herman
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| Balanced ----- Unbalanced---- Are XRLs unnecessary?Yes, in a typical home application XLR connections are not needed. The only way to tell in your system is to try it. | |
| Balanced ----- Unbalanced---- The more information you don't loose, the betterRalph; what "information" will be lost when using an SE connection? As a manufacturer who builds only balanced equipment I would take Atmasphere's advice with a grain of salt. | |
| What Silenced the Ground Loop? Directional means the ground is floated at the load end (in other words, the ground is not soldered to the RCA outer ring at the end that connects to the preamp).That is incorrect. A cable can be directional if there is an outer shield that is onl... | |
| Possibly the best pre-amp one can have Look up brevity in the dictionaryIt is a wonderful virtue | |
| best preamp ever - cost is no object At last, civility returns to the 'gon.My phono stage is a custom unit from Experience Music that uses a step up xformer and 2 stages of 6C45 with an LCR RIAA in between. quite nice. | |
| best preamp ever - cost is no object two things1. It seems that everybody knows who Tbg is but me. How come there aren't any rules here that someone in the industry must reveal themselves? Who is this guy and which of the rest of you are insiders. It isn't hard to figure who Atmasphe... | |
| best preamp ever - cost is no object Carlos, I don't think the circuit topology must be innovative. It must be well implemented. As you say, the circuits are simple. While this may be true on one level, they are extremely complex on another. Otherwise one could simply copy a circuit ... | |
| best preamp ever - cost is no object Ive held my tongue but I cant do it any longer. I havent seen such conceited, condescending, pompous posturing around here in quite a while. Frankly, it is very tiresome. Carlos, how do you fit that giant ego through a standard doorway? I would... | |
| step up for mc I think Raul has the most sensible solution. Save the money you would spend on the transformers and extra cables and put it towards a better MM cartridge. | |
| step up for mc Dan, at the level of equipment you are talking about the difference in transformer vs. active starts, or probably has long been, a matter of taste. We're talking here about boosting a MC up so a CJ PV10A can use it, not replace the pre with a mega... | |
| step up for mc Dan, I guess I misinterpreted your post but in my world signal level = amplitude. I don't see what else it could mean. Below a certain signal level the transformers will act as a filter because some of the minute changes in the original MC signal ... | |
| step up for mc Like I said, I've never heard of a lower amplitude limit on a transformer. Anything to support your position other than your somewhat un-scientific explanation? | |
| step up for mc "Below a certain signal level the transformers will act as a filter because some of the minute changes in the original MC signal will be insufficient to induce them in the secondary windings. "Amazing, over 25 years in this hobby and of all the re... | |
| Power amp hum...turned off Humming through the speakers or does the amp hum?I'm guessing the amp by your description, which would have nothing to do with the power supply caps. The only thing inside the amp that would hum is the transformer but why when the power is turned ... | |
| Recording Analog Backups to PC and CD I have no experience with this http://www.mother-of-tone.com/creation.htm but he makes a strong case for 16/192. I have his DAC and it is incredible. You can play back your 16/192 recordings through his DAC at the same rate. Worth checking out.I w... |