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1: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: A good case for visiting the ASR Website (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2022-12-14, 11:41:50 (100.34.203.183)
As stated before, production of the 275 was farmed out to Wyred4Sound. There may even be a subcontractor. This explains the shoddy workmanship and redesign, eg, loose screws, bad grounding scheme, usi .......
2: Tubes Asylum, RE: How Bob Carver is Destroying Vacuum Tube Audio (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2022-07-06, 03:54:06 (100.11.192.186)
I learned the full story on another forum where owners were complaining about the shoddy workmanship. Bob partnered with Wyred4Sound who is responsible for assembly of the Crimson 275. The assumption .......
3: Tubes Asylum, RE: Best 6SN7 Tubes. In Pre-amp or Amp ? ............... (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2021-04-14, 21:43:37 (100.34.4.228)
The best sonic benefit will come from the preamp. If using NOS, have the tubes tested for noise and microphonics by the dealer. .......
4: Digital Drive, RE: REVIEW: iFi-audio SPDIF iPurifier2 DAC Processors (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2021-04-12, 20:45:17 (100.34.4.228)
I've been using the iFi version 1 for a couple of years with a LPS. It's really upgraded my digital. There's a lot of great buzz about version 2 so I contacted iFi to ask if there was a trade-in polic .......
5: Digital Drive, RE: Good question (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2016-12-28, 00:54:00 (100.34.123.153)
With the Schiit Gungir you can audition for only 15 days, and there is a 5% restocking fee when it is returned. I don't think mine was even fully burned-in when my audition period ended. PS Audio has .......
6: General Asylum, RE: Bilateral Hearing Loss (Long) (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2016-12-26, 19:53:53 (100.34.123.153)
Sorry to hear this. I have a different hearing condition which was caused by a virus. Did your ENT recommend an MRI? I had many tests performed and an MRI of the brain was one of the first. It shows t .......
7: Digital Drive, RE: Good question (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2016-12-26, 02:54:55 (100.34.123.153)
I compared the Gundir Multibit and Nuwave DSD DACs. They both present music with a wide and deep soundstage, very good mids and good weight to the bass. The highs and low-end are nicely extended and t .......
8: Digital Drive, RE: The PS Audio NuWave DSD Dac (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2016-12-26, 01:52:08 (100.34.123.153)
I am very pleased with my PS Audio NuWave DSD DAC as well. I auditioned a few DACs in the under $2000 range and the Nuwave DSD beat out the Schiit Gungnir Multibit (too analytical in my system). Music .......
9: General Asylum, RE: Why even have a CD player? (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2016-12-24, 17:33:52 (100.34.123.153)
Even though CD sales and manufacturing is dying, the technology of CDP's has evolved to the point that the data on Redbook disks can be processed like never before. CD's can sound damn good. Also, som .......
10: General Asylum, RE: Isolated Power Strip Recommendation (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2016-12-01, 00:41:07 (100.34.123.153)
Thanks to all for your contribution to this thread. I bought the Brick Wall PW8R15AUD Surge Suppressor and have no regrets. It is vastly superior to the Furman power strip/conditioner that it replaced .......
11: General Asylum, RE: Maybe you were thinking of the outlets are daisy chained together (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2016-11-19, 01:09:16 (100.34.123.153)
Very interesting, fantja. I looked up reviews of the Richard Grey products. The RGPC 400 Pro seems like a similar design to the Brick Wall in that they both use an inductor and capacitors to filter i .......
12: General Asylum, RE: Maybe you were thinking of the outlets are daisy chained together (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2016-11-19, 00:26:52 (100.34.123.153)
"The Line is fed to first duplex receptacle and then from the first wired to the second using the hot and neutral fed through terminals. From the second to the third and so on." Got it. Thanks, jea. : .......
13: General Asylum, RE: Maybe you were thinking of the outlets are daisy chained together (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2016-11-17, 21:49:56 (100.34.123.153)
Actually, jea, what I meant was each receptacle would have it's own ground, such as in star-grounding. Also, each receptacle would have an isolated filter and not share filtering in the power strip. .......
14: General Asylum, RE: +1 They are ALL wired in parallel and (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2016-11-16, 23:52:07 (100.34.123.153)
Thanks for the info, Abe. I don't know why I said they were wired in series earlier, of course they are in parallel. I took Theory many years ago; it must be the meds I'm on. .......
15: General Asylum, RE: +1 They are ALL wired in parallel and (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2016-11-16, 16:46:37 (100.34.123.153)
Thanks, I understand. So with an "isolated receptacle" on a power strip, there will be some bleed-thru to the next receptacle. Do you know how these receptacles are filtered? For example; "Isolated fi .......
16: General Asylum, RE: +1 They are ALL wired in parallel and (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2016-11-15, 20:20:43 (100.34.123.153)
Abe, can you please explain. .......
