holmz
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| Phono stage options - balanced with XLR both input and output... I really like my Elac PPA-2, it's surprisingly good and has bested the few others I've tried. I use XLR/balanced for input and output (for the first time with this one). It is starting to glitch, and I am considering purchasing another one ('... | |
| Phono stage options - balanced with XLR both input and output... Even my old, last millenium, ARC PH2 has balance in and out. | |
| Weird Maybe plug it back in and then unplug the other one? You’ll have an extra data point at least… | |
| Best Stereo Upgrade Value Rather than spending big bucks on what I think the weakest link is (and buying again and again), it’s probably best if I just play with the “environment” (angles, walls, etc.) for a while and maybe I’ll find out that unless I want to spend some r... | |
| Amplifier Damage All good @rman9 I inadvertently hooked up a second preamp output to another devices RCA output. Our courser the speaker went pretty quiet as one source was driving 0v and the other signal, so you get a voltage divider. But they are made to do t... | |
| Isn't it really about quality of recording? After just installing a DAC, I find that the vinyls that sounded bad with the TT also seem to correlate with the ones that sound bad when streaming through the DAC. | |
| Amplifier Damage fine, but I had the nagging question. Does the input audio signal get shunted to ground through a diode in the input amp stages when its powered off or something to protect the circuitry? Any inputs will be great With a DMM one could measur... | |
| Does remote control degrade the sound of tube preamps? Bottom line, volume controls come in many varieties, remote may or may not impact performance. IME any balanced pre using stereo volume control is compromised to some extent. Some have a motorised control, they manually moves the knobs. So ther... | |
| high end DAP for home 2 channel vs traditional dac/streamer? Ground loops are difficult to achieve with balanced, and even harder with a battery powered device. | |
| Speaker and AVR impedence correlation What is the pro/cons of getting a 4 ohm avr as opposed to a 6/8 You will not void the warranty, and you’ll be less likely to smoke a 4 ohm rated AVR. | |
| How to get into high end digital? (Feeding a DAC) OK, It has been about a 9 month gestation, so here is the update. I put in an RME ADI-2 Pro, and got a USC-C to USB-B to source from the iPad. Sounds pretty OK to me so far. I am playing the same LP from Spotify as I have on Vinyl, and it is wel... | |
| Best resistors for use in phono stage? I’m confused as a novice, if what passes through the resistor goes to ground, how do resistor values affect SQ? IE: cartridge performance? To an extent what is going to ground is pulling down the signal that to going to the phono stage. So it ... | |
| Best Stereo Upgrade Value Subwoofers are often a help. | |
| Best low power amps under 800$ (10-60 w) Are looking at integrated amps? Is there a source feeding? If so what? | |
| Amp's that are better sounding than a nad 3020 @seanheis1 agree. Unless your amp is out of spec or you need more watts, I think you have the best that $300 can offer It is even better than that as the $300 amp is already extant at his home, and is paid for. So it is $0, and no shipping. ... |