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Power Cord for Power Conditioner Wow I'm really off the track. I'd never thought of power conditioner having detachable power cord. MMM Still don't know what for	151
balanced is inherently flawed Sean, circuit balancing not neccessarily can be achieved through so not favorable larger negative feedback, but electronically by the diode blocks between a complementary pairs of. . .	73
How do you get the "real" feel of music? ...it depends. i recently listened to praxis in my lincoln town car(1987) with new installed bose system. it is no certainly my home rig but just the music was driving me to the . . .	56
What city do you live in? I'm in Raleigh now. Used to be in Madison WI, Minneapolis, Columbia SC, Albany NY, NYC. Jumped from town to town finding myself jobs, contracts, making descent living, but with . . .	53
I'm frustrated with people who don't ... Well, Don't be... It's realy easy to find a good CD-player among above 1k ones but very hard to find in low-hundreds range and even among carousels. Some of cheap Best Buy ones . . .	53
Tweak you gotta try. Post your results... these magnets are especially good if you have a tube amp with output transformers. you should place them closer to the magnetic circuit to increase the level of distortion. . . .	44
What is a really good sounding low volume system?? I'll use headphones and some cheap PC sound system. You can also get Samson active studio monitors specifically designed for the low-volume music. My headphone choice is . . .	42
What exactly does "Hospital Grade" mean? Hospital grade sockets perform this function well because they're designed for health care environment where uninterrupted power is important. An uninterrupted power in the . . .	42
What is your listening level? My level music listening is I'd say proficient. My level of equipment listening of recordings is I'd say advanced. I always try to keep real volume not for large symphony . . .	39
Audiophile Electrocution Even pro electricians get zapped. I got too many times: from TV-sets, amps, home appliances... 110V isn't a biggie for a short duration depending on the power capabilities of the . . .	36
What does Current mean in a power amp??? refere to ohm's law: P = U*I = U*U/R. where P is power, U is voltage and I is current. If you have 8Ohm speakers than the current passed during the maximum power transfer of 100W/. . .	36
Slow speaker cables? if ya make them longer than electron will travel longer distance slower LOL	32
Dedicated Power Lines dedicated line per each channel/component	31
why performance increase after pause? It's mind blowing	31
A mystery for you tech gurus out there Seems we need to work further to ID the component at fault: 1. how far your turntable from your left speaker? try to isolate turntable or simply disconnect and take away from rig . . .	31
Whatever happened to REAL "owners manuals" ??? There are few reasons: 1. Easier marketing: Hiding specification is the main driver that only shows good sides and doesn't show bad ones. 2. To understand detailed specification . . .	30
Why do NOS Tubes sound better than new tubes? Back then everything depended on the tube quality and stability whereas now there's an improvement of circuit engineering	29
Does sound travel better at night? Rephrasing G m c I'd say electro-magnetic waves travel better at night. Since we're dealing more with sound waves that have more mechanical nature the sound quality solely depends . . .	27
What was your first system, & did you like it? I had my first system in Russia that consisted of Amphiton amplifier(now known hear as Lamm), S50 bookshelves, Mayak 205 reel-to-reel, Electronica record-player(with built-in . . .	27
Which headphones?? just recently decided to purchase Mytek 192 DAC-preamp-headphone amp with BeyerDynamic T70 closed headphones. This combo made me forget my speakers for already more than a week. . . .	26
$10 vs $100 power plug A+ Jmc	26
Where do I go from here? GR8 system dude. Go straight to 3As	26
Best Audiophile chair around $200 A chair should keep you in the sweet spot so your height and chair sitting position height is important. The built quality dictates chair to stand on all legs and not squeak when . . .	23
Need some help with an amp. Some of power supply caps may've had a breakdown and short to chassis. Using this unit is dangerous at this point	23
Can a "pushed in" dome tweeter + midrange be savev Buy your child physician supply toy case with trumpet shape sethoscope that you can use more efficient for suction. For woofers you'd probably need to buy brass instrument . . .	23
Influence of DC offset on bias Are you sure that you can play around with bias adjustment in SS amp? In most of the SS cases I would strongly recommend not to adjust	23
