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| altman attraction dac vs empiracle dac1 12s Altmann claims he gets the best results with an optical input. He says no need for anything special with the JISCO circuit but at this early stage I think I prefer it with the JISCO off. I'm feeding mine wirelessly. iTunes - Airport Express - opti... | |
| Isolation transformer -low cost power conditioner? I'm afarid I'll have to disagree with Don on all counts. Current: You can get one that will handle just about any current you can imagine. If it gets too hot you are using one that is too small for the job. There are others but Furman used to make... | |
| Look for electronic screws - cant find any Try here. | |
| Wood blocks underneath components?? snake oil? Excellent point Newbee, I will begin design on a moon shield immediately :>) | |
| The most revealing redbook/dsd player under 10k? Be patient and get a Naim CDS3 used.A wonderful player. | |
| Record Stabilizer on a Suspension Table? That's a problem. I can't imagine that adding enough weight to flatten a record won't adversely affect a suspended table.A lightweight clamp is probably of the type that you push down to flatten the record and the clamp then grabs the spindle to s... | |
| tech websites Intact AudioTube Cad Journal Pete MilletThings that make you say ouchSteve Benchoops, I just noticed you asked for discussion forums. Intact has a good one but the rest of the sites I listed have good info. | |
| Good and bad w/ replacing stock preamp jumpers? My experience has been that when someone statesit seems as though there has been a sonic improvementthere hasn't been any change, just what they had hoped to hear.You describe them as being "cheap metal." Doesn't that pretty much describe every ca... | |
| Corner treatment -- PZCs a sure thing? You didn't ecxactly copy the Michael Green corners as you actually do want the material to reflect. The front reflects and the back absorbs. | |
| Wood blocks underneath components?? snake oil? There are so called "magnetic isolation" tables but that is also bunk. Think of two boards, one above the other with opposing magnets on the corners. Without some type of mechanical connection to contain the sides of the top board, it will shoot o... | |
| Levinson 20.5 monos - Time for a Refurb? Sorry, just playing the devil's advocate. I envy the fact you even have a dealer. I would hold on to the Levinsons for a while and do a long term comparison. What is initially intoxicating can become less so over time. | |
| Levinson 20.5 monos - Time for a Refurb? I'm glad you found something you like, but you have to ask yourself; Would the Levinson sound better than the Lamm if it were refurbed and didn't have those tired, old capacitors in it?Why do you say the the Lamm's "should be" better? | |
| Low watt tube amps/pros/cons These 300B & 845 SETs act as tone controls, & most are deficient in the bass & topend.Attributing this to the tube is simply wrong. It comes from misinformed individuals who don't understand electronics especially the interaction of am... | |
| Low watt tube amps/pros/cons Bartok, I told you, and as I look at your other posts, others have also told you, that the 300B has nothing to do with what you heard. If you drove a BMW with a flat tire would blame the car for poor handling? You can't pair a low power amp and a ... | |
| Low watt tube amps/pros/cons You auditioned a setup that is not even close to ideal for orchestral music. Even if the speakers have an impedance that is easy to drive, 93 dB speakers still require more than a few watts to get them going. I wouldn't dismiss low power amps base... |