sleepwalker65
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| Vintage preamp/amp power cords @millercarbon everyone knows that aftermarket power cords are for people who have nothing else to occupy their time. It’s very simple: meet the demands for current supply without a significant voltage drop. As I said before, some voltage drop over... | |
| Vintage preamp/amp power cords Adding an IEC inlet will not help anything. It will only add another point of (I^2)*R (or more precisely, (i^2)*z) power transfer loss. You will not want to put an over-sized power cord on your equipment either, as it lessens the ability of the po... | |
| What is proper ratio of money spent on amp/preamp/integrated vs speakers? 1:1? Spend what you must to get the performance you expect with the value that suits your budget. Not every solution is for everyone. That’s why some prefer brand-new boutique gear, some prefer vintage, and some prefer waiting it out for the stars to a... | |
| Good network cable for media player Good old Leviton Cat5E patch cords are all you need. Make sure the rest of your network (jacks, premise cabling, patch panel, network switch, firewall/router, modem and all cabling are up to task. | |
| CD players sold in Japan can work in US with no problem? Geoff: Modern switch-mode power supplies are often auto-ranging as far as input voltage is concerned. You would need to check the labels to be certain. As Al wisely pointed out, the power supply in the CD player is likely a linear power supply, an... | |
| Forever turntable under $2000 It also needs to be said that vintage turntables are a potential solution for the OP. There were many fine examples built in the golden age of turntables, and very few that offer the choices and functionality that vintage turntables did in those d... | |
| Forever turntable under $2000 The all-new SL-1200 series share none of the motor / platter / spindle / bearing design that has stood up to the abusive hands of rap-“DJs” for years. There is no history of performance, (good or bad), so don’t expect these mostly new designs to c... | |
| Technics SL-23 TT opinions.. mated with Denon DL-103? The Technics turntable would be well matched with an Audio-Technica VM540ML mm cartridge in all respects. The micro-line stylus profile is vastly superior to others, especially conical styli from a wear and tracking perspective also. | |
| Forever turntable under $2000 The Technics spiel about the SL-1200GR is obviously written by someone who has little or no technical knowledge. “the SL-1200GR uses special silicon rubber that ensures both high vibration damping characteristics” everyone knows that silicon is a... | |
| What equipment have you bought this year so far ? The allure of legendary Magnepans and Vandersteens is omnipresent. My Energy Reference Connoisseur speakers are a wonderful surrogate in The interim. The upgrade to dual (vertical bi-amped) NAD 2700 amplifiers is the major leap forward. | |
| Forever turntable under $2000 The SL-1700mk2 semi-auto and it’s ‘1800’ manual and ‘1600’ fully auto models are the turntables that audiophiles want, due to the combined use of spring suspension, rubber feet and TNRC subchassis. The direct drive motor is the same unit as in the... | |
| Forever turntable under $2000 The SL-1200mk2 that is so popular with rap-“DJs” is not the ideal turntable for people who want to listen to music. The major flaw is the chassis that gives zero isolation from vibration. This issue has not been addressed in any of the “new from t... | |
| What’s the Right Power Amp Ratio For Bi-Amping? Update: I’ve located and purchased another NAD 2700 amplifier, so I’ll have a pair of identical amplifiers. I’ll now have 3 options: vertical bi-amp, horizontal bi-amp, or bridge and power left and right separately without bi-amping. Vertical bi-a... | |
| Turntable hum Btw, polarized plugs are not a “nanny state” encumbrance. They ensure that equipment which has a “grounding resistor” from neutral to chassis, usually several megohms, doesn’t inadvertently have the chassis become energized to hot lead potential b... | |
| Turntable hum Turntable ground is not always tonearm ground. The tonearm needs to be independently grounded to the phono stage. If the turntable power supply and or motor ground is tied to the tonearm, it will cause a ground loop and hence the hum. |