almarg
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| Should an audio system be left on at all times? You won't fint MTBF on any datasheet of any transitor, diode, IC (digital or analog) etc. - probably because it is in order od few hundred years. Yes, but when you combine hundreds or thousands of devices into a system, the several hundred year mt... | |
| Should an audio system be left on at all times? semiconductors, resistors, capacitors etc don't have MTBF (not in our lifetime). They operate practically forever (except electrolytic caps).Not true at all, unless you are referring to a single part operating by itself, which you are not. The com... | |
| Should an audio system be left on at all times? I guarantee that ANY electronics will have a much higher failure rate when turned On/Off vs leaving it on.Your guarantee is a considerable over-generalization at best.For starters, your guarantee totally ignores how often the equipment is turned ... | |
| Where to get replacement Rubber Feet? Digikey. See "recessed bumpers" on the following page:http://dkc3.digikey.com/PDF/T083/2230.pdfRegards,-- Al | |
| Directionality in digital = impedance mismatch I completely agree with Shadorne's comments. I would add that I believe that the reason many (but not all) cables are specified with a directionality is that the shield is only grounded at one end. Depending on the overall configuration of your pa... | |
| Should an audio system be left on at all times? Concerning solid state equipment, there have been endless discussions of this question over the years, concerning audio equipment, computer equipment, and all kinds of other electronic things, with no definitive answers, even among electrical desi... | |
| Power Receptacles - Review and Comparison Dave -- Thank you for your comprehensive and persuasive answers, which fully answer my questions. Again, I was not questioning your characterizations and assessments of what you were hearing, which I think is what you were referring to when you us... | |
| mono versus stereo ampflication My feeling is that neither the 60W amp nor the 150W integrated are powerful enough, considering the 500W capability of your speakers, your very large room dimensions, and your interest in music that has wide dynamic range. If I were you I would tr... | |
| what do you know" Yes, I agree with Shadorne's post. My comment in the second post in this thread applies to cables that are designed to simply make a connection, and that have inductance, capacitance, and resistance that are negligible in relation to the impedance... | |
| Power Receptacles - Review and Comparison Dave -- My compliments on a well written review, and on the very extensive effort you obviously put into all of this. However, as a technically-oriented person who as you'll recall is something of an audio skeptic, albeit one who considers himself... | |
| mono versus stereo ampflication I think that there are far too many variables involved to be able to generalize as to whether monoblocks or single-chassis designs will be better.Gammajo, it sounds like you need lots of power. What is the max power rating of your speakers, and wo... | |
| mono versus stereo ampflication Yes, I think "it depends." Key questions would be how much power do you need, and how much power can the speakers handle? Questions that would relate to how much power you need would be the size of the room, the distance to your listening position... | |
| To Filter or Not To Filter . . . I do hear noise in my speakers when the amp is on and no music is playing -would this be considered background noise from A/C, or just normal amp noise?It could be a lot of things, and it's hard to say without more info on your system, and without... | |
| funny connection of spade cables As long as all of the joints and connections between the wire and the amp are clean and secure, there is no technical reason why any of the alternatives that have been mentioned would sound different from any of the other alternatives. I say that ... | |
| How to go from RCA to XLR? I'd suspect so, but I'm not sure that would necessarily be true with all equipment. Try it and see. If you get continuity to one of the xlr pins, you've verified that that pin is ground. If you don't get continuity to any pins, then that approach ... |