Hello, Coud someone tell me what are the differences between the two models soundwise? It seems that they removed features like no more remote and no more amplifier-only mode, but was it worth it? And does the improvement in sound warrant the removal of these features? As a side note, i...

Title pretty much says it all, would there be a problem (alteration of the sound, impedance mismatch, whatever..) with using XLR to TRS cables for a balanced analog signal? My source has XLR outputs however my preamp has TRS inputs but no XLR. This might be interesting for long cable runs. Thanks

The card is supposed to support AES/EBU standard but it only has a RCA output for digital audio. Am I supposed to use a RCA-XLR cable for such a connection? Would there be a good impedance matching? Thanks

Hello, Does anybody have them? how do you think they perform? Also how do they fare against other monitors like events or mackies/ other multimedia speakers like the swans? Thanks

Hello, I currently have an integrated tube amp and I was thinking about upgrading (who doesn t? ). One thing I d like to know about is what advantage would monoblocks have compared to integrated amps (I have a preamp now so I don t need the volume control). I guess removing one volume pot is...

Hello, I was wondering, since a lot of us already have computer based systems, why couldn t we buy a high end microphone and EQ our headphones/speakers to get a flat response? I m not too familiar with the technical aspects of headphones themselves, I guess we couldn t eliminate distortion...

Hello, I d like to know what models are available for filtering 220V AC. Preferably "industrial" models (ie without the audio markup). Thanks

Hello, I recently replaced the stock extension cord of my K1000 with 4 99.99% silver wire with teflon insulation. However There is something surprising, when testing sound level with a sine wave using my SPL meter, silver wire is 0.3db quieter than copper?? and this even though the silver...

Hello, I d like to know what is the difference between a track taht ripped with 100% track quality, and 99.9 or 99.8%. Thanks

Well, I downloaded their free Mp3s, liked them and so I d like to find some of their CDs, however I can t find any. Si i d like some help from you guys.. please keep in mind that I live in europe not US

Anybody has experience with these tubes? I just got a pair of 845Cs, my amp has an adjustable mA rating bias and I was running them at around 80mA, evrything seems fine but when I turned the amp off, I noticed the metal plate had a red glow (went away pretty quicly). Now I heard those models had...

I must have an off day, but I can t find any places that sells the connectors alone.....

Well, In my system I need one "long" (as in approx 3m) cable. I was wondering wether it was best for it to be transporting digital signal (as in emu->DAC) or analog (dac->amp). I would lean toward digital since moving from a 0 to a 1 would seem more difficult+ there are correction algorithms...

Hello, As a lot of people here I am also interested in the Zhaolu DAC, but the two other threads are far too chaotic , so I would like evrybody who has got this DAC to post the mods you ordered and which are "better". This may help clear some things up. Thanks

Hello, I would like a preamp with remote for the convenience. however I am worried about the distortions introduced by another component in the audio chain. I don t need active amplification, just input/volume switching with remote. If possible I d rather not spend a fortune so I was wondering...

I d appreciate some information on this, i have a few stuff that emit the dreaded electrical "buzz" and I d like to solve it.

Anybody know where I can find this? I tried google but couldn t come up with anything very interesting. I m basically looking for the caracteristics of copper/silver whatever wires. They can be modelised by a lowpass filter and I m looking for the values I should input. Thanks JJ

Hello, I just bought a new mostly unknown amplifier and I just found an article in italian about it. They seem to make suggestions to improve the sound at the end of the article but google translation is pretty much useless. I have the 300b version of the amp and I d really appreciate some...

Hello, I have two amps at the moment (just got the second one) and I would like to know if there were any tips when it comes to trying to compare them. I have a K1k and emu1212m, and while I can readily notice wheter I m hooked up to one or the other amp I m having trouble "categorizing" the...

Will be using computer as source, what are the DACs that would go well with a K1000? I am currently using the analog out of my emu1212m. Price should be under 1k (preferably much lower). Thanks

Hello, I was wondering if anyone knew where I could get silver/gold etc.. cabling in europe? I would like to make some interconnects myself but I have no idea where to find the metal :d Any help would be appreciated.

Hello, I currently use the analog out of my emu, and I was wondering what DAC would yield an improvement over this setup. Also would I put it after the digital out of the emu or plug directly into the computer? Thanks JJ

Hello, I am looking for the most comfortable IEM around 200$, the only other requirement would be a SQ at least as good as my pxc250. I would appreciate some suggestions. Thanks JJ

Hello, title says it all, I m looking for the most neutral 300b tube which is REASONNABLY priced (unlike those WE ones going for >500). I just got a chinese amp where a 300b drives a 845 so I don t want too much coloration. Thanks for the advice JJ

Hello, I just got a new amp today and I wanted to try it with the computer as source. However I noticed an important channel imbalance. Turns out the analog out of my emu1212m is a mess, the right channel is of normal loudness but distorted and the left is normal but very quiet. The card was...