twl
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| Need help - Set up Helikon using test LP Cp, sorry if I overdid it. Sometimes it seems like I'm not getting through to everyone. | |
| Preamp better than Cortese? I can't comment on a direct comparison, but if you can use a Silver Rock or Bent transformer passive unit, they will be much more transparent than virtually any active line stage. The transformer controls eliminate the impedance problems associate... | |
| Out on the tiles...with speaker spikes. Use coins under the spikes. Only 25 cents each. | |
| Diana Krall Tried "When I Look In Your Eyes" CD, but didn't like it at all. | |
| To preamp or not to preamp?...that is the question Avoid using CD volume controls that do it in the digital domain. Use ones with analog controls, or use a passive preamp with any CD player. This is tricky because of the impedance of the passive preamps with resistive volume controls. If you pick ... | |
| Trying to improve two channel - direct or preamp? Transformer volume controls are different, because they lower the input impedance with attenuation, unlike resistor ladder attenuators or pots. This negates the problems with bass and dynamics that were described above. | |
| Manley 440 monos to drive low impedance ribbons? It's your money. But if you want hard facts, then ask them what the damping factor will be with a 1/2 ohm load. Ask them how they will handle 90 degree phase shifts at that kind of load. Ask them if the amp will tend to be "brittle" sounding at th... | |
| Which components knocked you out on first listen? My first "knockout" experience was when I first went to the Linn/Naim dealer that I eventually went to work for. I listened to a Linn LP12/Vallhalla/Ittok/Asak into a Naim32/SNAPS/NAXO/ and 3 NAP 250's driving Linn Isobarik PMS speakers. This syst... | |
| Hypex HS200 amp vs Marchand for use as sub amp... From my reading of the Marchand web page, the XM9 is stricly an electronic crossover, with no amp in it. It is one of the better electronic crossovers available. Their very best one is the one with the tubes, but it's alot of money. Marchand also ... | |
| Have anyone pics and tech-data for a SU-1 step-up? Don't know how to get any info at all on Expressive Technologies SU-1 MC step up transformer. All I know is that it's supposed to be one of the best ever. And also very expensive. I don't know of anybody who ever found one for sale. Very very rare... | |
| Are silver coated cables a bunch of hype? Redkiwi, I have read that silver oxides are still conductive, so that they still sound good after being oxidized, whereas copper oxidation is not conductive/less conductive, and adds bad sounding artifacts. So this could be a good point for using ... | |
| Manley 440 monos to drive low impedance ribbons? Jstones, I just don't think that 1/2 ohm impedances and tubes go together in the same sentence.You are going to need a SS amp, or maybe you could use one of those autoformers from Zeroimpedance to help, but I don't know how good those things work.... | |
| SACD- my intial thoughts.... My 6 month experience with SACD was with the Sony 9000ES. I would say that the well-recorded SACD's were significantly better than well-recorded CD's. I feel that there is definitely an improvement over CD. However, I felt very limited by the avai... | |
| Trying to improve two channel - direct or preamp? I have been researching the direct route lately, using passive pre/volume controls. It seems that the best option for that route, is the Bent Audio system using Stephens & Billington stepped transformers. For basic manual controls, they have s... | |
| Manley 440 monos to drive low impedance ribbons? You're kidding, right? |