almarg
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| What does this tell me? I'm suspicious of the Squeezebox. Is it connected to a computer via ethernet or wirelessly? If via ethernet, try disconnecting the cable. If wirelessly, try removing power from whatever is wirelessly transmitting to it. And of course keep in mind ... | |
| Firewire to SPDIF My Benchmark DAC-1 instruction manual clearly says that it utilizes USB 1.1 protocol, and is compatible with both USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 ports. USB 1.1 is the first widely used and bug fixed version of USB 1.0. It has a maximum data rate of 12Mbs (fu... | |
| What does this tell me? With all of those things disconnected, does the noise still happen only when inputs are selected which have interconnects plugged into them (the interconnects being unconnected at the other end, if I understood your post correctly)?-- Al | |
| 1set of speakers/2 amps No. See this recent thread:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1242338316Regards,-- Al | |
| Firewire to SPDIF I suspect that your question is mis-phrased, and you are referring to converting digital audio data carried via firewire or usb to analog audio, not to SPDIF. SPDIF is digital, and like firewire and usb is a means of transferring digital audio fro... | |
| biwiring for vandersteen 2cis Since most of the energy in musical peaks lies in the bass region for typical material, you will have more usable power from the 120W 2-channel amplifier. Although keep in mind that the difference between 120W and 60W is only 3db, significant but ... | |
| What does this tell me? Besides the other good suggestions which have been offered, I'd suggest that you try unplugging the Power Wedge (and therefore everything that is plugged into it), and also try plugging both the Krell integrated and the Vandersteen sub into the TR... | |
| Wi-Fi Limitations and Sample rates...16/44.1 WiFi speeds will vary dramatically with both signal strength and the wireless standard used by the equipment (802.11a,b,g,n). 802.11g, which is the standard most commonly used by recent equipment, should handle pretty much any audio data comfortab... | |
| Who has dumped the power conditioner? Is this supposed to be humor?From a technical standpoint it strikes me as reasonably plausible. The inductance and/or resistance of the long extension cord(s) would help to isolate the system from sources of electrical noise which may be present e... | |
| 4 Ohm Speaker with an "8 Ohm Minimum" Reciever I well remember a "Professional" sound man using at least 75' of 20 gauge wire.LOL!Of course, Stan and El are BOTH right. The added resistance of speaker cables which are too small a gauge and/or very long would make life easier for the amplifier,... | |
| What's wrong? Nuforce/Capri no better than Sunfire Can somebody please tell me what's going on with this website. I can't navigate through Audiogon without a totally different website popping up?See this thread -- they are aware of the problem and apparently it should be resolved shortly:http://fo... | |
| What's wrong? Nuforce/Capri no better than Sunfire As I don't have a true tube amp to compare, is it possible that a tube-like ss amp offers the best combination/compromise for someone like me who wants that tube-like liquidity and bloom, but also wants ss bass impact and low heat/low maintenance?... | |
| What's wrong? Nuforce/Capri no better than Sunfire Jeff -- You'll be interested in the following excellent paper, written by Ralph Karsten of Atma-Sphere (who as you may know is a frequent contributor here at Audiogon). He characterizes the two kinds of outputs you are describing as based on what ... | |
| How do you use a sub with active speakers DRubin -- I found the manual for the D3i on the Gamutaudio site, and I assume its specs are similar to those of the D3. It has an output impedance of only 75 ohms. Given that, and in the absence of specific design information on the driver circuit... | |
| How do you use a sub with active speakers Why do I not want to sum the left and right? Isn't that effectively what the REL does when connected through its high-level input wired to the left and right speaker terminals?DRubin -- The high-level input does sum to mono, but it does so via act... |