jjrenman

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Why can you buy a car at dealer Invoice but audio
I've been in the business 30+ years and Jea48 pretty much has it nailed. There would be a shop on every other corner if selling high end audio was as profitable as some of you think it is. Just not enough volume for a local shop to sell at a lesse... 
Why can you buy a car at dealer Invoice but audio
In the beginning there were many small Mom and Pop hi-fi shops around the country. Usually staffed with a mature, knowledgeable and passionate people but alas the prices were sky high. Next came the specialty retailers such as the Circuit City/Goo... 
Why can you buy a car at dealer Invoice but audio
Mostly has to do with volume. High end audio retailers and manufacturers have to cover there expenses with a much smaller number of sales thus they need to make more profit per item sold to stay in business. Just think how much more expensive an I... 
Can we increase dynamics?
What type of files are you trying to improve the dynamics of? If you are dealing with "lossy" files such as MP3 what you may want to do is some form of "compressed music enhancer" to help replace the music info that was thrown out during encoding,... 
Can we increase dynamics?
What type of files are you trying to improve the dynamics of? If you are dealing with "lossy" files such as MP3 what you may want to do is some form of "compressed music enhancer" to help replace the music info that was thrown out during encoding,... 
Cartridge rings at certain high frequencies
If your system "rings" on other sources than the phono the problem is elsewhere. Is any of your equipment tubes? Tubes by nature are microphonic and will sometimes have a type of ringing. 
Am I going to need a step up transformer?
After your 70 db phono gain you will be down about .12 volts. It just means you will have to turn the volume up a bit more. Usually, in a pre amp, noise floor is what you will be dealing with as you turn it up a little more. I suggest you turn it ... 
Anyone have any info on the Turner "Articulator"?
The only thing I could find was a trademark for a "frequency dependent time delay to improve speech and music". It may be along the lines of the QOL by BSG or a "blumlein shuffler" type circuit or just a basic time delay circuit. Is there anything...