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| Add a Warranty section to Audiogon classified ads? If the buyer expects a warranty, they should be buying new.If the seller says or implies (by incomplete disclosure) that it works properly, it should on arrival. That's all. The buyer should take no more than a few days from delivery to contact th... | |
| Passive attenuators--why at amp end, not source? Passive devices typically, but not always, have a low input impedance and high output impedance compared to active devices.Any high output impedance has more difficulty driving long interconnects so the shortest distance between that and the load ... | |
| Smoother bass by running woofer out of phase? Before you get into equalization, try some thick, dense bass panels or those round bass traps in the front corners, behind the speakers. Not directly behind. Even the makers of those eq's suggest something like that first.What you're describing so... | |
| Has Anyone Used 6AWG Wire For Speaker Cable? I tried 10/4 SOW (cabtire) that I had laying around. Didn't like it. I'll take silver and teflon at half the gauge anyday. | |
| The future of Soul/Blues At a blues festival over a year ago I saw Koko Taylor and Buddy Guy among others. They were both great but Susan Tedeschi stole the show. | |
| A hard look at the effect of cables Nothing is truly passive. Even what we call passive is reactive. I still find it hard to fathom how a speaker cable can be so important, considering the inductors, capacitors and windings in the drivers of the speakers. It's almost comical after t... | |
| Philosophy used in assembling your system? My philosophy:1) Know what I'm willing to compromise.2) Know what I'm not willing to compromise.3) Research4) ExperimentAball, the real trick is getting a room to fit the speakers, not vice versa :) | |
| Am I Bad Listener? My problem is that when I hear a difference, I can't say if it's better. Usually, there's give and take. | |
| balanced power http://www.geocities.com/jonrisch/catch2.htm | |
| balanced power Just noticed you're in Europe. Euro 220V is not balanced and 50Hz. Same principle to transform to 110+/110- (to ground) but I'm not sure what is availble over there. Balanced power does not have a neutral but a ground is still suggested. I also re... | |
| balanced power Yes, American 240V is balanced.Some equipment likes balanced power, some indifferent and very few are not compatible. For example, the SFL2 preamp was a completely different animal when fed balanced power, it loved it.A simple isolation xformer wo... | |
| Infinity Kappa 8 wiring? The Kappas I had were wired with clear insulation. I would think one has been modified. I would hesitate to call it an upgrade. | |
| Tube amps and power consumption That 70W is only for standby. It can draw much more under demand.My 100W, class A, SS draws 500W at idle that just goes to heat. | |
| Name your favorite sax solo. King Curtis packed more emotion into Soul Serenade and Midnight Blue than anything I had ever heard. Made it cry, scream and moan. | |
| $5k budget tube system I would suggest you and your friend visit some local audio stores. Just because he likes what you've done doesn't mean that would be his preference, given options.Other good budget options: PSB, Totem, Manley, Rogue ... and a ton of sources that m... |