driver 3 in my early pair and no driver number in my 10xx pair

have you tried comparing your r10 using the studio b amps 1/4 inch and balanced outputs? i'm interested in your opinion regarding any differences you may've noticed. (when i owned the studio jr. 300b amp the balanced output had a thinner sound.)

have you found this to be consistent with set triode amps as well? i used the balanced output on a 300b ec aficinado(actually the studio jr.) and it sounds thinner in the bass than the 1/4 output. on a vintage solid state amp i used the speaker terminals (pigtailed) and the bass was superb even...

thinner sound with the balanced output?

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dust and/or humidity can be the source of these 'squeals'

i wouldn't give up so early considering the fact that the unit didn't make any noises when played at the store. sometimes the strangest and least likely things are the source of these conundrums. for example, i use to have the electrostat hp by koss and it was making strange popping/farting...

this may sound dumb, but try listening to your system in another part of the house connected to a different wall outlet. there may be another variable in your chain that your not thinking of, the wall outlet and/or electronic/magnetic interference from a dimmer light switch or a...

you should take it back to the store and have a listen thru their system. if it crackles then you can share this issue with the store owner and perhaps get some assistance from them in dealing with head-direct . if i were the store owner i wouldn't want this issue to pop up frequently in the...

finally, an affordable microphone for the masses! kudos to alex and sankar for making these available to us at such an affordable price. and on top of that, they're giving two (2) microphones for the measly price of a titanium vacuum cleaner with the optional vicuna covers). thank you and good...

it may be high humidity that's causing the issue. another may be dust in your environment... or may be a combination of both. good luck with the problem solving.

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