holmz
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| Preamps can color sound considerably. Surprising? @jumia (I dunno) … all things equal, and cost not being a consideration, then IME (and in theory) one would want mono blocks are shorter speaker cables… especially for cable capacitance. Some of the Linz designs (or weaving patterns) are pretty l... | |
| Preamps can color sound considerably. Surprising? @scm holmz ...The source output impedance is VERY low according to what I see listed for my ModWright 9.0X phono stage. Couldn`t find anything showing exactly what it is. The amp`s input impedance is 28K ohms The most important here is the ... | |
| Preamps can color sound considerably. Surprising? My Tortuga passive and has plenty of power, punch, clarity and detail. Width is nicely presented and depth too. I use a 1/2 meter Audience IC that goes to a Modwright phono stage from the Tortuga. I am using 1/2 meter Kimber KCAG IC`s from t... | |
| Thiel 03a A measurement might illuminate how to improve them. They may be good already, and a UMIK is cheap enough. | |
| Upgrade path question. Upgrade analog or turn to digital? Why are you against upgrading the phono, the amp and the platform altogether? The tt upgrades are coming quite inexpensive so that makes sense. Well it was based upon this: I am satisfied playing lps, I do it when I can focus on music, but... | |
| Upgrade path question. Upgrade analog or turn to digital? Maybe just retail the Ikeda and call it a day? | |
| Looking for information on my Perspective speakers Sorry - I missed this from last week. Look like it is a/b should be tried. Do you have a tone generator app on a phone or iPad? and an small amp? If so, then maybe do a low level sweep, and I would start with the row 3 (woofer?) and work up. Pro... | |
| Need 25 foot interconnects @holmz I was able to try your original suggestion. I was on Emotiva’s website to buy a 12V trigger and they had XLR to RCA adapters, so I bought 2 of them. I hooked up a pair of 20’ balanced XLR cables to my preamp, added the adapter just before ... | |
| Preamps can color sound considerably. Surprising? That is super low output impedance, compared to a CD player or other sources with 600-1000 ohms. It is the stuff in ~1k ohms or the 10k ohms range that would then get knocked down 40dB (or maybe it is 20dB in both volts and impedance… so one goes ... | |
| Preamps can color sound considerably. Surprising? @antigrunge2 Can you find it for your specific DAC? In the example I gave above, one would likely be better off to adjust the DAC’s output level much lower, and then a passive pre would be cranked around louder. I suppose those with a passive pr... | |
| Preamps can color sound considerably. Surprising? @charles1dad it has been some of covered in a few places… In theory and on paper, the passive approach should be more invisible/transparent, more out of the way. In theory it starts to barf when the passive is doing more control. Running “wide... | |
| Wilson tiny tots Only reason you buy a Wilson Audio speaker is you want to have an audiophile experience not TV or movie experience but luckily there is a way to experience both in a fantastic way. Maybe one could buy a set so as to be seen to have an audiophil... | |
| How much faster of a sub is the REL T5X vs SVS SB12-NSD The notion of a "fast" subwoofer is entirely inappropriate. The speed a subwoofer can vibrate at without distortion is it’s frequency response at a given volume. A smaller driver is at a distinct disadvantage because it has to travel farther (fas... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Melts “maelstrom”. Not sure it is my thing, but I know a few people that would like it, so it is good to expand the genres on the shelf. | |
| Wilson tiny tots For your needs, & YouTube listening , I would think speakers from Polk, PSB, Paradigm or ELAC would be a better choice & could be driven nicely by any reasonably good DVR ^ +1 ^ Or some powered speakers like genelecs (etc. etc. etc.... |