where to find lead shot? Iraq... plenty	22
Sherlock Holmes needs clues So who's Dr Wattson over there? That depends I believe on all variables stated above + the AMPLIFIER that often may clip or increas the amount of distortions in 1000Hz piano notes	22
What do you think about this idea for the FORUMS?? i'm sorry to jump a-little aside from that topic. there are a large number of things that must be done to improve and there are some negative things have been done so far while i'. . .	22
Parallel Capacitors-Theoretical Question If you decide to go with single cap different from 13uf, you'll simply change the crossover frequency slope. In case of parallel caps you'll simply have larger tolerance. The best . . .	21
Audiophile Vs. Techfile I have the way of taming stress with hot soldering iron in my hand and fininshing different audio projects hands-on. Flex is probably wrong since it could be one way or another: . . .	21
The Importance of Audio Furniture have you ever heard of "Listening the Audio Furniture"	20
Old tube versus new tube gear Autobiasing was done in early 50's. Everything in old and modern tube amps based on everything built and implemented 50 years ago the latest. VTL mostly manufactures the most . . .	19
Are all fuses created equal? in terms of sonics yes they're all equal. $50 $.10 cryoed blessed cursed good reviews bad reviews	19
Rectifying bridge. Thanks for all the reponces. The upgrade I ment is to bring another bridge assembled as whole without getting into changing diodes(a real pain to match). The Albert's idea seems . . .	19
Vintage turntable running fast, any ideas? If your platter turns with the constant speed all you can do is to place arround the platter pulley rubberband making the diameter larger so decreasing the rotations of the platter. . .	19
Why Purchase used tubes? My experience: Bought new 6CA7 power tubz directly from ebay seller new matched quads turned out $ Often run amps 24hrs during weekends and once-in-a-while check the bias... Still. . .	18
Do you believe everything you read on the internet Sean!!! Finally your "voice"... Glad hearing from you... I happen to test-drive Bentley Continental '2005 coupe and found that despite it's all hand-made it's simply . . .	18
Orchestral brass and fanfare - analysis of system Not only, Patrick! The symphonical brass recordings do stress a lot the speaker drivers with the widest freequency spectrum including unaudiable freequencies(that basically signify. . .	18
CD Recordings..... What Do U Know? i'm not sure about professional cd recordings but if you get dat and make a recording from vinyl you'll be indeed more successfull and have a recording much better than on regular . . .	18
Rules on Review... Natalie, I've auditioned Joseph RM33i sigs(about 40min trying to find the music they can play or volumes they're good at but sorry couldn't) in the dealer's room and fairly saying. . .	17
new audiophile education No trick it's just a proposal for audio-education pages here on 'gon	16
signal generators and... Most of the Brittish folks are compelled to protest against English simplification to make it more "liter" and easier thus placing a language as far away as possible from. . .	16
custom Crossover building service?? In this case you're just playing with the chance. If you just listen to speaker and like it, but after looking inside seing poor wires and poor parts you aim to upgrade, than . . .	16
Are expensive cables worth it? A bottle of wine in some of the high-class night clubs of NYC would run above $200 while in liquer stores it's $20 max and ordinary italian or french restaurant would sell it . . .	15
Soundproofing Hi-Rise Apt? The best solution is headphones	15
Musical or scientific/technical background? I've been playing Accordeon, flute and a little guitar. I have a batchelor degree in Electrical Engineering. I am going to the live performances quite often mostly on progressive . . .	15
Dakiom feedback stabalizers.... Can you guide me to an info about feedback stabilizers you've mentioned? My assumption that these are to stabilize the OPAmp unstable outputs	14
Importance of warm up. I hope this helps someone CD to cassette? Something is realy wrong dude	14
Best Solder In reality the silver content in the solder or the absence of lead doesn't make it best. The best solder should be the best for its particular application. If you're about to . . .	14
Changed circ.breaker-vocals became shouty:why? Agree with Dave. You're possibly experiencing a sound of the frying wires	14
What does "Sounds too Hifi" mean??? ...it's when you don't know how to describe precisely or more specific or haven't enough vocabulary or combination of all above you can say instead: "HiFi", "NotHiFi. . .	14
