almarg
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| Phono Pre Upgrade from Parasound JC-3? Regarding the BAT VK-P6SE, I’d be concerned about the gain settings it provides. The "low" setting of 50 db seems likely to be too high for many high output cartridges, and the "high" setting of 55 or 56 db (depending on what document is looked at... | |
| What is the best premp for Atma-Sphere MA-1 3.3 amp? @gdnrbob, thank you kindly for the nice words. I of course agree that the major factor in determining how much power an amp needs to be able to supply is the ability of the amp/speaker combination to be able to cleanly handle the peaks of brief hi... | |
| Looking to introduce some tube magic to my system almarg: I did see that warning at the PrimaLuna website and that recommendation on fixing it. Thanks for mentioning that. I hadn’t been aware of any mention of the "motorboating" issue at the PrimaLuna site (which they refer to as "fluttering"), a... | |
| Looking to introduce some tube magic to my system Something the OP should be aware of if he wants to consider pairing a PrimaLuna integrated amp with his GoldenEar Triton One speakers:In the following thread ...https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/primaluna-prologue-integrated-help-needed... th... | |
| Electrical/mechanical representation of instruments and space Roberttcan 10-26-2019I don't think that is what the OP is talking about at all. Not even close. I could be wrong, but I am pretty sure the op is asking how just one amplitude varying signal in the time domain can represent a whole orchestra and ... | |
| Electrical/mechanical representation of instruments and space @77jovian You may find the following writeup to be instructive. (Coincidentally, btw, as you had also done it uses the example of a flute for illustrative purposes): http://newt.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/sound.spectrum.html Note particularly the figure ... | |
| Electrical/mechanical representation of instruments and space Hi 77jovian,First, kudos on your thoughtful question.IMO, though, the answer is fairly simple. When we listen to an orchestra, or some other combination of instruments and/or vocalists, what our hearing mechanisms are in fact hearing is a combi... | |
| Recommend speakers for a large living room I’ll second the comment by Atmasphere above, to the effect that special consideration should be given to speakers that are easy to drive.That would be beneficial in several ways: Whatever amplifier(s) you choose will most likely sound better; the ... | |
| To power strip or not I use a Wiremold UL210BC ten-outlet power strip, which does not provide any surge suppression or filtering. It is plugged into a two-outlet Audience aR2p surge suppressor/power conditioner, which mounts directly on the wall outlet. To minimize the... | |
| Hooking up a Velodyne DD15 Sub to a Pass Labs Point 8 amplifier Sub right+ to amp right+. Sub left+ to amp left+. Sub left- and sub right- to the white "Signal Gnd" terminal on the amp’s rear panel.Regards,-- Al | |
| Atma-Sphere MP-3 Mk. 3.3 vs. VAC CPA-1 MK II or Avatar Super - Recommendations So are you saying that if you were to go with the Avatar Super you would use it to power the two Tyler Linbrook speakers, and the Halo would be used to power whatever other speakers you have in the HT system?If so, as I alluded to previously I t... | |
| Atma-Sphere MP-3 Mk. 3.3 vs. VAC CPA-1 MK II or Avatar Super - Recommendations It’s not clear to me why you are asking for comparisons between an integrated amp and two preamps. Would I be correct in assuming that if you were to go with the Avatar Super it would replace the Halo A51, as well as adding preamp functionality? A... | |
| Electrical interference questions for speaker cable and adjacent subwoofer power cord @michiganbuckeye, after looking at the specs and descriptions of the M32 and the HINT 6 (not "INT6") I see no particular technical issues related to them that would significantly favor one of the two scenarios you cited vs. the other. So IMO th... | |
| Electrical interference questions for speaker cable and adjacent subwoofer power cord While as others have said I doubt that any EMI (electromagnetic interference) that may couple from the power cords of the sub amps to the main speaker cables would be strong enough to cause a response by the speakers themselves, from a technical... | |
| What is wrong here.. on Audiogon? I’d approach pairing a passive preamp or other unity gain preamp with the XA25 with caution, as its gain is somewhat on the low side (spec’d as 20 db; measured by Stereophile as 20.4 db). Stereophile measured the XA25 as being capable of supplying... |