17: General Asylum, RE: Isolated Power Strip Recommendation (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2016-11-15, 20:19:43 (100.34.123.153)
The Zero Surge 8 or the Brickwall sounds ideal for my needs. If the receptacles truly do isolate any noise, I would go for this affordable solution. I asked my friend about his Brickwall and he is ve .......
18: General Asylum, RE: Isolated Power Strip Recommendation (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2016-11-15, 20:01:11 (100.34.123.153)
Thanks everybody for all the replies. PS Audio is above my budget and I don't believe I need a regenerator. My line voltage is very stable and the Blue Circle passive in addition to their power filter .......
19: General Asylum, Isolated Power Strip Recommendation (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2016-11-15, 00:12:48 (100.34.123.153)
Can anybody recommend a power strip which has isolated receptacles? IOW, the outlets are not wired in series. My situation is that I have one 20 amp dedicated line and I would like to isolate my analo .......
20: Digital Drive, RE: Hmmmm (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2016-07-06, 23:18:33 (100.14.7.245)
Have experimented for many months... All power conditioning was removed, tried different power cords, cheater-plugs, the only components plugged into dedicated line were amp, preamp, and ARC CD, unplu .......
21: Digital Drive, RE: Isolation Transformer For Digital Sources? (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2016-07-05, 22:32:50 (100.14.7.245)
Thanks for the kind words, Ken. .......
22: Digital Drive, RE: Isolate the Problem piece ?? (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2016-07-04, 22:17:47 (100.14.7.245)
I removed the NAD a couple weeks ago; was using it as a transport. Right now, the noise can only be heard when the ARC CDP is being used. It has always been coming from the ARC. But, the Tripp-Lite Is .......
23: Digital Drive, RE: Isolation Transformer For Digital Sources? (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2016-07-04, 22:06:17 (100.14.7.245)
Ken, unfortunately I've been sick and in the hospital for tests, so I haven't had the energy to swap out any components. I can now say for certain that the only digital component in use (plugged in) w .......
24: Digital Drive, RE: Problem with PS Audio I sold at Audiogon (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2016-07-04, 01:54:13 (100.14.7.245)
Can you ask him to try using Coax instead? He could pick up a 1.5 meter cable at Radio Shack for testing. (they will accept returns). .......
25: Digital Drive, RE: Isolation Transformer For Digital Sources? (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2016-07-03, 23:22:04 (100.14.7.245)
Knewton, I've been having some success lately using the Tripp-Lite isolated power strip. I've had some listening sessions uninterrupted by noise/interference. When the noise does present after the sy .......
26: Digital Drive, RE: Isolation Transformer For Digital Sources? (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2016-06-28, 18:38:20 (100.14.7.245)
motberg, That's an interesting thought regarding my issue. I've substituted many ICs from the various digital, but never tried swapping out the preamp to amp IC. (It's unbalanced). .......
27: Digital Drive, RE: Isolation Transformer For Digital Sources? (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2016-06-25, 19:11:31 (100.14.7.245)
Ken, I appreciate your time and you may be right about having a preamp issue. I bought the pre new in January and it has been modded. Gain has been lowered to match the high gain of my SS amp and a 6d .......
28: Digital Drive, RE: Isolation Transformer For Digital Sources? (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2016-06-24, 23:26:42 (100.14.7.245)
Just wanted to say that I'm no EE, but I know that some digital circuits can feed noise from the device back down the power cord into the AC line that is shared by analogue components. What I don't kn .......
29: Digital Drive, RE: Isolation Transformer For Digital Sources? (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2016-06-24, 22:54:17 (100.14.7.245)
Appreciate your interest, Ken. 1. The noise is always the same and always steady. It is a very high-frequency, narrow band sort of "whine" or low volume "screeching" raspy type noise. When I am troubl .......
30: Digital Drive, RE: Isolation Transformer For Digital Sources? (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2016-06-24, 13:02:33 (100.14.7.245)
knewton, here goes... 1. I have only noticed the noise after system has been warmed up and running. Actually, digital does not have to playing, only selected on the preamp while the system sits idle. .......
31: Digital Drive, RE: I Think They're Requisite for Good Sound...... (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2016-06-24, 02:34:48 (100.14.7.245)
Thanks Todd. Is this small Topaz good enough to use for a DAC and transport? http://www.ebay.com/itm/191842008876?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT .......
32: Digital Drive, Isolation Transformer For Digital Sources? (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2016-06-24, 00:28:42 (100.14.7.245)
Does anybody have experience using an isolation transformer with their front-end digital components? I am experiencing noise from my digital components into my system. It presents as high frequency in .......
33: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: How to find a low heat output amp (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2016-06-19, 21:42:17 (100.14.7.245)
A refurbished Sunfire 300 would cost under $1000. Runs cool and has high power/current. .......