capacitor explanation? 1. Coupling capacitor(s) is connected between the output of the input stage and input of the intermediate or output stage of amplifier or preamp. 2. Output capacitors are to . . .	14
Problem with AC and how to solve it I'd recommend Tripplite available at digikey.com or newark.com. These power conditioners are being used for X-ray machines at hospitals so the power quality speaks easily for . . .	13
Amplifier Goes into Protect Mode Right Channel did you see leaking cap	12
Burn in Capacitor phenomena During startup of this rig I noticed as the electric pulses of music pass through the capacitors they vibrate. That is you can hear the capacitors playing music. I've never . . .	12
Equipment Protection, Monitoring Electricity In ored to understand yourself and make us understand, you should probably mention make/model of amplifier and nature of the problem. Is it audible? Is the amp operational	12
Wireless to my audio system ? Nixeus media player is superior to SBT	12
Captive turntable interconnects; should I modify?? The rewireing services might worth the same funds as turntable. DIY rewire will save half. There are many options: Stay as-is (probably highest ROI) Incognito wire set (Best value. . .	12
Power cords? ...unless your fixed power cord warps and breaks keep it as-is	12
Whats the Story w/ Headphones? Grado RS1 is definitely overpriced ones. They're uncomfortable to wear and sound not too much better than Senn HD600. I use Stax SRM1 and SR5 headphones and adore that drive and . . .	12
Running a CD player directly into power amps, You might or might not blow your speaker drivers depending on how powerful your amplifier is or depending on the output voltage of your CD-player. If your player produces no more . . .	12
Electronics 101: Use of Negative Feedback; a Q WOW fokls It's much more simplier than you're describing: --No need to get into one or another's review details --No need to know EE101 --You can be just a trivial consumer and . . .	11
Matching preamp to amp CAT rules! It could work either with SS or tubes almost all brands you can ever imagine. The key trick is its low output impedance. Yet it doesn't have the best possible maximum . . .	11
How to test if conductor is copper or silver based One of my friends is working at the pawn shop and he had a customer who brought him a gold slab to sell. A monetary standard gold slab should weigh about 50 kilos and eventually it. . .	11
Does DITHER explain Analog vs Digital preference? The other way arround: An analogue audiophile would enjoy a vinyl playback as quiet as CD and it's nowdays possible to achieve	11
Tube power amp - keep on continually? DO NOT LEAVE TUBE POWERAMP ON UNATTENDED! TURN IT OFF WHEN YOU LEAVE LISTENING ROOM. TURN IT ON AND LEAVE FOR 15...20MIN TO WORM UP BEFORE LISTENING	11
which component should i put the better cable on? The price in this issue plays not a large role whatsoever. First you need to know what manufacturer suggests or how the powercord was built(I think for $1k you should!). For . . .	11
Recommendation on a modding service? Partsconnexion.com They know your Anthem with closed eyes	10
Speaker Wiring If you have active speakers you can wire them from RCA tape outputs	10
Converting cables to ICs 1. I don't care about markings. I would only care if the price is right. 2. I don't think that you'll bring a value to these wires if you convert them to ICs	10
New caps for preamp? If the amp was always working for all these years than most likely you'll need to worry. Otherwise I would check/recap the amp especially electrolytic caps. They're most-likely dry. . .	10
audio shop repair costs $45...50/hr is descent but if the job takes the whole day than there should be some different accord	10
BI-AMP OR NOT? You can't do it with serial crossover period	10
Big caps v Little caps First of all, the high-voltage filter capacitors have a certain size and in most cases even a low-capacitance/high voltage filter caps are quite large. It will probably require . . .	10
Tube Discussion Microphonics? folks, tapping and sound pressure have extra large differences in values so ain't no need to compare or giving such examples. microphony of tubes is realy brand and quality . . .	10
Gear in In general, Ohm's Law is valid only in 293K temperature and so all of the values of wires, resistors, capacitors and other passive or active elements are specified. Amplification. . .	10
Chassis ground and balanced mode - please help me 1. most-likely there is no problem 2. if this occures i believe either plinius or pass is not true-balanced and actually uses balanced receptacles in unbalanced cicruit	10
Is Western Union Safe? fastest and safest indeed	10
