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| Is grounding with RCA is safe? @skipskip, if I followed your post correctly I believe you may not be realizing that nothing the OP has done has removed, replaced, or in any way defeated the normal AC safety ground connections of the equipment.Regards,-- Al | |
| Is grounding with RCA is safe? The following thread will be of interest: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/a-new-ground-benefits-of-introducing-the-synergistic-research-active Some excerpts:Atmasphere 6-27-2017 I did a survey of a number of grounding systems by interviewin... | |
| Is grounding with RCA is safe? In most components the circuit ground is directly connected to the chassis. I believe that is not true. And certainly, IMO, a **good** design will not connect circuit ground and chassis directly together, as it invites ground loop issues. As Erik... | |
| Is grounding with RCA is safe? I still have a question regarding your reply: "In effect what you are most likely doing (depending on the designs of the components) is connecting the internal circuit ground of each component to the chassis of that component and to the chassis of... | |
| Aric Audio? First Watt? PrimaLuna? From what I have read 16w will produce 100db for 88db speakers. 16 watts is 12 db greater than 1 watt, and 88 + 12 equals the 100 db figure you cited. However that is at a distance of 1 meter, and that assumes the 88 db spec is accurate, which as... | |
| Is grounding with RCA is safe? The only way that occurs to me in which that might be hazardous to the equipment is in the very unlikely event that an insulation failure develops within a component, resulting in the AC line voltage being applied to the chassis of the component a... | |
| Aric Audio? First Watt? PrimaLuna? According to measurements performed by the National Research Council of Canada and published in SoundStage the sensitivity of the speaker is somewhat less than specified, at 85.4 db/2.83 volts/1 meter. Consequently I would be concerned that some o... | |
| Coax to BNC connection for digital Sounds like a plan! All the best to you and yours for the new year.Best regards,-- Al | |
| Reference Full Function Tube Preamplifier While I’m sure that the VAC and the Luxman are both wonderful preamps, in the case of the VAC I would find it a little off-putting that loading of LOMC cartridges cannot be set higher than 470 ohms. And while I couldn’t find relevant specs on the ... | |
| Coax to BNC connection for digital Hi Mesch,My reference to the fact that some equipment (mainly some pro equipment) provides a 75 ohm AES/EBU interface on a BNC connector was a lighthearted response to what appeared to be your not very serious reference to the possibility that you... | |
| Modem performance and modem selection. I use a Jensen VRD-1FF isolator at the input of my cable modem. I don't remember what the symptoms were which prompted me to purchase it, as it was many years ago. But whatever the issue was, the isolator resolved it, with no downside other than... | |
| Advantages of owning equipment from major audio brands vs. boutique shops? I wouldn't generalize about this. There are companies of all sizes creating great products and having great reputations for customer service and support, and there are companies of all sizes for which a bit of research will disclose histories t... | |
| Coax to BNC connection for digital Actually some equipment provides an AES/EBU interface on a BNC connector, with a 75 ohm impedance!From this Wikipedia writeup: AES/EBU can also be run using unbalanced BNC connectors with a 75-ohm coaxial cable. The unbalanced version has a maxim... | |
| REL S/3 (2) subwoofer connection question Question 1: Yes.Question 2: What is important is minimizing the resistance of the connections to the main speakers. Resistance of the connections to the subs is far less critical, because the input impedance of the sub’s speaker-level inputs is ex... | |
| New member - Dahlquist DQ10 questions Regarding replacement of the surrounds on the mids, contact Bill LeGall at Millersound.net. His repair work on older speakers has received effusive praise from many members here over the years, including me, and he is a delight to deal with.Reg... |