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    Still got the hiraga Adey? How about switching that in, removing the ref 75 and eliminating that possible issue?

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    Quote Originally Posted by George47 View Post
    Just to be clear where we are now.

    If you play your vinyl into the linestage-ARC75-speakers you have to move the 'balance' control to just past the mid point (4 past). That seems normal.

    If you then play the CD player then the 'balance' control has to be advanced to 20 past? This is not normal and there clearly is an issue with the Opus.

    If it was like that from the start then it arrived with a problem and I would return it and ask for a refund. You could share the postage.

    Did your line-stage cause a problem to the Opus....hmm not sure about that?? It is possible (shorting out the output amps/buffer?} but why does it not damage your phono amplifier and if it works how did it short?

    Did the Opus cause a problem to the line-stage'? Doubt it.

    My inclination is to ask for a refund as it is causing issues and it does not work as described. Did you cause the problem: I doubt it as these items can take a lot of abuse without causing a partial failure? Although you need a techie's view....
    Before I put the Opus in and using my Vida into the linestage my balance was at 4 mins past, more or less (there is no absolute balance reference point on the Truth). Now it's at 20 past with the Vida and something doesn't sound right. So something changed, I don't know what but its the amp I think, I don't know how either - but my instinct tells me not to hook up the Opus again - get the ref 75 in for a service sharpish, and pray it hasn't damaged the Truth into the bargain.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lordmortlock View Post
    Still got the hiraga Adey? How about switching that in, removing the ref 75 and eliminating that possible issue?
    Its a risk to try it - if this thing has a problem on the left output and can fuck up a channel I don't like to try. I'll think about it...
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    I’ve never heard of a source putting out enough voltage to damage an amp Adey. Techy people ... can we establish definatively if that’s possible or not?

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    Very sorry to hear of your problems
    This may be overly simplistic but I recently bought an Audionote DAC that on certain discs distorted on one channel.
    It turns out that AN CDP and DACs have a very high output (3/4v)
    Even one of the guys at AN said it was far to high
    What I was hearing was pre-amp overload
    It was sorted with a -10 and then -14 db attenuator
    Do you know what the output of the Opus is?
    Good luck with your quest

    Btw this epistle is giving me the s***s as I am awaiting the arrival of a CDP from Germany
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    Quote Originally Posted by ovlov854 View Post
    Very sorry to hear of your problems
    This may be overly simplistic but I recently bought an Audionote DAC that on certain discs distorted on one channel.
    It turns out that AN CDP and DACs have a very high output (3/4v)
    Even one of the guys at AN said it was far to high
    What I was hearing was pre-amp overload
    It was sorted with a -10 and then -14 db attenuator
    Do you know what the output of the Opus is?
    Good luck with your quest

    Btw this epistle is giving me the s***s as I am awaiting the arrival of a CDP from Germany
    It's 2.5v. or should be.
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    Quote Originally Posted by farflungstar View Post
    It's 2.5v. or should be.
    Still could be a little high especially if the pre is sensitive.
    Try a -10db anyway.
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    How are connecting the Truth to the ARC 75? I thought the Truth was only phono. Are you using a cable conversion with phono to XLRs or an adaptor?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lawrence001 View Post
    There's a nice 2 box player on pfm going for a very good price, I forget the name.

    Just checked it's a Resolution Audio Opus 21.
    Had one of those and it was bloody good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by George47 View Post
    How are connecting the Truth to the ARC 75? I thought the Truth was only phono. Are you using a cable conversion with phono to XLRs or an adaptor?
    Connected with the top Cardas converters, and have swapped them over but no difference. Ditto cables.

    The Truth has 3 line inputs.

    I got an email from the importers today - their advice - send it back to the seller. They may be able to fix it but apparently Resolution no longer have mother boards so it's unsupported.

    The seller is being a bit shirty. I said that I would have a play around with the system and he's using that as a get out clause. I obviously damaged it. I said that I was referring to my system including swapping over valves and that the only thing you can do with the Opus is plug it in.

    I haven't mentioned that it may have damaged the ref 75.
    Technics SP10 mk2
    Jan Allaerts MC 1 Boron mk1 cart
    Miyajima Shilabe cart
    Hashimoto HM-X SUT
    Siggwan (gimballed not unipivot) Cocobola 12"
    Aurorasound Vida LCR Phonostage
    The Truth linestage
    Dave Slagle Autoformer Volume Controller
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    Audio Note ANe-SPX speakers
    Townshend Isolda speaker cables
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