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More questions about dedicated lines
Orthomead and Bob, thank you kindly for the nice words. And kudos, Orthomead, for having done such thorough research. Regarding the power conditioner Bob referred to, which is no longer made but was formerly produced by Elgar, see Atmasphere’s pos... 
Whats playing on your system today?
@stereo5, thanks for sharing that interesting contrast between your two experiences with the same recording, 27 years apart.  I have "Winds of War and Peace" as well as a half dozen other Wilson Audio recordings, in my case all on CD, and as can b... 
Similar preamps like Trinnov Amethyst, but with 3 way active crossover built in?
The component providing the closest approximation I am aware of to the functionality of the Trinnov Amethyst, but that provides a DSP-based three-way crossover as well, is the DEQX HDP-5. We had discussed it briefly in a couple of threads a few mo... 
STAX SRM 007t
In most cases the answer is no. The RCA outputs are wired directly to the RCA inputs. So connecting standard headphones to the RCA output connectors would in effect mean that the component providing line-level signals to the RCA input connectors w... 
to fb or not to fb... that is the ?
Best of luck with your forum, Andera.I belong to a few Facebook groups as well as a number of other forums devoted to things like computers, videography, and sound recording. And I must say that the format of the Facebook groups is the one and ... 
Krell KAS amplifier hum
Al, as for the Jensen transformers you mentioned the XRL cables the OP is using are 6m long.Any RF (buzzing) issues using a 6m XRL cable on the OP’s Krell amps? Jim, as you may have seen the length of the cable on the input side of the transformer... 
Krell KAS amplifier hum
Jose, thanks for the nice words about the nature of this thread. Yes, unfortunately all too many threads seem to devolve into pointless, unpleasant, and unconstructive bickering.Jim, yes, that is the statement I was referring to in the paper by He... 
Krell KAS amplifier hum
jg2077 12-12-2019 8:59 pm EST:... the pre is plugged into a common 15A outlet; the amps are plugged into a dedicated 20A outlet and ALL else is unplugged. I still hear the same amount of hum.I installed a "cheater plug" between the pre and wall ou... 
Krell KAS amplifier hum
Some thoughts that have occurred to me after reading through this thread:1) Since these amps are huge high powered monsters which draw lots of current and require a dedicated 20 amp line for each monoblock, I’m guessing that the electrician probab... 
Is the source the CD Transport or the DAC?
+1 Lak. There are way too many variables and unknown characteristics of the designs that are involved to be able to provide a general purpose answer. Those would include, among many others, the jitter rejection capability of the DAC; the output im... 
Need 20 - 25 foot spk cables.
Driving electrostatic speakers with long runs of speaker cable makes inductance especially critical, because in contrast to dynamic speakers the impedance of electrostatic speakers reaches very low values in the upper treble region. While the impe... 
PrimaLuna Dialogue Preamp = emotionless?
Highstream 12-5-2019... failing improvement there, take a photo of the bottom insides to see if any modification had been made.It would probably be a good idea to take a look at the underside of the unit in any case, especially to verify that the ... 
Question on phono input noise levels
P.S: For those who may not be familiar with the Telarc recording of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, here is a photo of the groove on what I believe was the original release. Note especially the abrupt turn in the groove near the center of the pho... 
Question on phono input noise levels
I’m not specifically familiar with the UHQR version of the Telarc 1812 Overture, but as I recall the cannon blasts made Telarc’s original pressing unplayable on so many high end turntable/cartridge combinations that they released a second pressing... 
Question on phono input noise levels
The Parasound P5 and P6 have gains that are somewhat low for use with a cartridge such as your Apheta 2, which is rated at 0.35 mv. Both preamps have specified phono input "sensitivities" of 52 db, with the line stage of each preamp providing an a...