yogiboy
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| Standmounts around 2k? I've owned many monitors including the Spendor 3/5,3/5r and the SA1. IMHO the Harbeth P3ESR trump all of them. I own them and I just bought the larger 7ES-3, used, at a great price. Both of these sound very close. As a matter of fact if I decide t... | |
| "Buzz" Coming Through Speakers Plug in a component directly into the power amp leaving the preamp out of the loop and see if the buzz goes away. I presume you have no power conditioners plugged in. | |
| "Buzz" Coming Through Speakers How are you sure the problem is with the preamp and not something else causing the buzz? If it is not on a dedicated circuit you can start unplugging anything that is plugged in to that circuit. A dimmer switch is a known source for producing a buzz. | |
| New to high end audio phono parasound p5 Many moons ago before the cd came out most preamps came with an on board phono stage. That being said you should be satisfied with the one that comes with that preamp. Anything else would be overkill. I had many preamps that had a better phono sta... | |
| Is a 12au7 a safe replacement for a 12ax7 I had the same problem with my phono preamp. Too much gain with the 12AX7 that should be used.I tried a 12AU7 and that was not enough,so I tried a 12AT7 and it is perfect with the output of the cartridge I use.The gain factor of a 12AU7 is 19 and ... | |
| help with my sub and settings Try raising the sub. Put something under the feet like a few books and see if that helps. | |
| Need some suggestions for a new audio rack Check out Wayfair,they have many to choose from. | |
| combination tube amp and ss preamp? Has anyone seen an integrated amp that the preamp section is SS and the amp is tubes(I haven't)? IMHO a tube preamp is the way to go if you don't want tubes in both amp and preamp. | |
| Old full range speaker as new subwoofer Check out Dayton Audio Sub-800 at Parts Express. They are only $89.00 each. You can get two of them for under $200. I think they would work fine for your application.http://www.parts-express.com/dayton-audio-sub-800-8-80-watt-powered-subwoofer--30... | |
| Old full range speaker as new subwoofer Disconnect the wires on all the speaker drivers except the woofer and listen to what that sounds like. | |
| Quiet Amp Cooling Fan Place a thermometer in the area of your amp. I doubt it gets hot enough to need a fan. Especially if you have an open type rack. | |
| humming noise Put the cartridge back to the position it was in before you moved it. If the hum goes away then just leave it that way. | |
| Audio Additives vs Acoustic Sounds Digital Scale Save yourself the aggravation. Get yourself a Digital Jewelry Scale on Ebay for under ten bucks. I use one of these and they are as accurate as any of the more expensive ones that are used for measuring VTF. | |
| Audio Additives vs Acoustic Sounds Digital Scale Any scale should read zero before lowering the cartridge onto the platform. If your scale reads anything else, then something is wrong with the scale. Did you replace the battery just to make sure that is not the problem with your scale? | |
| Super Cheap Placeholder Cartridge If you send the Grado to the Needle Doctor they will ship you a new Grado Platinum for $250. They don't rebuild them they just give you an exchange. The whole process only takes a few days. |