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| V-DAC Power Supply question. 13.8 volts DC is a commonly seen power supply voltage because it corresponds to the nominal output voltage of a six-cell lead acid battery when fully charged. Equipment that is specified for 12V will usually work fine on 13.8V, at least if it is w... | |
| best wood for speaker cabinets ? oak,cherry, balti Lou Hinkley of Daedalus Audio undoubtedly possesses one of the best combinations of knowledge about woodworking and speaker building around. His speaker cabinets are made from renewable solid hardwoods, except (I believe) for the front and rear ba... | |
| Bi-Amping 2 Interconnects or Y Cable? IME it can change the sound, usually a reduction in bass impact. Hi Dan,Yes, that's exactly what will happen under some circumstances. The voltage divider effect that occurs between preamp output impedance and amp input impedance will approximatel... | |
| compatibility issues with the oppo 95 and ext hd's A further thought. You mentioned having 2TB of music. How big are the drives you've tried? Many computer operating systems have incompatibilities with drive sizes exceeding 2.19TB. I'm wondering if the OS that is running within the Oppo may be hav... | |
| compatibility issues with the oppo 95 and ext hd's Srz888, thanks for the update. Sorry to hear that.With respect to my previous post, I should clarify for others who may read this that the reference to the NTFS drive format being preferable to FAT32 refers to the fact that NTFS has far less susce... | |
| Bi-Amping 2 Interconnects or Y Cable? Hi Dan,I don't see any problem there. Martin Colloms' measurements in the review I linked to indicate that the power amp's input impedance is 50K (although the quoted specs say 100K!). So the two channels in parallel will present to the preamp a c... | |
| compatibility issues with the oppo 95 and ext hd's How do they know that the player is incompatible with the latest Oxford chipset if they didn't test it?Also, just to be sure something simple isn't being overlooked, have your drives been formatted with either FAT32 or NTFS (preferably NTFS, of co... | |
| How hot is pure Class A solid state vs. SET? For Class A ... since it is always going to draw 200W from the wall socket, the amount of energy "left" after driving the speakers will be spent as HeatTrue, but it should be kept in mind that almost all of the power sent to the speakers will also... | |
| What is the best way to hook up a subwoofer Bruce, I'd feel pretty certain that the tape outputs are not volume-controlled by the preamp, and therefore can't be used. If the sub doesn't provide speaker-level inputs, using y-adapters with the single pair of main out jacks would be fine, IMO,... | |
| What is the best way to hook up a subwoofer Pdspecl and Bruce (Bifwynne), I had looked at several pictures of the rear panel of the SP9, including at ARCDB.WS, and they show only one pair of main outs (plus two pairs of tape outs).Excellent comments otherwise, Bruce. I would just add that a... | |
| Bi-Amping 2 Interconnects or Y Cable? Hi Toby,I have no particular thoughts about additional mods.Let me make sure, though, that I understand the reference to "500 watt mono biamps." Was I correct in thinking that you are planning to vertically biamp, i.e., having one channel of an am... | |
| What is the best way to hook up a subwoofer The answer will depend on what kinds of inputs the particular sub provides. What make and model is it?Regards,-- Al | |
| Bi-Amping 2 Interconnects or Y Cable? I have been trying to find that review for years, I dont know if they just finally posted it or what. As a matter of fact, I see that they did indeed just post it. At the top of the first page of the review, in the byline showing Martin Colloms' n... | |
| Bi-Amping 2 Interconnects or Y Cable? Follow-up to my previous post: Upon further thought, I suspect that you are referring to a passive vertical bi-amp arrangement, so each y-adapter would be connected between two input connectors of a single amp. Given that, the increased possibilit... | |
| Bi-Amping 2 Interconnects or Y Cable? If I understand correctly, you are referring to the possibility of using a pair of 1-rca female to 2-rca male y-adapters at the power amp inputs, and running a single pair of rca cables from there to the preamp. Vs. running a separate pair of rca ... |