elizabeth
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| XLR and RCA interconnects in the same system? The arguement for balanced is so full of the theory, and then 'of course there is the fact that fully balanced EQUIPMENT (which naturally costs at LEAST twice as much or more) sounds better. yeah, ANY equipment that costs more than twice as much, ... | |
| XLR and RCA interconnects in the same system? I have a balanced connection from m preamp to amp. just cuz. The rest are mostly single ended. Except for a product that has only balanced out. The debate over balanced and single ended is IMO mostly theoretical With no much difference between the... | |
| HDMI cables are all the same? The great divide flares up again.Yes/no about ANY wire.The great WIRE debate.Endless. | |
| Magnepan 1.6 speakers I own 3.6s.But i would say the Magnepans, all the 1.6 1.7 the 3.6 3.7 and the 20.1 benefit from really great electronics. and can be used with products that are far more expensive than the Magnepan speakers cost, and sound better from the use of t... | |
| Add small pigtail wire off negative out of amp.WOW Curious about 'too much resolution'.With my powerline conditioners, I pretty much got myself to the limit of clarity (which i want) but at the expense of a thin (slightly) midrange.The funny thing about the pigtail, is it add s to the clarity, yet... | |
| Hearing Damage over 20khz? Someone had a link to a group of reviews of 24/96 downloads and did detailed examinations of the information and the spectal analysis.The results showed no recordings downloaded had any information in the added high definition areas of the downloa... | |
| Pop heard when stylus dropped into lead-in groove The POP is normal.Sometimes it may seem louder for various reasons.It is the stylus going from the land between the grooves when lowered, dropping into the groove.It may be as mentioned your cuing device has lost some capacity?Or it may just be yo... | |
| Hearing Damage over 20khz? The sound pressure in the UHF range is so miniscule it would not g=damage your hearing.The total wattage used for normal music is 9grossly extimated)like if using 100 watts total,90 watts for the woofer, 9 watts for the midrange and 1 watt for the... | |
| Max length of IC's? Long IC's vs short SW The 32ft speaker cable is too long. So the other choice would seem to be generally more desirable. | |
| Removing power conditioner... Actually I have been experimenting with the PS Audio P600 Sinewave frequency. The A/C regeneration by the P600 can be at any frequency from the standard 60 up to 120.I had tried 90hz for awhile and it was OK. Then I lowered it to 77hz just to try ... | |
| Removing power conditioner... For Roscoeiii: the Furman REF20i has all the video, and the amp, a Bryston 4B-SST2The PS Audio P600 has the digital stuff, A Behringer DEQ24966, Adcom AD700, Sony SCD777ES, Sony SCD555ES Sony SCD333ES and set to 90hz output frequency instead of th... | |
| Removing power conditioner... Also, for a powerstrip.. make your own.Go to a Menards like store, the electrical stuf has outlet boxes. One type in particular is great for home made outlets, the boxes are two receptical, or one, metal, smooth finish with afew holes in the sides... | |
| Removing power conditioner... I am still in the conditioner flavors camp. As I use three differnt big conditioners: A Furman REF20i for amp and all video, a PS Audio P600 and a PS Audio PPP. I switch stuffaround to the one it sounds best on. With the P600 set to output 90HZ in... | |
| when do you replace capacitors? Thanks Minori, I was unaware that the silicone grease can degraded over time. | |
| when do you replace capacitors? So, the equipment is going to "explode in boiling fire"? Or is it that the cost of replacing a blown cap is less than renting a variac?I can understand if the item is a bit of medical equipment attached to your heart pump. but usually old stuff th... |