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| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil Has anyone considered "potting" their external crossovers in some sort of viscoelastic gel? If vibration has such a negative influence on caps and inductors, wouldn't damping be the solution? Some of you have gone to great lengths to externalize y... | |
| EAR 834P Impedance? I wonder where Dan came up with his MC values. Stereophile measured the 834P and found the following: Set to MM, the 834P's input impedance was 49.7k ohms in the left channel, 51k ohms in the right. The input impedances for the MC setting were 515... | |
| lessloss blackbody A similar phenomena happened a year ago in this forum: http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?fcabl&1246375714An interesting comment was made by someone in that thread: 07-31-09: Jp1208So what or who made those 6 individuals all of the sudden... | |
| lessloss blackbody Cwlondon, good eye. I just went through the posts and verified what you point out. The writing looks similar too. If it's the same person, using the same computer, Audiogon would see the same IP address for 6 or more members. Maybe they don't have... | |
| Sennheiser HD650 Headphone Amp Bottlehead Crack OTL headphone amp is $219 new. It was designed for high impedance cans like Sennheiser HD650. You'll find plenty of technical info and owner comments in the Bottlehead forum. | |
| Denon DL-103R Wood Body Mod Dave Pogue, I'm curious what tonearm you were using to mount the 103 ebony? | |
| Denon DL-103R Wood Body Mod Yes, many of us have done it. Here's an excellent reference site: http://home.comcast.net/~omaille/audio/DL103/DL-103.html | |
| Who has found happiness giving up cd player? Who has found happiness giving up cd player?I like Bob_bundus's reply, but it means I have to get up every 15 minutes. I've been extremely happy with a Mac Mini connected to a DAC using toslink. My laptop serves as a remote via screen sharing. Al... | |
| Wyred DACS There's plenty of discussion about features. Can *anyone* offer comments on the sound? Have any reviews been done yet? Many thanks in advance. | |
| Best step up device for low output Grados? I've often wondered what Grado recommends for their LOMM carts. There aren't many phono stages that produce enough gain to use these cartridges without a SUT or headamp. 0.5 mV needs 56 dB gain before entering a linestage. You might want to contac... | |
| Alon Model 1 mkii specs, crossover ? What amp are you using? I started with McCormack DNA-1, but things improved significantly with Quicksilver Mid Monos. Alons sound great with tubes. | |
| Alon Model 1 mkii specs, crossover ? Alon Model I mkII specs: Impedance: 8/4 minFreq response: 39-25kHzSensitivity: 87 dBCrossover: 500 and 3500Dimensions: 38H x 9W x 13DWeight: 49 lbsYou're correct about the biwire. LF goes to woofer. HF goes to tweeter and mid. Email me privately i... | |
| Best 6 inch speaker cable suggestions needed. Here's a link to the post I mentioned: speaker cable lengths vs speaker impedanceIt's definitely worth reading. | |
| Troubleshooting Amp/Preamp I recommend replacing the fuse even if it looks good. It's going to be the cheapest solution. More than likely, there's also a fuse in the preamp. You should check that too. Do you think it's likely the amp or the preamp?If it's not obvious where ... | |
| Power cord for MHDT Havana Mingles,Can you give more details about your upgrades. Also let me know the configuration of your system.At the time, I had a Yamaha receiver and Dahlquist speakers. Switching to separate amp and preamp improved resolution, but the most significan... |