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| Difference BTW Hafler DH-200 and DH-220? I used to own both those amps -- the 200 is the predecessor of the 220. The 200 has sharp fins, and the 220 has rounded heat sink fins and sounds 8.14 percent better than the 200 (IMHO). | |
| Any insights on MBL 101 D Loudspeakers In addition to what Duke said, they also tend to give more body to images, more of a 3-D effect, as compared to the paper-thin variety that many audiophile speakers present. To me, that's a nice quality. As Duke also intimated they are not very se... | |
| Electrostat question If the cable type is the same I doubt that you'd hear a difference unless the lengths were radically different. It's not that critical because ESL's draw very little current. Ideally, they should be the same, but in the real world there are more i... | |
| Stacking components? That rack looks really shakey. I wouldn't trust my components sitting on something like that. I think almost any other rack would be better than that one, even the cheapo MDF things you can find at Walmart.And it's never a good idea to stack compo... | |
| Could the transformer be eliminated? The Acoustat amps used a high-voltage pentode tube, I forget the exact number... I used to own a pair of highly modified Acoustat Servo-Charge amps that used 6LB6 high-voltage transmitter tubes, and they worked really well. As I recall, those amps... | |
| Slow left channel start up Either it's revolting, because it's jealous of the right channel, or it's just plain lazy...If it sounds okay once it's "charged up," then why should a small time delay matter? | |
| OK, I said it... Your results seem quite believeable for what you have done. Analog isn't perfect, and neither is digital. Get used to it! I agree with the former poster who said that a phono-stage upgrade would make an appreciable difference. It did for me. BTW, ... | |
| Turntable adjustment question It's also possible that one channel of the cartridge has slightly more output than the other. If you try everything that TWL has suggested and you still have the problem then a channel imbalance in the cartridge is quite possible.The solution, of ... | |
| can both balanced and unbalanced be used a once? A lot of preamps with both balanced and unbalanced outputs can drive both at the same time. I doubt that you'd hurt the unit by trying it. That said, the two different amps could have different input loading and sensitivity specs, which could lead... | |
| Speakers for Classical and Rock in large space. Wow, a 36'x39'room with a 20' high ceiling -- that's what I call a BIG listening room; actually more like a theater or auditorium. I think Duke is right about it being hard to accomplish your goals on your budget.But a few things popped into my he... | |
| bass traps installed...it's worth the effort Hey Snick,No problem -- it's better to be busy than not busy and in business you have to rake it in while the raking is good. Give me a shout when you have time to breathe. And if you have any bass traps left over, put them aside for me would you?... | |
| bass traps installed...it's worth the effort It's surprising that the response changed so much (from 63Hz-200Hz) with the addition of the traps (at least to me). It looks like the traps are "tuned" for that bandwidth...Good work! | |
| OK to play 78s with elliptical stylus? Sounds right, Eldartford. I have an old Dynaco equalizer that I may press into service for that purpose. | |
| OK to play 78s with elliptical stylus? Oh boy, EQ too?! You mean there's some special equalization for 78s and a standard phono stage cannot be used with good results? | |
| OK to play 78s with elliptical stylus? Shhhhhhsh, Eldartford, if the high-end companies get wind of this they will start making needles out of cocobolo and charging a couple of hundred dollars a pop for them. That's a cool story! :)When I was a kid I think we had some kind of cheap car... |