Single ended vs. XLR Connection Advise Needed If your equipment have both outs/ins XLR and RCA more-likely it's not balanced. The true-balanced equipment has only balanced outs and that where it makse the point and sence. . . .	10
"Baking" vibrapods smell issue. Thanks for nice recipies! I'll definitely taste it	10
do you need to tweak a tape deck??? Sugar, in this case I let my ears decide since this deck reproduces whatever recorded at once. Meaning I've already defined for each type and brand(I use) which bias point I need . . .	10
KUHL tube treatment - is this black smoke???? Don't forget to add pope's blessing before starting this procedure. Sometimes helps	9
Unfocused Sound stage I once accidentally swapped +- on the speaker and my brand new amp blown the whole output stage. Fuse didn't act fast enough to prevent output stage from blowing. In DC coupled . . .	9
Autoformer tech info is desired... Ed, Thanks, I've got the point. Aball, If I had a buck I'd go for all Mac:-) No brainer, it's literally the best electronics	9
Does highend heavy amps needs ampstands? All amps especially powerfull ones do have a vibrations and you can't kill it whether you're going to use granite or marble stand. Elevating the amps will add an extra room for . . .	9
General DIY Soldering Questions Sean, you're 100% right about selecting soldering irons or stations. I realized when I used RadioSnack soldering 20...40W station. It burned down after 10hours of using and figured. . .	9
Where is the best place to store electronic parts? I have VTL MB100 and I did change the diode rectifiers to IXYS bridges for main and bias supplies;Caddock power-dropping resistors instead of stock ones;Black Gate electro by-pass . . .	9
Broken Mcintosh Meters they prone to get stuck within the time	8
is it qood idea to use an Equalizer with amp if most of your recordings are bad	8
Manufacturer checkups I wouldn't be so optimistic as Sidssp. If you hear checked out last month by the manufacturer and given a clean bill of health very often it spelled "I pluged the unit . . .	8
one channel dead as a door nail Dude, You've probably hassled too much with NOS tubes on ebay... Is there anywhay for you to check/adjust bias on your amp's power tubes	8
smoke from a pre-amp. why? From my practice(no theories for now) this could be much more than just a capacitor to go POOFfff but could also set some wires with no exempt to power transformer(depending on . . .	8
Anyone reccommend books on Tuners? Grab a book from Barnes and Nobel bookstor "Basic Electronics by Bureau of Naval Personnel	8
CAN Bi-Amping been done Correctly? The more I've tried such experiments the more I realize that the best way is to have 2 amps or 2 pairs of monos of one kind. It's not going to go as with built-in servo-controlled . . .	8
Power Amps and Power Conditioners, Do you plug in? I would suggest changing the settings every 2 weeks so you will experience differences as all audiofiles need	8
What do I do for a dedacated circuit? Sorry for posting a question on the discussion but I have one: Why would you need 20amp for small signal components and sources? I believe that you only need 20amp for power . . .	8
Monoblock disadvantage or...? ...I actually checked it problem(pardon to forgot to mention) with all sources+preamp off. Since it's audiable only when I bring ear close to the speaker driver, I will not worry . . .	8
Tubes Tubes Tubes... Thanks to Rushton! VIVA! You're not the first one that sais about clipping characteristics to me. You must be an electronic engineer? That's my primary reason to switch to tubes to. . .	8
Using Theremin near tube equipment::any danger? theremins are always placed next to solid state and tube amps. otherwise they can't produce any sound	7
No sound in left channel on red LED on in 2ce's More likely it's Belles amp needs 'left leg surgery' and that's where I would establish contact since your Vandys are working fine through the right channel. Did you try to swap . . .	7
How to safely bias Cayin A88T Tube amp Do you have any exposed biasing pots in your amp	7
Elevating line conditioners.... I could tall ya more 'bout elevation: How about elevating a listener? I guess that it's the best tweak so far... got that	7
The Perfect Listening Room The perfect one is an aneholic room where speakers are being made. Other than that my favorite #1 Radio City Music Hall; #2 Tow Hall; #3 Irridium Jazz Club; #4 Birdland. You may. . .	7
Tube Buffer It fully inverts a signal i.e. adds 100% feedback and has no gain. It certainly compresses and makes the output more linear. One piece of equipment or even played recording mignt . . .	7
Problem with preamp..need direction. Is it volume pot or attenuator? Typical problem for volume pots indeed	7
Fun with audio I've never seen such an expencive diamond toothpick as Lyra Helikon but surely comfortable to hold! OOPS diamond tip got stock in my tooth-hole	7
