simpleman68

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Help in minimizing hiss
@jsautter  Again I don't expect the tubes to quiet things down. I am rolling them for improved sonics.I'm not sure there's much I can do to quiet down the Wavelet which seems to be making the lions share of the hiss. 
Help in minimizing hiss
Turned on the Pass amps first and there was almost no audible noise with my ear on the tweetsThen I turned on the Wavelet and the hiss came back but not full volumeThen the Freya in full tube mode and the hiss got a bit louder but not muchApproxim... 
Help in minimizing hiss
@erik_squires  I do have absorptive panels covering much of the wall behind the speakers and a 2'X4' treatment on sidewalls at first reflection points. Room is 18'X 34' with 19' ceilings.@jsautter I'm only rolling tubes to replace the JJs that cam... 
Help in minimizing hiss
I don't have an extra set of tubes to try but will be ordering Gold Lions today to try out.Agreed that it's important to lower the noise floor as much as possible and the hiss, while faint, is audible. 
Help in minimizing hiss
@mihorn  I have tried a few different types of power cords from stock to Pangea and now Nordost. I don't hear an audible difference in hiss.The hiss got substantially quieter when I pulled the Panamax power conditioner out of the system. 
Help in minimizing hiss
Thanks for the input all; sarcastic and otherwise. lolOddly, I think the Wavelet may be as noisy as the Schitt.Switching to passive mode doesn't quiet things up very much.Will play around with it more the next few days. 
Pass Labs - 350.8 stereo vs. 260.8 monos
Something we all forget about is combination. During auditions, I've heard the same amp sound substantially different based on speaker type, wire, source, pre-amp etc.On many occasions I've heard the same amp that sounded awful on one speaker, sou... 
... WHAT POWER CORD(S) ARE PLAYING IN YOU SYSTEM TODAY?
Mostly Nordost mid level offerings.I spent years poking fun at the whole idea of ridiculously high priced wires and still feel that way for the most part.The big change for me was when I swapped out stock cords on my amps and I had to eat crow. I ... 
Site is hacked
I'm using Ghostery and Malwarebytes on a Win 10 machine with FF. Seems to work very well for pop-ups. Been running this set-up for a good 2 years or so.Scott 
Suggestion for best stereo amp ?
Lots of folks trying to be helpful but to get a proper answer we’d need to know a few more things. Even then we’d be taking an educated guess as to what your ears will like and even more so, what the new combo will sound like together.Budget?Are y... 
Carver Raven 350 Amps
I have a set of the 305s and don’t find them dark at all.Rig:Legacy Aeris with Wavelet DSP/preamp & Oppo 105Only driving 300 hZ+To be fair, the Aeris are revealing and the AMT tweet/super are what I’d called prominent in the stage. Not overly ...