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Electrical Panel Grounding
I have learned to appreciate the need for the one point of neutral tie in at the service panel and the tie to ground for lightening. And why the grounds must be tied together for safety,One theory that lurks is; if all electric power seeks to retu... 
Electrical Panel Grounding
Jea - that youtube is exactly what I needed to know. This forum is amazingly helpful because a handful of people, like you, care enough to share.I live in Denver with my wife, Lori. My system consists of a custom built pre-amp using two B29 tubes ... 
Electrical Panel Grounding
Jea - I read the article, and there is a bit fro me to learn. Thanks for your trouble to forward the link. 
Electrical Panel Grounding
Eric - thanks fro the input.Hair(;o 
Electrical Panel Grounding
Thanks Eric:As an audiophile, we have had success in the past with using a ground field (multiple ground rods). My associates include a satellite engineer who made the original suggestion. I believe I have a audiophile grade system. I am using Sou... 
Electrical Panel Grounding
So, the plan was to put a half dozen copper clad ground rods outside in the earth and run 6 separate ground leads to the sub panel. This should allow for an easier electrical noise pathway by lowering potential. If I connect this ground field back... 
Class D = Trash?
Wake up Call to all those firmly asleep:Class D has and will continue to have a great future in Audiophile systems. The key is Sigma-Delta processing. Without it, yes these are harsh and mostly useless products. With it, it all comes together. Do ... 
Wife trouble
Whomever pays the bills gets to make the decisions. Nuff said. 
Who is your overall favorite guitarist?
Buckethead. 
Suggestions for DAC auditions - upgrade from HRT III+?
Buy  the Wadis 121 Decoding Computer ( really just  DAC). You have remote volume and balance - yahoo!  I bought 3 to replace my older PS Audio DAC III, and Wadia was my choice by a margin greater than 5 x 1. The others were the Wired 4 Sound and R... 
Tekton Electron has been released
2 cents worth:I had a descent 2' x 2' dispersion grid made of 2" x 2" wood of 5 differing heights in a random pattern and placed in the center of the wall behind my Soundlab U-2s. I built this years ago and stained it dark brown. So, in the new di... 
Don't buy from HigherFI.com
2 Cents worth:I had a well executed magnetic platform with a VPI scout and  Dynavector Ta Kura (sp?) Rue cart. While it did make for interesting conversation with house guests, the magnetic field killed the sound of this low output moving coil.  S... 
Tidal vs. Deezer Elite for Sonos
If you are using Sonos without the Cullen/Wired 4 Sound upgrade or something that works as good --- I don't know the alternatives) you are listening to about 12% of the quality sound available. As I vaguely recall, the standard Sonos jitter was 73... 
What commerical audio system tweaks provide sound quality improvement??
I learned about cable value by borrowing 4 pairs of increasing expensive Audioquest interconnects from my local audio dealer. I found the quality of the whole sound/presentation improved at each level. Today I have more expensive cables than I cou... 
Dielectric grease on connection ends
BTW, if you put that Silver coating goop on you tube pins, it will sound much better fora little while. Then it hardens, is hell to get off, bakes into the tube sockets and may require socket replacements. Bill