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| Bob Carver 180 Mono-blocks perform superbly The new Carver tube amps only have two pins on their IEC power connection, but any standard 15 amp IEC power cable can be used. Apparently they are a floating ground design. | |
| How to set Sutherland 20/20 phono stage? For the DV-20X2 high output MC cartridge, you should set the gain to the MM setting (high output MCs require the same gain as MMs) and the load impedance to 47K ohms. Then sit back and enjoy the tunes! | |
| What is the diff between an AES and a regular XLR? The pin connections are the same so it may work, but AES/EBU digital XLR cables are supposed to have an impedance of 110 ohms, while analog XLR cables may have a different impedance. | |
| Merrill Audio VERITAS Amps: Any other experiances? If I may correct you, the Rowland 725 power amps are not a class D design. They are the mono version of the 625 stereo amp, which both use class A/B biased output stages along with power factor corrected switched mode power supplies. | |
| Pioneer DVD-V7400 as a transport: INCREDIBLE Looking at some images of the back panel online, it appears to only have a single RCA coaxial digital output. | |
| Pioneer DVD-V7400 as a transport: INCREDIBLE Tim, setting it up just requires connecting the video output to a monitor and going through the available menu options to set them correctly for your application. Can't find a free manual online for you, the only one I found was being sold for $70... | |
| Super Lube PTFE in NYC So what ended up being the problem? Your experience and the solution may prove helpful to others. | |
| Fidelizer Ozzy, I successfully used this alternative download site: http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/Fidelizer-Download-187286.html | |
| the natural sound of a cymbal While it is just a "normal" non-audiophile CD, I find that Dave Grusin's "Homage to Duke" is a superb recording and has some of the most natural sounding cymbals of any redbook digital recording I've heard. | |
| bel canto dac 3 cd 2 owners My VB Ref cable as well as the ones I've seen at a local dealer all have black colored outer braids, but are noticeably a bit larger in diameter than the standard power cables. The improvement in sound that they make is quite obvious to experience... | |
| bel canto dac 3 cd 2 owners I received an RMA within a day after submitting a request on their website. I'd suggest sending an email to Matt bringing your request to his attention. Matt's email address is: mcramer {at} belcantodesign.com . Hope that this helps! | |
| bel canto dac 3 cd 2 owners Yes, the VB Ref cable goes between the VBS and the DAC3.5VB in place of the standard power supply cable. The VB Ref cable is clearly identified on the heat shrink and is thicker than the standard cable. In the Stereophile review they stated that i... | |
| bel canto dac 3 cd 2 owners I wouldn't say that the soundstage gets bigger, but more well defined with a better sense of space around all of the individual instruments. With the upgrade there is a new level of purity/clarity to the sound that is quite apparent, with an even ... | |
| bel canto dac 3 cd 2 owners Turnaround time for my upgrade was a couple of weeks, but I would expect that to vary with their number of commitments at any given time. I had it powered up and running for about a week before any critical listening was done so I can't really com... | |
| bel canto dac 3 cd 2 owners If I had to find one word to best describe the differences that the Mk.II upgrade of the BC DAC3.5VB has made in my system's overall performance it would have to be "stunning".Well engineered recordings now exhibit an effortless realism that I fin... |