boomerbillone
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| Adding a power trigger to an amp that doesn't have one Hello ajones82! You can DIY one easily. Use a relay (12v - $6-8) designed for cars. An SPST one should be available at any auto parts store. Wire the coil to mini plug socket ($1). Put the swtich contacts in series with the hot lead of an AC hou... | |
| Intg Amps: Hegel 590 vs NAD M33 Masters vs Gryphon Diablo 120 Hello gill_benedek! In my experience, the "room correcting" feature of many companies makes an enormous improvement in my systems. I have five systems in the house (and a very tolerant wife), all have been "corrected." NAD uses the Purifi Audio o... | |
| If I rip all my CD's to flac files do I still need a CD transport? What happens when your hard drive chashes? If you have the Cds, you can still recover the music. Do you have a storage space problem. I put my CDs on hard drives, but I still keep the media - just in case. | |
| Really Long XLR Not to worry my friend! In professional use, XLR cables are often over 100 fwt long. Think of auditoriums where the mikes are on the stage and the sound booth is in the back of the hall. Those tiny mike voltages make it good shape to the mixers ... | |
| I used to think pricey interconnects were snake oil... Hello saulh! Take a magnet and check the plugs for ferrous metal. Plating won't help. If anything sticks, it's not what you want. Hoppy Listening! | |
| Does someone’s opinion affect your opinion? Hello deadhead1000. Just realize that at least half the people you talk to have very little experience and don't know what they are talking about. I started building speakers at age 10. I have over 70 years experience. I sold stereo gear for a li... | |
| Are higher end preamps worth the investment when you are only streaming Tidal & Spotify ? Hello puffbojie! If you are just streaming you don't even need a preamp. Most sttreamers with a volume control put out enough juice to drive a power amp. Save $$ and potential problems down the line. Streamer to power amp to speakers. My third be... | |
| How serious are you? I'm an 8 in that I won't spend multi thousands on gear. I want excellent sound and build speaker kits. You will now see ads for the 521 Linkwitz speakers. They are remarkable. You can build them inexpensively. To save time and $, just build the t... | |
| Is low cost DAC worth it? Hello tbick! I'm currently using an SMSL M500. I have 8 dacs under $1000. Maybe I should have put all that $ into some expensive DAC. However . . . I hear very little difference between a $1000 Sony DAC/HPA and the SMSL models or the Dragonflies.... | |
| What do you hear with a better/bigger power supply and output capacitors in same amp? Bridging the amps will give you 4X the power from each bridged amp. That sounds like a big deal but it is only 6db louder than the single channel rating of the stereo amp. That assumes that the power supply will handle it. If upgrading an existing... | |
| Simple question, probably stupid Hello mazian. It is important not to operate a tube amp using output transformers without a load on the output terminals. (As opposed to solid state amps which don't care about having speakers connected.) The advice of others responding before me... | |
| SET Lovers, what's the one solid state amp you love(d)? Hello dhcod! Try the New Starke Fiera4. It is voiced to sound like a tube amp.got mine today and it is fine indeed. I have six of the precious version and tis one is better. There wasn't much to improve, that's why I have six of the older version... | |
| What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first? Would you want a mail-order bride? | |
| PS audio m1200 Hello zpatenaude37! If you have not made a purchasing decision yet, I recommend you try the Fiera4 from Starke Sound. It is new model of an amp whose mame ended in AD4. I have six of that discontinued model and am waiting for the new one to arive... | |
| Why is solid state more popular when tubes are better? Hello emergingsoul. Tubes are not "better." Tubes are "different." Tube "sound" is often mentioned in discussions, so we know it's real, not imaginary. Tube amp power is rated at 10% distortion, SS amps are rated at 1%, so we are not rating them ... |