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| How hard it is to replace the rca input on the shindo amplifier? I used to own a Weller WTCPT, which is a 42 watt iron. It just didn’t heat enough for me and that made it just harder to use. The Weller WES51 is 50 watt, which is just a little bit better. If that’s what you have, then use it if it works for you.... | |
| Is my amp the problem? So, if you have an lpad on the mids/tweeter, you can remove it and have absolutely no wasted power at all! Though, you might want some attenuation somewhere. Even 1 db on the woofer can mean the difference between something "too warm" and somethin... | |
| Anybody here terminate DH Labs BL-1 cable? @almarg - thinking about this, you're right. There may be a little bit of current going back and forth on the RCA shield/ground, since this connects to the electrical ground on both source/target circuits. However, the primary driver of the audi... | |
| Is my amp the problem? Looking at the specs, the gain on these Emotiva amps is 29db, where the gain on your modwright is 26db. If you don’t use an active crossover, you’ll probably want to use a speaker LPAD attenuator (parts express) on the woofers to bring down the le... | |
| Is my amp the problem? If you can swing a couple hundred bucks more, there's a pair of New-in-box Emotiva XPA-100 monoblocks over at the Emotiva lounge "Emporium" forum for $550 + shipping + paypal. These would do better than the XPA-200. The title is "XPA-100 GEN 2 P... | |
| Is my amp the problem? Wow, yeah the HCA1000 could be as old as 1999. Time for a re-cap job! I’ll hang on til the end, lol! There’s a Emotiva XPA-200 on audiogon for $399. That’s $100 off retail, but amp is probably going to be 3-4 years old max. It has more power suppl... | |
| Anybody here terminate DH Labs BL-1 cable? When I used the BL-Ag I was doing a single-ended RCA cable. RCA only has one signal conductor, the other is just ground (not negative like an XLR). Using just one of the 23awg conductors in BL-Ag for the main signal wire (and doing the ground/fl... | |
| Warm sounding amp to a mixer First thing I would do on your Klipsch is to take out the Traxtrix horn and apply dynamat to the back side of the horn itself. Also apply dynamat to the back of the horn/tweeter driver. This should really cut down on the tweeter resonance and he... | |
| Anybody here terminate DH Labs BL-1 cable? Just some additional comments. I have used the BL-Ag in the past, which is somewhat similar to BL-1, but uses 2 x 23awg solid-core silver. I have done the floating drain wire scenario, but I could never get the cable to sound open enough. I ended ... | |
| How hard it is to replace the rca input on the shindo amplifier? If you haven’t soldered electronics before, then it may be more prudent to have a local repair shop do it. $100 is standard for this type of job. Typically, they will charge a minimum of 1 hour labor. Like steakster said, it can cost some money to... | |
| Refurbished vs New When I was a kid in the seventies, I used to plug my electric guitar into the "aux input" of an old KLH phonograph, just like this one. For some reason, the name just stuck with me through the years. lolhttp://www.radiomuseum.org/images/radio/klh_... | |
| Refurbished vs New The term "refurbished" essentially means that the unit is used, but the original manufacturer has done a basic system check on the unit and declared it "fully functional". They usually give a standard warranty (sometimes less time than new). (for... | |
| Is my amp the problem? Oh, if you do decide to look at the Bryston, be aware they come in several variations. Some have RCA inputs/outputs. Some have XLR. Also, some models have a hard-wired power cord and others have IEC inlet so that you can upgrade the power cord. ... | |
| Is my amp the problem? Okay, further research on the Krell KBX. It looks like this thing has the crossover frequency/slope hard-coded into the unit by Krell factory and cannot be modified. Krell no longer services these things (possibly), so it may be difficult to imp... | |
| Is my amp the problem? Yep, saw that one. There's a B4 on audiogon/reno-hi-fi for $995. I didn't mention it because it actually has a lower input impedance of 10k ohms. Also, I'm highly suspect about the power supply -- it looks like a basic laptop power supply, so y... |