cincy_bob
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| Can speakers be too large for a room Matt, if the problems you are hearing are a function of your room treatments, the first reflection panels are the most likely culprit. It is very easy to overdampen the midrange and high frequency sound in a listening room. Most rooms use a combin... | |
| MC LOADING & STEP UP DEVICE Here is the excerpt from Art Dudley's write-up:Aschenbrenner's Hommage T1 measures somewhat differently, with a primary coil impedance of about 3 ohms and a secondary coil impedance of 2.8k ohmsI assumed that the secondary coil impedance was equiv... | |
| MC LOADING & STEP UP DEVICE Axel, thanks very much for the primer. I now understand these SUT impedance calculations. Using your formulae, I was able to recalculate the 3 Ohm input impedance for the Auditorium A23 Hommage T1 MC transformer that is referenced in Art Dudley's ... | |
| Dynavector XV1-S and step-up Axel, I accept what you are saying about the differences in optimal input impedance when using an SUT as good technical background. I gather the manufacturer's specified 30 Ohm minimum loading is intended to apply to a normal MC gain stage and not... | |
| Dynavector XV1-S and step-up Hatari, sorry but I don't really have any experience implementing external SUTs in my own audio systems. The guys who posted above are probably in a better position to comment on the technical aspects and compatibility of those specific SUTs you a... | |
| Dynavector XV1-S and step-up In my experience, the Dynavector XV-1s cartridge performs best at a loading somewhere between 100 - 150 Ohms. As Lewm indicated, the 30 Ohm loading specified by the manufacturer is intended to be a bottom-end limit and is not intended to indicate ... | |
| Best Cd Player under $4000? If you can get an AMR CD-77 for $4k, my advice is to jump on it. It's one of the best digital sources available, and it's certainly not a player with a lean tonal balance. Whether it will fix the problems you are perceiving with tonal balance, I d... | |
| Record Cleaning Machine RCM My advice is to buy the VPI HW-16.5 machine. The machine is very effective and reliable, and it's definitely the best bang for the buck.Yes, it's loud, but that shouldn't pose a problem unless you have a baby sleeping down the hall or some similar... | |
| Which phonostage is a heavenly match for a XV-1S Ecka, I have compared the Einstein phono stage with the Manley Steelhead, the Vendetta Research, and the phono stage that is built into the darTZeel full-function preamp. I also compared the Steelhead with the Lamm LP2 that I had previously owned ... | |
| Which phonostage is a heavenly match for a XV-1S Yes, Raul, the MM stage in the Steelhead offers the ability to load the phono inputs at any one of five settings: 25, 50, 100, 200 or 47k ohms. | |
| Which phonostage is a heavenly match for a XV-1S Axelwahl, the Manley Steelhead has plenty of gain in its MM stage (up to 65dB) to run the XV-1s cartridge without the extra gain of the step-up autoformers. In fact, I ran the XV-1s through the MM inputs at the time I was using the Steelhead as my... | |
| Which phonostage is a heavenly match for a XV-1S I agree with Aquaman regarding the Einstein phono stage. The Manley Steelhead is another great choice, which would give you a bit more bloom and dimensionality than the Einstein.The Dynavector XV-1s is a great cartridge with relatively low output ... | |
| EMM Labs DAC 2 presentation The DAC only version of the MPS-5 is called the MPD-5, and I believe it has been released. Here is a link to the product on the Playback Designs web site:MPD-5I'm not sure about the pricing. | |
| Periphery Ring I have used the periphery ring clamp on my VPI TNT-6 for over four years now. The ring clamp not only flattens any warp out of your LPs for better tracking of your cartridge, but it also is important to the overall voicing of the VPI turntables.Wh... | |
| Playback designs followup? In my opinion, the Playback Designs MPS-5 is among the very best. I have not personally heard better. I also own the AMR CD-77, and, to my ear, the Playback Designs player is better, although not by an overwhelming margin. I have not personally he... |