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| Do you believe in Magic? Geoff, could you explain precisely what you mean by "mind-matter interaction," which was your answer to most of the questions in the quiz you presented a few posts back. And which, if I followed your subsequent responses correctly, is unrelated to... | |
| Are my CAT5 and router my weak link? Do shielded cables require special connectors? I thought that plug has 8 pins (4 twisted pairs) with no room for the ground. Ground would have to somehow clip to chassis.Hi Kijanki,Excellent question. The connectors on all of the shielded ethernet... | |
| Are my CAT5 and router my weak link? Hi Kijanki,Bryon's situation is indeed different in several significant ways. One being that there is no wireless link between the cable in question and the system. However, following conversion of the ethernet data to S/PDIF, which is performed b... | |
| Are my CAT5 and router my weak link? Tubeking, I agree with everything you said. However, I question its relevance. The concern you appear to be addressing is successful communication of ethernet data, apparently over relatively long distances. The concern I was addressing is radiati... | |
| Are my CAT5 and router my weak link? Any cable that is conducting high speed digital signals, such as the OP's CAT6 ethernet cable, firewire cables, USB cables, etc., and that is located in physical proximity to the audio system (e.g., in the same room), can radiate or couple RFI (ra... | |
| Do you believe in Magic? Hi Bryon,Interesting update. I have very little familiarity with Mac's, but in connection with the volume increase, does it seem conceivable that it might somehow have been attributable to a difference in the software installation on the new inter... | |
| REL B3 connecting to Linn Klimax Solo help... Klimax power amps have RCA shield connected to circuit ground which is lightly (~100R) connected to chassis.That is good background info to have, but it is not directly relevant at this point. Corresponding info about the preamp would definitely b... | |
| Why did this fix my problem? Thanks, Ralph (Atmasphere). That does all sound like a plausible (and clever) explanation. Never woulda thunk it myself, though :-)Best regards,-- Al | |
| REL B3 connecting to Linn Klimax Solo help... Dastrix, upon further review I don't think that the issue of older REL subs being incompatible with Class D amps (unless a special cable is used) has any relevance.As indicated in the manual, although your amplifier uses a switching power supply, ... | |
| REL B3 connecting to Linn Klimax Solo help... Just found this thread, which definitely looks relevant. I'll study it, and the links that are provided in some of the posts, later today.Regards,-- Al | |
| REL B3 connecting to Linn Klimax Solo help... So, back to the earth wire onto a RCA plug, are you sure that the RCA plug MUST be ground to the circuit????99% sure. You can increase that to 100% by checking for zero ohm continuity between the ground sleeve of an RCA input jack and the ground s... | |
| REL B3 connecting to Linn Klimax Solo help... The manual for the multimeter should explain how to set it to measure resistance. If it is the kind of meter that requires a particular resistance range or scale to be selected manually, set it to R x 1, so that the reading corresponds to ohms (as... | |
| REL B3 connecting to Linn Klimax Solo help... Not sure what you mean by a ground plug. But in any event, proceed as I described in my initial response: If there is a binding post or other terminal on the rear marked "earth ground," or similar, use a multimeter as I described to determine if t... | |
| REL B3 connecting to Linn Klimax Solo help... Ok, then it does appear likely that it is faulty. But when it is replaced or repaired, I would still suggest that to assure optimal sonic results you connect to circuit ground on the preamp, as determined per my initial response.Regards,-- Al | |
| REL B3 connecting to Linn Klimax Solo help... If the Klimax DS does not have chassis ground connected directly to circuit ground, and it very well may not, using that ground could very conceivably be causing the problem. I would suggest proceeding as in my initial response.Also, if you connec... |