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| phono preamp crackling OK I'm a dump shit with a strong preferences! :-)That said, have you tried disconnecting the IC's from your TT (cartridge) to the phono stage? If not try that, leaving the IC's to the pre-amp in place and seeif that changes anything. The phono sta... | |
| phono preamp crackling Noisy tubes? Phono stages usually require quality LN (low noise) tubes and crackling is one of the symptoms of noisy tubes. What kind and quality tubes do you have in the stage? How old are they? | |
| Hybrid vs. Straight Tubes I think the real 'sound' of tubes is found in the amp output not in a couple of tube drivers in front of a SS output. I also think that the difference between a 40wt tube amp and a 100 wt ss amp is relatively nominal. Don't forget that this differ... | |
| Help My Krell 700cx isn't working right. Caveat, I don't know much of anything about the Krell stuff's operating parameters, but it sound to me like the amp is detecting too much DC output from the pre-amp and is shutting itself down. FWIW if it helps get you pointed in the right direction. | |
| Is extremely accurate "VTA" adjustment necessary? Re Gandy's comments regarding the Rega - Wasn't one of the downsides of using a Rega TT/Arm was that there was no provision for simple repeatible adjustible VTA? If so, has anyone questioned Gandy's motive for the white paper? It is obvious (I thi... | |
| Martin Logan SL3's Wow, how to answer this question without writing a book about speaker design and set up. :-)Generic panel speakers lack a 'point source' driver for the high(er) frequencies and the high frequencies radiate off the entire surface of the speaker whi... | |
| What do you see as the downside of tubes? Dav65mus, Be careful what you wish for, especially if you like what you presently are using. The road to audio hell is paved by folks trying to make a meaningful positive change to get only a small, or any, meaningful improvement. Different perhap... | |
| Cary Rocket 88R bias setting with EL34 tubes? Cary amps usually do not have one bias pot for each tube. Some of thier amps gang two tubes per pot, and some will gang 4 or on some older ones 6, tubes. So you have to start out with a matched pair, quad or sextet, and set them using one pot (per... | |
| Synergy While I don't agree with the underlying assumption you make, lets assume you are right. Someone who is just starting out will have to buy at a minimum a source, an amp AND speakers all made by the same company. Since few if any big companies make ... | |
| What do you see as the downside of tubes? Tvad, A good observation. It was this exact statement that got my 'interest' going and was the fundamental reason I posted. I suspect that if I heard his 'optomized' soundstage I would consider it as unrelated to the sound of a live event as the l... | |
| What do you see as the downside of tubes? Jayfox, Re: "In defense of Dave b". I too understand what he means but more importantly I understand why he arrives at his conclusions. That I think his reasoning is flawed, and certainly not in accord with mine (or yours) but what pleases his ear... | |
| Joule LA100 MKIII or Granite Audio 770FP or Modwrt Re the Baron, a few observations I have from operating my earlier model which used 5881's exclusively. It benefitted from a cap mod done by Mesa, using Wima Caps, but that is as far as I went. The gain issue, and the sound as well, seems infinitly... | |
| Need AM/FM Stereo Tuner Antennae Help You may find a suitible connector at Radio Shack which you will use as a replacement for the connector on the antenna cable. Not a big deal, BUT, I've put up with one of those connectors for some years and found that they do no form the best conne... | |
| SPEAKER HUM At the risk of being too obvious - have you tried a cheater plug yet at the amp/current source? If not you should. I would guess that it will reveal that your problem is an old fashion ground loop. Once you know its a ground loop you can take furt... | |
| Best Samuel Barber Violin Concerto I just listened to the McDuffie, Ricci, and Shaham versions back to back. Reminds me of the story of the "Three Bears".Ricci's version is cool and the violin recorded at a distance, more atmospheric than focused. But I like the disc mate, the Meno... |