almarg
Responses from almarg
| Netgear NAS Incompatibility with Mac OS X 10.68 What is the NAS connected to? Typically an ethernet port on the NAS would be connected to a router, which in turn would assign an IP address to the NAS. If you are connecting the NAS directly to the computer via an ethernet cable, chances are it i... | |
| Can you bridge any 2 channel amp? Does this line of reasoning hold true for a dual-mono design with separate power supplies, transformers and heat sinks? Would impedance issues still be a factor?Yes it does still hold true, although an amplifier like that may tend to be better abl... | |
| Power plant and power cords upgrades a real wow? 01-13-13: Pgawan2bWhat is the electrical benefit of the dedicated line? Does it remove load issues related to other equipment turning on and off, or are those issues still present regardless of the dedicated line? Or is it simply a matter of curre... | |
| restoring music library from mac "Time Machine" I'm not specifically familiar with Time Machine, but while drive imaging and backup programs often use compression algorithms, as far as I am aware they are invariably lossless, and provide bit-perfect restorations. Otherwise restored data files, ... | |
| Power plant and power cords upgrades a real wow? I concur with the recommendations to have AC house wiring installed that is dedicated to the stereo system.Concerning power cords, in addition to the brands that have been mentioned another maker of good quality sensibly priced cords, which I and ... | |
| Do expensive cables/wires REALLY make a difference Seconding a point that was made earlier in the thread by Nick_sr, the degree to which cables will make a difference depends not only on the intrinsic characteristics and quality of the cable, and on the quality and musical resolution of the system... | |
| Static electricity Killin me. See this thread, in which the solution turned out to be rubbing one's hands on a dryer sheet.Best regards,-- Al | |
| Nordost Frey interconnect hum Have you tried both orientations of the Freys, i.e., with the arrow pointing toward the preamp as well as toward the power amp? The shield is presumably grounded at only one end, so hum pickup could very conceivably be sensitive to the direction i... | |
| I rolled tubes and I got hum Could be due to a greater amount of heater-to-cathode leakage in the new tubes, interacting with whatever amount of AC ripple may be present on the voltage that is provided by the preamp to the tube filaments/heaters. I once experienced that issue... | |
| How do I smooth out violins? 01-09-13: Jult52I think the bottom line is that this issue - which I think is a significant one since it involves the principal frequency range for melodic presentations by the principal orchestral instrument in classical music - is a result of a ... | |
| Does it matter which component I power up first? As many of those who responded above have said, proper practice is to turn the amp on last and off first. And I would add that after turning it off, it would be a good idea to wait some seconds before turning off the upstream component(s), until t... | |
| How do I smooth out violins? FYI, here is a review from 1990 of the Chesky CD I recommended earlier for use as a reference recording, by Robert Hesson of Stereophile.Regards,-- Al | |
| "Undo" biwiring? Thanks for the clarification, Kal. I was envisioning that no additional wire would be needed to change the connections internally. In any event, we're on the same page with respect to the bottom line, which is that there is no point in doing anyth... | |
| "Undo" biwiring? kr4, not sure you understand what I'm asking and I don't understand your response. Use the same wires as jumpers instead of jumpers...?What Kal (KR4) is suggesting is using jumpers that consist of the same kind of wire that is used for the speaker... | |
| Cost of Keeping Components on All the Time? As you realize, the cost will vary dramatically depending on the particular components that are in the system, especially power amplifiers and components that contain power amplifiers (receivers, integrated amplifiers, powered subs). Although the ... |