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| Balanced vs. Unbalanced - What does it mean? I should add to the mention of adapters and adapter cables in my previous post that although these are viable alternatives for interfacing a single-ended output to a balanced input (using an rca-male to xlr-male cable or adapter), interfacing in t... | |
| Balanced vs. Unbalanced - What does it mean? See this paper regarding interfacing a single-ended preamp output to the balanced input of your power amp. It's a bit technical, but well worth reading. As you'll see on page 2 of this paper, and as JAllen suggested, an adapter cable can be used. ... | |
| Which power cord more important? Logically, you want to treat your components starting with the first link in the signal chain. Assuming power cords remedy some deficiency in the power the component is receiving, by the time the signal reaches the amp the "damage" is done. Not ne... | |
| Laptop as Music Server - Wear? Playing back and serving music files is not particularly cpu-intensive (the heat generated by the cpu being a very sensitive function of what it is doing), and in fact is essentially negligible in that respect if the music is stored uncompressed (... | |
| Extending speaker wire? Keep in mind that the first rule of proper soldering is "heat the part, not the solder." If you heat the braided joint, and then touch the solder to it, the solder will flow and distribute itself properly. If, as many inexperienced people might be... | |
| Extending speaker wire? In a mid-fi setup I can't imagine that you would hear the slightest degradation, IF you both braid and solder, properly (and then insulate, of course, using shrink tubing or at least electrical tape). If you just braid, even if you did it well eno... | |
| Threshold S/300 Used In Mono Mode Hi Bob,Glad the amp is working out well for you.I don't recall if the S300 has provision for operation in bridged mono mode; perhaps one of the others can clarify that.Most amps which can be used that way have a switch on the back to select stereo... | |
| Electrical Question - dumb one - but a good one What?!LOL. Good catch, Jim.I found the following explanation here:A standard outlet connects the AC ground wire to the back strap, and thus to the metal wiring box. The steel framework of a large building may be at a slightly different potential t... | |
| Firewire to SPDIF The planned release date for Windows 7 is October 22, 2009.Many people are already using the preliminary "Release Candidate" version, and it has received overwhelmingly positive comments. Most notably, it runs well on computers that have less powe... | |
| Need recommendation for LVB Symphony 9 Yes, the Solti is justly famous. Besides the Decca original, there was a very high quality LP reissue by Mobile Fidelity many years ago, if you can find it. And there is a currently available LP reissue (about which I have no particular knowledge)... | |
| Another cable length question.... Yes, typically a run of say 20 feet will be no problem, but it is dependent on the impedance characteristics of your speakers, as well as on the wire's gauge and other characteristics. The constraints are:1)The total resistance of the round-trip r... | |
| Threshold S300 Power Amp Thanks for the info and the kind comments, Unsound.Glad to hear Bob's unit is working out well, and doesn't have that problem.Best,-- Al | |
| How to Bi-amp Pre-amp with only 1 set of XLR out The 502 is also 47 ohms out -- you can see that here:http://www.meridian-audio.com/data/502.pdfAssuming the 559 is 32K in, like the G57, you would have 47 ohms working into 16K, which is certainly fine, and even if the 559 were as low as 10K you w... | |
| How to Bi-amp Pre-amp with only 1 set of XLR out Although of course you'll have a problem with different volumes being put out by the two power amps if their gains don't match. And they probably don't, considering their different power ratings.Regards,-- Al | |
| How to Bi-amp Pre-amp with only 1 set of XLR out Here are five of them, with varying lengths and prices:http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/134134-REG/Comprehensive_XLRJ_2XLRP_3_Pin_XLR_Female_to.html#featureshttp://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/252312-REG/Hosa_Technology_YXM_121_XLR_Female_t... |