34: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: NAD 326 BEE shuts off at random. Any ideas? (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2013-06-10, 21:56:35 (108.2.18.207)
Since the dealer is Crutchfield and you like the amp, it makes sense to exchange it. Don't assume the entire batch is defective. .......
35: Speaker Asylum, RE: call me crazy......i want to cut my psb silveri towers in half. (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2013-05-30, 22:40:49 (74.109.40.221)
Not to mention, if you cut the speakers you'll change the imaging and timing of the sound. Hope you were kidding about cutting them. .......
36: General Asylum, RE: Audiogon still messing up..... (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2013-04-12, 22:22:02 (108.2.17.99)
Getting back to the ASK THE SELLER A QUESTION, Agon now screens all messages and flags them if they dont like the content. You have the option of using the "Public Question" or Private conversation. M .......
37: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Sunfire amp - any impressions? [n.t.a.] (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2013-01-07, 19:26:50 (108.2.24.181)
Another Carver basher. I respect that you didn't care for the sound of the amp, but you didn't take advantage of the unique design elements such as Current Output and Voltage Output. .......
38: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Sunfire amp - any impressions? [n.t.a.] (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2013-01-04, 22:34:17 (108.2.24.181)
Sunfire 300 (1996 to 2000). Well built, runs cool, class AB, 300 wpc into 8 ohms/600 into 4 ohms. I love mine. A ton of reserve power and it does have a tube-like sound with the punch of SS. There are .......
39: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Angry amp builder! (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2012-12-21, 20:11:58 (108.2.24.181)
He is not offering a warranty with the ebay sale, so what is the problem? He states that it is a used item, he speaks highly of you, and he has positive feedback as a seller. Not trying to give you gr .......
40: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: HELP! Sunfire 300x2 , is this a true balanced design? (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2012-12-09, 23:36:06 (74.109.41.208)
But the White Paper goes on to say: "The input stage is a low noise FET operational amplifier operated in a forced Class A single ended mode. The output of this stage drives balanced Class A level shi .......
41: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: HELP! Sunfire 300x2 , is this a true balanced design? (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2012-12-09, 22:59:06 (74.109.41.208)
try thecarversite.com The guys on this website are experts on Sunfire. they even rebuild them and do mods on carver and Sunfire. .......
42: General Asylum, RE: AudiogoN scams (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2012-09-14, 19:50:46 (108.2.25.45)
from wiki... Phishing is attempting to acquire information (and sometimes, indirectly, money) such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electr .......
43: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: I Love my (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2012-07-24, 20:20:14 (108.2.28.6)
Rogue Magnum 99...four 6SN7 tubes. Very transparent, wide soundstage. .......
44: General Asylum, RE: Classical is so impossible...by label? Mercury, L'OISEAU-LYRE (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2012-06-16, 12:58:57 (74.109.54.88)
At least the used classical cds were well taken care of by their owners. Can't say that about rock cds. .......
45: General Asylum, RE: Put together my Leslie Dame Cd100C to match my other CD1500C CD rack tonight (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2012-06-16, 10:27:53 (74.109.54.88)
which classical labels do u recommend for Redbook? I like Telarc and RCA Red Seal so far. DG makes good vinyl, but I find their cds a little bit bright. .......
46: General Asylum, RE: Yup!..... (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2012-06-11, 15:35:49 (74.109.54.88)
And you'll need to show a receipt or invoice. .......
47: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: adcom GTP 450 preamp (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2012-05-16, 23:22:49 (74.109.50.85)
I wouldn't build a system around that adcom pre. Adcoms are harsh and grainy sounding until you reach the top of line GFP-750. Just my opinion. .......
48: General Asylum, RE: Audiogon Zip Code Search Updated (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2012-05-16, 12:41:41 (74.109.50.85)
Yes, they finally introduced it. In fact, many of the old Audiogon functions are now working, but they still cant be trusted due to all their accounting errors and security issues. .......
49: General Asylum, RE: HA!!!!!!!! (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2012-05-01, 09:31:30 (108.2.18.148)
bacobits...there are more stories like yours at this forum: http://audiogonsucksnow.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/hello-world/#comments .......
50: General Asylum, RE: Where are all the Audiogon Ads? (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2012-05-01, 00:04:44 (108.2.18.148)
The new owners of Audiogon only want to sell ad space and no longer support the individual users, also it is no longer a secure site...a lot of scams going on. I gave up on them and recently posted a .......
51: Inmate Systems, lowrider75's A Modest System (0.00)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2012-03-16, 20:22:03 (74.109.54.158)
lowrider75 's A Modest System System
IP Address: 74.109.54.158
Last Update: March 16, 2012 at 20:22:03
Amplifier: Sunfire 300 Load Invariant, 600 wpc/4 ohms.
Preamplifier (or None if In .......
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