Passive parts: Do they make a difference ? Sean, It's realy realy great that we do have that luxury of choice of elements here. Not often larger circuit complexity means longer signal path and proper design is valuable . . .	7
Coupling cap upgrade possibilities for VTL? Z, what is currently used on your MB185? Power dropping, input and feedback resistors may even do a cheaper and more efficient upgrade... Truly saying, $800/pr is theoretically . . .	7
Adding A Remote to a Pre-Amp i would suggest contacting Michael Percy that might have in stock servo-remote-controlled stepped attenuator with 120steps 0.5db(only for your volume control!). watch	7
Audio Research has the Best Customer Service I'm always glad with VTL product and its remarkable and helpful service. I also enjoyed the service of May Audio that wired me all up with VanDenHul	7
Help with a hum or buzz thru my speakers read ... how far is your preamp located from power amps or from Monster Power	7
0dB gain question ...so theoretically saying that passive preamps are more volume position depended than active ones and best performed onlyat high volume levels	7
Is a cheap 350 Power conditioner Great posts Psych	7
CD Clubs -Press their own CD's? What I know is BMG labeled CDs are much worse in sound quality than same artist/album non-BMG which gives me an idea that they remanufacture CDs with poor bulk quality. Columbia . . .	7
Questions on treating my system nicely 1. Keep button on and do turn on/off only when you are reconnecting it. 2. Adjust volume by hand and remote at your personal convenience	6
Who does repair work on old Kenwood receivers? Any local techie can do it. DIY is the best. Accurately go through all of the solder joints test with Cx tester capacitance of electrolytics and replace if necessary	6
AC Conditioner thats great for video and bass? In my understanding or perception, I don't believe that you should spend even that much if you do your little homework. For bass, slam and video you need the power conditioner that. . .	6
Life expectancy of tube components Theo, other parts can fail due to the tube failure such as resistors that would have a fuse act, and DC electrolytic caps that need to be checked whether the equipment worked or . . .	6
Break In Time..just being on...or music played ? Elizabeth is right. The electrolytic capacitors have the largest value changes throughout the time hence need to be settled for the proper value. The circuitry of an amplifier or. . .	6
First time Biasing tubes Don't freak out. The high voltages are inside the box. There's nothing to be affraid of arround the bias probes as you will measure there only milivolts. 275mV in triode or 290mV . . .	6
12 volt battery as power source I'm actually trying to design power supplies that use several battery sources(car batteries) to provide a sufficient collector(or plate) DC voltages to preamps with recharge . . .	6
Harm in using a power strip as an on/off switch? Some amplifiers have delayed shut down and preamps usually shut down instantly. You may hear loud pop in your speakers. I can use the master shut-down since I have delayed . . .	6
hum from speaker nothing you can do except disconnecting a ground using cheater plug	6
where can you get good step attenuators ? The best source is Michael Percy (www.percyaudio.com) that have Shalco attenuaters stereo or mono whichever you'll prefere assembled or kits at smaller than half price of EVS and . . .	6
Help with I would say that Rives partially right but hey what if there is no room and only headphones and still bright? I enjoy my setup even when I'm not in the seet-spot and even when I'm. . .	6
Want help before I open the box... Fenomenal isn't it Albert? Jviva and Herman spoke one voice probably leaving the answer at the same time! But basically i hear all speak one voice about checking the volume control. . .	6
Modifying to 220V operation. How to make sure? Thanks Twl! It's simple and genius. Whattadumb i am! Bridge, Cathode voltage... it's far more simplier. Thanks for warning working with high voltage. I take all precautions not . . .	6
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 . . .	6
Incorrect speaker cable connection can damage amp? It doesn't seem to me that you're shortcircuiting outputs so it will not damage your amp. Connect your speakers correctly to either one of sets. In lots of cases extra set exists . . .	6
Is the speaker impedance constant or variable? ...so the amps that have different output onto different loads will kind-of straighten out the speaker's curve	6
Who does POWER CORD modifications?? I'm in the process of cutting the chasis of VTL Deluxe 100 with diamond dust coated saw in order to mount IEC plug. I will use Marnico plugs. I know it's going to take a bunch of . . .	6
