won't repeat that. This is one you can afford to try amd form your own opinion. | |
| Power Cords - Shielding or No Shielding If you have an old house with BX wire, your power is shielded, up to the wall plug. Maybe people who like shielded power cords ought to use BX instead of Romex wire when they install dedicated lines. | |
| Your opinion on cable spending or, get an equalizer. | |
| Surround music ? Sogood51...Right on. I would only add that the "right amount" of signal depends on the music in question, and the intended perspective of the listener. People who actually play in a musical groop may very logically prefer to be in the midst of the... | |
| Universal Digital Player With Digital Inputs? Any such player would be illegal, but it might exist via modification. | |
| Should I try a MC cartridge and phono pre? Iseekheils...I never had any hum problem. Actually, because the MC circuit is much lower impedance than MM it is LESS sensitive to magnetic fields that cause hum. Same reason why transistorized preamps, with 50 ohm output impedance are less likely... | |
| Opinions On Ampzilla Trinaural Processor? This is nothing new. Center channel speakers have been around since the dawn of stereo, usually driven with an L+R signal. Of course this is the most simple "Matrix" multichannel. As with all matrix multichannel, gain riding logic can be applied t... | |
| What causes microphonics ? Clueless...Yes microphones are made using the variable capacitor principle, but how many remember that there was once a phono pickup that worked this way too? It was called Weathers (not sure of the spelling) and the stylus movement created a vari... | |
| Woofer on Top Speakers "Missionary style" |