eldartford
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| FM static? Apart from weak signals, I have experienced static only from automobiles passing by on the highway. Shielded 300 ohm twinlead solved the problem. Now I have 75ohm coax with a rf amp at the antenna.I am located in a "fringe" reception area. | |
| tt surface noise reduce or tolerate? The longevity of LPs is something I can't argue about. The very first LP I acquired, used, about 1954, the musical "Wonderful Town", I can still play today. In that time interval Mag Tape, which until CDs was the only alternative, has gone through... | |
| Mono Block tube amp or Stereo Tube amplifier? Two monaural amps of a certain power are no different than a stereo amp of the same power for each channel. Basically you cut the chassis in half and duplicate the power supply, perhaps at a lower power level suitable for one channel. The advantag... | |
| Rethinking Listening Fatigue For me its "ListenER Fatigue" and it has nothing to do with the audio system. Rather, I start thinking of all the chores which I should be doing instead of listening to this symphony for the thousandth time. | |
| tt surface noise reduce or tolerate? Surface noise and all, on some LPs tape hiss is clearly audible. That's why Dolby and DBX processing were invented...before CDs were around.When I play my ancient Benny Goodman LPs the surface noise is part of the experience. But for quiet classic... | |
| tt surface noise reduce or tolerate? A record cleaning machine is certainly a first step. However, although some vinyl fans insist vinyl can be "as quiet as a CD" I have never heard it that way. You should audition a top notch system either at a dealer or one of the several Audiogon ... | |
| Idea to reduce RFI You can't hear RFI. The RF signal must be demodulated. Corrosion at a connection can create a diode which provides the demodulation. So, clean all your connections.I have never experienced the RFI problem except long ago with a turntable/phono (hi... | |
| Where to put my Shakti stone? I am tempted to tell you :-) | |
| Wireless Speakers? Do they make such thing? There arre many wireless battery-powered speakers for casual listening. They sound quite good when you are relaxing outdoors, but are not "audiophile" quality. (Or price). It has occured to me that the signal transmission feature, not the battery ... | |
| Affordable High Watt Tube Amp Wanted When you find one, lets look for $1.50 gas next :-) | |
| Which amp to Bi-amp my Maggie 20.1 Agree that, contrary to popular opinion, 200 Hz and up power measures almost as much as full range. I observed that raising the subwoofer X/O from 40 Hz to 200 or so (removing all that LF) caused surprisingly little reduction of power to the main ... | |
| Can you Listen to Vinyl Casually?? Downunder...Sorry but that doesn't work. I live in a 200+ year old house in rural New England. To make things worse, at this time of year pollen is heavy in the air.I never have a problem with CDs or DVDs. To my great surprise I even used a CD pla... | |
| Can you Listen to Vinyl Casually?? Yes, me too, but the reason is simply that vinyl requires frequent care. Not only to flip the LP but also to clear any debris on the stylus which often becomes audible half way through a side. | |
| Stepped Attenuator to replace Potentiometer. Somut...You better check on the resistance of that pot. 25 megohms is far higher than any audio gain pot I have seen. I could believe 25 Kohms, although that would be a bit low. | |
| Stepped Attenuator to replace Potentiometer. Set the pot so as to give the gain that you require. Then, measure the pot seting. Slider contact to high, and to low.Then install a two resistor divider.You can leave the pot in place, disconnected, in case you need to reverse the mod. |