60Hz humm in Sunfire SRA. I know about same vs. different brand, but was also thinking that better caps may improve the amp overall. LOL let me know mayb we'll group on sending these units	5
turntable bearing lubrication shimano fishing reel gear oil will work just great	5
buzz from one phono preamp more than another? Check your cartridge clips if they're connected properly. Any clip weak or loose	5
Will cable & internet pollute our power? Surge and power conditioning devices definitely filter out these frequencies so that you can't realy connect homeplugs onto the power conditioner or surge suppressor. I use the . . .	5
Diminished sound in left channel Looks like some of the output transistors get overheat and having collector voltage emergency cut-off. Your JM Lab speakers could be the primary culprit (too heavy to drive) your . . .	5
Kits - How to Get Started before you go for expensive tube kits you should check on velleman ones that would cost you in the $50 range. they utilise simple preamps, balanced line converters, phono boards, . . .	5
mp3 vs CD Probably only inside your car with Bose system. I tried it inside Merc E430(Bose speakers inside) and Ipod(with the most minimal compression according to the Mac) sounded much . . .	5
Electro Harmonix valves vs... Update: Tried EH valves in my VTLs. They have better bass controll but its reliability is totally unaccaptable! Will never ever use them again. Currently use 6CA7 yugoslavian fat . . .	5
Loss of volume in right channel Most-likely it's an amp. First off we need to know what amp you have (tube? transistor?) If you have a tube amp you'll definitely know it's a tube(s) If you have SS amp and can . . .	5
2ch to 1ch... Stereo to Mono issues. Kr4, I should've known the shunting case! I should've recalled Bryston preamps that have MUTE switch that basically switches the preamp to MONO thus reducing an output signal by . . .	5
What is the result of higher impedance in SET? Gs, Is it possible to shunt the transformer's impedance with resistor? What will be the result? The second option is that Mercury Magnetics produce transformers for any Zp and Zs. . .	5
Matching Amps and Preamps--any Combo? I'd start from ANY room first	5
Headphones-How to Connect? Sennheiser are high impedance ear-phones that might not be handled with CD-player or even preamp headphone jack. In most cases head-phone amplifier is recommended for more . . .	5
Which one is better tube tuner or Digital tuner? Internet radio will give you stable reception vs. any tuner you can think of. It will not give you an excellent sound quality but weak reception less likely will. You can also have. . .	4
Capacitor Help As long as the value of capacitance is the same(important in X-overs) you're OK. VAC is a maximum breakdown voltage that has nothing to do with performance	4
wbt terminals? OMG limiting what	4
Noisy earphones it's a mechanical sound x-fer dude. you can only avoid it by not touching wires. i guess many folks who excersise with earphones hear wire tapping through their headphones	4
Will a voltage regulator improve sound? Go with TrippLite. It's a great product that will NOT color or alter the sound but WILL protect your equipment. The purpose of any surge-protector and voltage regulator for audio . . .	4
A resistor question for CAT SL-1...help needed A 1/4Watt would definitely suffice for input resistor for the cartridge. The simple rule is that the total resitance if you connect a resistor R and 47k input resistance in . . .	4
Burn in procedure? No, You can burn interconnects even aside from the amp or components: 1. Connect the ends of an interconnect to the DMM test leads using an aligator clips 2. Connect one test . . .	4
Voltage conversion Krell equipment Most-likely you play with internal wireing especially if you see either switch or disconnected wires of a power transformer inside the box. In most cases(except switch) you should . . .	4
Remasters: what and why Shortly saying, you can't make a honey out of dump. If the original master tape was done wright, than you can master and if neccessary, remaster with better quality	4
''Hissing'' from speakers....cause ? I had exactly the same situation that is audiable with some amps and with some amps it's less audiable. When I replaced tweeter, everything had straightened out. I even had come to. . .	4
Fixed Bias vs. Adjustable Most of the the power amplifiers especially tubed ones ought to be with adjustable bias. For the tube amps working in SET operation biasing is still on demand since tubes do have a. . .	4
Managing flux and solder steam and smoke. Thanks gents for participation! I'm OK with odor from flux but I'm skeptical to lead-free labels on tin/silver solder and tend not to believe entirely that it's true becides vapors. . .	4
