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Problem with a new Emotiva XPS-1 TT pre-amp: THUMP, THUMP, THUMP...
Solved! Thanks to suggestions from WaynerN and mprince on AK, I simply moved the adapter as far away as possible and plugged into a separate outlet. No more pulsing! I don't think this was a TT interaction because the XPS-1 would pulse even with ... 
Problem with a new Emotiva XPS-1 TT pre-amp: THUMP, THUMP, THUMP...
BTW, there's a significant discussion on Raven Audio at steve hoffman forums with exchanges with Dave - I recommend you check it out. 
Problem with a new Emotiva XPS-1 TT pre-amp: THUMP, THUMP, THUMP...
I like it, a lot. I replied to your original post about Raven. My preference: tonal balance, deep sound stage, and clarity - all of which the Blackhawk provides. I experience no listening tiredness with it.I have a NAD M51 DAC and I have my iMac a... 
Problem with a new Emotiva XPS-1 TT pre-amp: THUMP, THUMP, THUMP...
OK, if I disconnect TT inputs to XPS-1, thumping is still there - so not the TT. If I lift the ground (from TT to XPS-1), no change to cyclical thumping. Actually, the thumping is about 1/2 speed if one or both TT inputs are removed.There's no t... 
REO fans
Dang! While looking at your thread, I just found out Gary Richrath passed in September. I missed that somehow. I grew up on Live: You Get What You Play For and Gary's live playing. He's the reason my first guitar was a Les Paul. I absolutely loved... 
REO fans
OP, sorry if this is obvious but, this wiki says:Live: You Get What You Play For is a live album by rock band REO Speedwagon, released as a double-LP in 1977 (and years later as a single CD). It was recorded at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas... 
Raven Audio Tube amps
Adding: the two 6L6GC pairs are Winged C stamped =C= which indicate Svetlana/St Petersburg. 
Raven Audio Tube amps
I shared the following in another forum:If interested, here are the tubes in my Blackhawk (directly from Raven, not rolled): 1. Preamp stage, 12AT7: both RCA, left marking: 67 43, USA 6201; I think this indicates mfr'd in 43d week of 1967. Can on... 
Raven Audio Tube amps
I should add: I drive a pair of Energy CF-30 speakers with the Blackhawk (90dB) and a sub as well using the Blackhawk's sub-out. It's way more powerful than my room and listening levels, but I suspected it would be. (20W in analog blows away the t... 
Raven Audio Tube amps
Hi willgolf, I have the Blackhawk from Raven Audio (since June 2015) and can report I'm very happy with the amplifier as well as with Raven Audio's owner,  Dave Thomson. Mine was an upgrade from my Denon AVR3802 system and my entry into tube which...