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| I like my Peachtree Nova300 more than my new (to me) Pass XA30.5 HELP! Hmm. In the measurements section of Stereophile’s review of the Nova300 John Atkinson states as follows:... all measurements of the nova300 were taken using Audio Precision’s auxiliary AUX-0025 passive low-pass filter, which eliminates noise above... | |
| What's the difference between a Rel t/9 & T/9i? I was planning to connect the left and right speakers to L+L-R+R- block of the KEF 10b, but now I worry about damaging the A7e. Yes, that would definitely be a no-no. Is it safe to try the 10b if I connect only the left or right speaker? That is,... | |
| What's the difference between a Rel t/9 & T/9i? db, before proceeding with either sub please read the posts by member taww in the following thread, especially the first of his posts dated 4-2-2018, that post beginning with "I have an AX-7e with a REL T-9 and it sounds great, but has some seriou... | |
| I like my Peachtree Nova300 more than my new (to me) Pass XA30.5 HELP! The 100 ohm output impedance of the Peachtree's preamp section, which Stereophile measured as being "constant across the audio band," is fine for driving the XA30.5.Are jumpers connected between pins 1 and 3 of the XA30.5's XLR input connectors? ... | |
| amp hiss impact on speakers IMHO, this would lead over some extensive time to a premature aging of the part. Hi Davey,It seems to me to be self-evident that there must be **some** power level, other than zero, below which continuous application of that power to a tweeter wil... | |
| Herron VTPH-2 MC Loading Plugs 1) Yes.2) Yes.3) 1% is probably a good idea, to keep the loading on the two channels matched. Also, the resistor doesn't have to be rated to handle significant power, and choosing one rated at 1/8 watt or even less would be fine. For example, ... | |
| amp hiss impact on speakers Tweeters are usually specified as being able to handle many watts, within their specified frequency range. For example consider this datasheet for a tweeter that is used in a very small stand-mounted speaker made by Salk (model WOW1). The datashee... | |
| Worth the effort? Cabling inside sub Fuses usually have to conduct vastly more current than the miniscule amount that is conducted by these wires. Also, in many and perhaps the majority of applications the current through a fuse varies dynamically with the music, and as it does so th... | |
| Worth the effort? Cabling inside sub I’m going to express a minority opinion here, which is admittedly based just on technical considerations and not on directly relevant experience. And which is stated with great respect for those who have expressed contrary opinions.From a technica... | |
| Problem with preamp volume control P.S. to my previous post: If you are using RCA-to-XLR cables, rather than adapters, and you ultimately find it necessary to purchase Rothwell attenuators, my suggestion would be to replace the cables with RCA-to-RCA cables and use them in conjunct... | |
| Problem with preamp volume control The line stage gain is 27 DbThe phono stage is listed as:High gain 54 DbLow gain 40 Db Not sure what to make of that, RV. The description of the PV11 at the CJ website, the manual for the PV11 that I found online, and Stereophile’s measurements al... | |
| Problem with preamp volume control You can install the attenuators on the phono input or on the amp input depending on what else plugs into the preamp. I would not install any such attenuator on the phono input in a case such as this, where a high output cartridge is being used. T... | |
| Problem with preamp volume control Hi RV,The root cause of the issue is that like many Conrad Johnson preamps yours has higher gain than most. Although many other CJ models have considerably higher gain than even yours. The PV-11 specs being 47 db for the moving magnet/high output ... | |
| Worth the effort? Cabling inside sub Here are two corrected versions of the link the OP provided, both of which work: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/i21cd3shuvnzh55/AAD3StrKl8wZ8coYrWb69v6Aa?dl=0 http://www.dropbox.com/sh/i21cd3shuvnzh55/AAD3StrKl8wZ8coYrWb69v6Aa?dl=0(Note the differen... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? +1 Tvad. That has been my experience as well.Assuming, as you alluded to, that the specific tube amp and the specific speakers are good matches. And in that regard it should be kept in mind that different tube amps differ widely in terms of output... |