transport DAC incompatibility? what kind of sony cd-player did you buy? some of one-box players have realy poor transport with non-sufficient level of digital output that cannot be re-locked properly. i had the. . .	4
either DAC or transport is giving troubles... My preamp is passive and there is no problem with it. I've recently discovered that by switching the digital inputs it sounds OK for a while and than the left channel dims out and . . .	4
Problems with Passive Preamp, please Help I think that there is nothing wrong with impedance matching. the input sencitivity of the power amp has to be <=500mV@1Khz in order to be able to operate 3V output from DAC with . . .	4
Tube emission When you place new tubes u usually adjust bias and that's how you compensate descrepancies between emission currents. For amps with auto-bias it's no issue at all	3
Stereo Volume Pot Got new different volume control Alps similar that is used in Classe electronics and this one had difference with only few ohms 1 channel vs. another	3
how low can you go? No you do not damage your components	3
Hi quality A/B switch? lacking what	3
How can you tell if a pair of tubes are matched? The values of the grid current matched for the fixed anode voltage. Another words if you're setting your trim pots on the approximately same position for all tubes than they're . . .	3
indicator light s on martin logan monolith III Check soldering cracks/oxidations arround power-drop resistor(usually a couple of MOhms) that is in series with LED	3
Check this out, heard of Altmann Tube-o-Lator ?? Yep, I also saw somewhere similar stuff but for improving data transfer environment -- a special spray you would spark arround your workstation or server is such exists and your . . .	3
Unlytic v.s. Electrolytic... Yep, Sorry for messin' with vowels it's UNLYTIC and the information can only be found here: http://www.electronicconcepts.ie/display_product_details.asp?29	3
What the Difference 20/BIT&24BIT CD Player 1. the main role here play CDs themselves despite any kind of DAC resolution. buy some well-engineered CDs and quit comparing CDs to matching records since at that time they were . . .	3
How do Xover works? And the math is very simple especially if you know algebra: The capacitive reactance Xr = 1/2*pi*f*C [Ohms] where pi is circular constant f is freequency(Hz) and C is capacitance. . .	3
Best sound meter for setup? I have my probably weakest link on knowlege of room acoustics or saying simply know the teaspoon out of the ocean in that field, but seing the work of one acoustic engineer that . . .	3
Surge Recovery - Burned PC board issue. Techs? Sean, Your help is always appreciated! 1.Fortunately the PC-board is not double-sided and I don't have to count on the capacitance between the sides of the PC-board! Tracing the . . .	3
Motor for NAK 1000zxl ? if you can mount it yourself which i'm pretty sure requires a knowlege of sophisticated nak belt driven system you can also replace belts as well. nakamichi is also located in us(. . .	3
What about dips in power??? yeah... use it for computer too	3
troubleshooting VTL puzzle. ummm... that was a while ago: jcbtubes was right. there was a bad tube that actually is causing this 10Ohm resistor to bloe. EveAnna Manley sais that this resistor is kind-of a . . .	3
Cap values them usually listed either in uf or pf with no fractions	2
Amazon I'm with Kijanki and also support Amazon	2
Crackling through left speakers only? inspect/clean volume pot or balance pot	2
Tube Voltage Rating Question Filament touches cathode and the tube is short and ready to show some fireworks with fried PCB, wires, caps	2
Schematic agreee... Chris from partsconnexion made SF products and he could be in help for that	2
Motorized volume speed adjustment I guess you have to play with magnetic forces rather than playing with electric ones in that case. Play with starting inductance values if such exists or try to play with two-pole . . .	2
how to regulate the currant and the voltage of the what in particular did (or you think) you fix	2
Bias adjustement pots. appreciate for interesting article! less-likely the DC-component may be from the tube amps due to the damaged trim pot since they have an output transformer. on the other hand I . . .	2
Connection principles If your processor has tape loop than you can in-out eq and use the tape switch for eq otherwise you will bypass it. Same way I use Musical Fidelity X10 tube buffer	1
MA6900 intergrated Amp. meeters get stuck	1
Impedance and how it effects volume?????? Z=R+jX is measured with Ohms Where Z is impedance measured with Ohms R is resistance measured with Ohms -- a constant value that does not depend on freequency. X is reactance . . .	1