lowrider57
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| Power Cables @bacardi, Very interesting; the Equi=Core 50, 150, and 300 models are rated in watts. I assume this relates to the transformer box.How do you choose a cable for low-current components based on watts? | |
| WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH WATTS? I should add that since your speaker's impedance goes as low as 3 to 4 ohms, an amp that doubles it's power rating would provide you with high current. For example, an amp rated at 100 wpc/8 ohms, 200 wpc/4 ohms.The plus side of your KEF's is the ... | |
| WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH WATTS? Going from 100 wpc to an amp with 150 to 200 wpc/8 ohms is not a significant increase in power. In terms of SPL, with 200w you would gain 3dB. A high current amp with 80 or 100 wpc would be a better performer than simply going for higher wattage. ... | |
| Speaker recommendations I thought I might upgrade from my Triangle Altea speakers. I was offered a pair of Canton Ergo 900 DC speakers at a very reasonable price but I won’t be able to listen to them first. They loon attractive. Anyone have opinions about them.Don’t rush... | |
| Has there been any inexpensive item that enhanced your system's sound? The Pangea is a good one, and now the SE series starts at $50 and is a major upgrade in performance.The tweak that transformed my system is the Synergistic Reseearch Red fuse. I haven't tried the Black fuse yet since I'm so pleased with the curren... | |
| I have an uber awesome amp, why buy a speaker with a built in woofer sub-woofer amp The built-in sub amp only has to power the low-end frequencies, and is voiced for that specific speaker. It doesn't have to perform across the entire frequency spectrum as your power amp does. As a result, your amp now has less of a load to drive.... | |
| Power Cables @spipa, I just received the Synergistic Research Black PC from the Cable Company and it is amazing. If you are looking for an upgrade for your Adcom, this may be it.Deep, tight bass, excellent imaging and a soundstage that extends beyond the speak... | |
| Buyer responsible for shipping damages I always ask the seller to insure the item and I will pay the fee if need be. Never had a problem with any seller when doing this. | |
| Power Cables You could try Synergistic Research's new RED or BLACK PC. I haven't heard them yet, but they have similar attributes as their highly regarded fuses. Very affordable with a 30 day trial offer. | |
| Isolating Digital Noise, need help. You're right, my tests indictate that the chassis is not grounded. He said the grounds should meet at a certain point and he will need to look at it. Also do to age it should be serviced, so I've packed it up to ship to him.Will discuss grounding ... | |
| Isolating Digital Noise, need help. UPDATE...I spoke to the owner/tech of the only authorized Sunfire service center regarding the grounding design of their amps. He said in a Sunfire amplifier that the chassis, power and signal ground are connected together. We discussed my ground... | |
| Speaker recommendations An amp will seldom overpower a speaker. In fact, blown speakers or poor speaker performance is usually the result of underpowering them. More power is always a good thing.If the sound is not as bright as you would like, then it is the speaker... | |
| Help! My system is very bright it hurts my ear terry, don’t you think it would be better to find the root cause of the problem, rather than apply band-aids or work-arounds? @onhwy61, good question. @fatgosil , are you aware of these tone controls and how to use them? | |
| Help! My system is very bright it hurts my ear Thanks for the reply, Al. This difference in gain shows that the OP's passive biamp is not an optimal setup. All the more reason to use one amp during this troubleshooting process as you stated earlier. | |
| Help! My system is very bright it hurts my ear Do you have a source other than your CD player, such as a tuner or TT? You have a good CDP, but Amperex tubes can have an "edge" or sound bright with some CDs.Also, if the gain of the CDP is too high for the preamp, it will sound bright.@almarg,Al... |