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| Direction of aftermarket fuses (only for believers!) Are you suggesting that you have done the experiment with the same "thoroughness" you demand of others? No, Geoff, I’m not. I didn’t say that, and I didn’t mean that. As you probably realize I haven’t done the experiment at all. But if I did cho... | |
| Direction of aftermarket fuses (only for believers!) Sounds right to me, Ralph (Atmasphere). I’ve made similar points in some of the other fuse-related threads. I’ve also suggested at times that before reaching conclusions about the matter that people reverse and re-reverse the direction of the fuse... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Can any of you explain why an item such as a fuse, which breaks the signal path, has such an impact on sound? As far as I am aware no such explanations have ever been provided that would stand up when analyzed or considered quantitatively. That in... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Regarding the fuse upgrades Zacho is considering, if the fuses involved are AC mains fuses, and if they are the smaller of the two sizes SR provides (5 x 20 mm), I'm not sure I would feel comfortable using one of those fuses in a 240 volt applicat... | |
| Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC I wonder if you could expand on what you mean by ’ohm tap’ and which amp would be best in that regard with the Sabrinas? Rinpoche, most tube amps drive their outputs via a transformer, which converts the high voltage/low current signal that is pro... | |
| Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC The only thing that I would want more of is power because of my room's dimensions and the size of my speakers. Rick, the Monitor Audio PL-500, at least in version ii, has a rated maximum power handling capability of 400 watts, and a nominal im... | |
| Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC I missed the JR when the VAC was on, and the VAC when the JR was on. Perhaps when I go to hear the IQ both of these differences will be captured. Given the Sabrina’s impedance curve that I linked to earlier, as well as the listening experiences wi... | |
| Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC Knghifi, thanks for that input. Do you happen to know which output tap they were using on the 200iq?Regards,-- Al | |
| Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC The shop insists a 3-way is a 3-way. Speaking frankly, this comment by the shop is nonsense. Some 3-ways (and other kinds of speakers) are best suited to be driven by solid state amplification, some are best suited to be driven by tube amplific... | |
| 1 pair of good interconnects- which 2 components should I use them on? There is no right answer that can be predicted with any kind of certainty, as there are a great many unpredictable component, cable, system, room, and listener-dependent variables involved. And in addition, a "better" cable will not necessarily pr... | |
| Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC Rinpoche, the 200iq and the 170 (which incorporates "iq" functionality but omits those letters from the model name) are linked to on this page.Ricred, thank you. In this case I don’t see any technical issues that would arise in using the Aeris DAC... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... I will say with respect to the controversy of the day that I have perceived over the years a somewhat understandable tendency among many audiophiles to over-attribute (or mis-attribute) intrinsic tonal and other sonic characteristics to things tha... | |
| Buzzing noise. Hi Gdhal,It may very well not matter, since both the MF amp and the amp in the speaker are presumably and hopefully designed to not generate significant transients at turn-on and turn-off. But I would say that good practice would be to turn the s... | |
| Solid state amp to replace my Audio Research Ref 150 amp The amount of heat an amp will put into the room can be judged based on its AC power requirement specs (or its AC current requirement specs, which can be converted to power numbers by multiplying by the assumed line voltage). Although that judgmen... | |
| Whats a good all around digital cable for under $250. I only need half a meter. The references to 1 meter or longer should say 1.5 meters or longer. The reasons are explained in this paper. Although as Kijanki indicated many component and cable-dependent variables factor into that, many of which are unspecified and unpredicta... |