marakanetz
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| New Tube Break-In Almost all tubes break-in without an input signal just only idling for a few hours. It might be some changes audiable within first 60sec of listening after a few hours idling. | |
| Looking to upgrade my tonearm P.S. VPI arms and Michell are not good mates. Even probably no armboard is manufactured for VPI arms by Michell. | |
| NEED HELP CHOOSING NEW DAC It seems to me that using CD303/200 as a transport will be a waste of bucks. Would you also consider getting a dedicated CDT? I bet you should spend lots of money to beat the DAC inside your CD player. | |
| Looking to upgrade my tonearm I'm also the owner of GyroDec and somehow I've realized that switch for SME309 will only be a waste of money. This tonearm is cerainly more adjustable but for real only by azimuth. You have Michell VTA on your Rega. If you modify your existing arm... | |
| TO DAC OR NOT TO DAC? Micromega has a nice transport and some good DAC can bring more music than the CD player as whole. I've never tried Music Fidelity DAC, but you can shop arround used CAL or EAD DSP7000(the one I have). EAD DSP7000 is available at measurable prices... | |
| Cable lengths There are no absolutely newtral cables. The active resistance plays the smallest role especially in the wires of 10AWG or thicker. The reactance will play more important role(especially inductance). If your amp is high current and can take high ca... | |
| Help with tubes for my VTL amp. I can answer instead of Medowman that Yes VTL tests the tubes and adjusts them for their amps. They just cost 1.5x...2x higher than you can get it from upscale. | |
| Best and Worst presentation There could be a bunch of gear in one room but SPEAKERS you have to audition without any speakers standing next to. If the dealer hooks them up to you next to other -- ask to remove. The next standing speakers' drivers will definitely create extra... | |
| Anyone know the dimensions of Basis 1400? Don't worry, it's smaller than 20". Basis is not as upgradable as Michell Gyro. | |
| Leaving CD in Transport? By default CD in the transport tray is as safe as in the jacket. | |
| what does a Rectifier tube do? I've no clue about Mullard rectification but I have two assumptions that the second diode tube either rectifies a phase inversed signal or the split-phase signal(where one phase is lagging bihind another by 1/2period making a twice as freequet "lu... | |
| Isolation Cones. Will I get the point? Mdomnick made the point how you shouldn't do especially if you're about to deal with tweaks and isolation devices. You should only use them if the produce a positive result and not otherwise(meaning spending extra for nothing). The majority of dea... | |
| To Bi or not to Bi? That is the question Tmcroy somehow I've become a bass freak realy believing that subharmonic bass freequencies drow the main line of a sound signature and imaging. I also have the same monos as you do and probably will be planning to acquire 200W/ch-ish SS amp that i... | |
| Are REL subs magnetically shielded? I cannot say it even in favor of the speaker products that claim to be magnetically shielded.It's easy to check: Place a computer monitor next to your speakers and play music while your computer is working(it's OK and safe if not for a long time).... | |
| Cable short-repair? You MUST either repair or replace these cables. This shorting can be a result of extra-loud clicking sounds from your amp to your speakers and might blow the driver(s).Yes it is easily repairable. XLR interconnects identically connected on both en... |