mitch2
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| Beryllium-Copper: How safe? Geez, I have a set of beryllium copper golf irons that I don't use, maybe I should visit e-bay.As stated in Albert's reference, it is my understanding that some years ago, stricter environmental controls increased costs related to manufacturing it... | |
| Cable Burn In Problem If these are new cables, and if the mfg did not burn them in, you are right 50-100 hours is probably the minimum range to even begin to give them a fair shake. Since you say "trying out," I assume you are auditioning these. If from a dealer, see i... | |
| How LONG have you been an AUDIOGONER'? 10-18-99 - lots of good folks here, old and new. | |
| Good Copper IC's for 2.5M RCA pre to amp? Thanks again Blindjim - you have given me several to look at.Bill, I agree with you and have noticed no sonic difference between my 1M ic's from preamp to amp, and the 2.5 to 3M ic's I am currently using.BTW, I meant to say above,"virtually none o... | |
| Good Copper IC's for 2.5M RCA pre to amp? Thanks guys so far.Tweak1: Not sure how much signal loss is associated with a 3M run, but Vladamir at Lamm did not think that would be any problem with the LL2, and it certainly was not a problem with the CAT Ult MkII or my Lector Zoe. I am runnin... | |
| Your last speaker? About 25 years ago I purchased my first "expensive" speakers, the ADS L810's that I enjoyed for almost 20 years. After then going through a few B&W's and some Alon's, I decided to try another Mike Kelly design and I have been very happy with m... | |
| Upgrade Options for BPT Pure Power Center The upgrades and the different BPT products can be seen here:http://www.b-p-t.com/upgrades.shtml | |
| CARDAS Fans: Golden vs. Neutral vs. Presence? I have used all but the GP, and my opinion would be in most sytems the GR IC's and the GC speaker cables hit the sweet spot. They sound good, but I currently use all Purist wire if that tells you anything. | |
| Upgrade Options for BPT Pure Power Center After looking at your system, I would suggest you may want to reconsider and go for the CPC or one of the BP units. I recently purchased a CPC that has most of the offered upgrades including a 300VA LoNo balanced isolation transformer for 2.5 amps... | |
| Conditioner for Cary MB500 Monoblocks Hi Rich, I am late to this party, but thought I would add that I too run Aerial 9's with Cary 500MB's. I am currently running mine single ended with a Lector CDP7 TL MkIII and Lamm LL2. I just picked up a loaded BPT CPC that has a 30-amp high curr... | |
| I walked into a dealer and got a shock.... You ever hear the story about the frog and the scorpion - same thing, except he's a salesman....don't take it personal, just play the game.Response #1 - "lets get the turntable fixed first, then we can talk about some of your ideas for changes to ... | |
| Calypso owners, what did you trade up to? I have tried more than a few, and preferred the Tom Evans Vibe and Pulse, CAT Ultimate MkII, VTL 5.5, and my current Lamm LL2. I will qualify by saying I used the Calypso with a McCormack DNA500, which is not an ideal amp for the Calypso due to it... | |
| Preamp Turned Down/Amplifer Noise Sounds like it, but you do not provide enough information. Is this a new development or has the hum always been there in this system? Is there a television, cable or satellite connected to this system? Did this condition start after adding a new c... | |
| Pre- output impedance for ss input impedance 10K I have had this situation, and the common general rule of thumb is for the "maximum" output impedance of your preamp to be no greater than one-tenth the input impedance of your amp, or in your case 1,000 ohms. However, please note two things;1. th... | |
| Tube CD player w/ balanced output Maybe this will help:CD128 vs. CD168 on paper"One BB 1738 DAC chip vs. two BB 1792s. 24/96 vs. 24/192 upsampling. Sony KSS-213Q vs. Philips VAM 1202 top-loading transport. Balanced output stage vs. fully balanced circuit beginning at the converter... |