tonywinsc
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| turning my system on during lightning storms I have Monster Power Surge Protectors on both the HT system and Stereo system. So they apparently do not protect the earth ground. But Monster Power made good on the damages- no fuss. Other items, such as PC with 3 prong plug took a hit with basic... | |
| How to disperse avail. amperage? At the beginning you mentioned installing dimmers. Dimmers are bad for RFI. I'd recommend just using lower watt bulbs and/or more light switches to turn on seperate lights for progressively more lighting. Possibly even use low voltage lighting whe... | |
| How much does your system retail for? Mine adds up to about $45k. I have been involved in this hobby about 28 years- a little longer if I count the used 32w/ch Kenwood receiver I bought Sophmore year in college. I wish I had the money to put together a really good system. I wish I had... | |
| Movies that featured High End equipment A scene in Diehard shows the Carver Amazing Loudspeakers. The "bad guys" say something about them in German. | |
| turning my system on during lightning storms My house took a bad lightning hit on 7/5/06- I'll never forget it. Totally destroyed the hot tub. It damaged a lot of electrical gear in the house too. I had surge protectors on my gear- Stereo, TV, Home theatre, and PC but everything with a three... | |
| Thiel CS6 I use the Pass Labs X350 too with my CS6 speakers. The dynamics are superb. It has never come up short for power. | |
| Driving Thiels I have had a pair of CS3.6's for 5 years now. I started with a Forte amp but the bass didn't seem right. Within about 6 months I ended up auditioning and buying a Pass Labs X350. With this amp the sound and soundstage are spectacular. But just a f... |