alrau1
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| Plasma speakers anyone with info? The Dayton-Wrights were electrostats, not plasma speakers. The diaphragms were enclosed in "bags" containing (as I recall) sodium hexafluoride gas, so I doubt they emitted any ozone (which results from breaking down AIR or other gas containing oxy... | |
| Plasma speakers anyone with info? Those green tanks for the Plasmatronics were filled with HELIUM, not argon, as I recall (and you and I heard the same ones at the same time, Bear!) | |
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| Building New House - dedicated ele. best practices Lapierre,If your 20 amp circuits really are wired with 14 gauge, your electrician screwed up big-time. As I stated above (and the NEC states constantly), 12 gauge is the minimum for 20 amp circuits. | |
| Building New House - dedicated ele. best practices Kirkus, With all due respect, 12 gauge wire is the required minimum size for the 20 amp circuit(s) Shak wants. National Electrical Code minimums: 14 ga for 15 amps, 12 gauge for 20 amps, 10 ga for 30 amps.Putting the audio system on one phase is o... | |
| SS Pre-Amp / Tube Amp I use a solid-state preamp with my vacuum tube amps in the reference system for my audio company. I chose this particular solid-state preamp because, other than a slight leanness, it is extremely neutral, as a reference should be (I was able to el... | |
| hearing imbalance Plaser,I wish you luck trying to find an individual with equal hearing in both ears. I assume that you have not had a sudden change in your hearing, and are talking about normal differences (for example, it's very common for people who drive with ... | |
| Will a Power Conditioner Help? Serus,Just one correction: unless Tripplite redesigned the LC-1800 since I bought mine over 10 years ago, the tranny is NOT toroidal. It is a true transformer, with separate primary and secondary windings, though, not an autoformer (a single windi... | |
| Will a Power Conditioner Help? Serus, As a former LC-1800 owner, I have to vote against it. The voltage regulation is accomplished by switching transformer taps in 12 volt steps. What this meant was that, for example, if my line voltage of 120 volts went up to 122 volts, the LC... | |
| MC240 HELP PLEASE If your tubes light, the fuse and thermistor are fine. If the tubes light and do not self destruct, you either are missing the high voltage supply, or something else common to both channels (other than the bias supply) is wrong. Check the mono/twi... | |
| whistling in the ears All salicylates will aggravate (or induce) tinnitus. The absolute worst offender is Pepto-Bismol (bismuth salicylate). The last time I took it I was up all night listening to my ear singing LOUDLY (and it only knew one note)! | |
| Tinnitus - do you have ringing in the ears? All salicylates will aggravate (or induce) tinnitus, not just aspirin. If you have tinnitus stay away from the worst offender--Pepto-Bismol (bismuth salicylate). I found out the time I took it and it kept me up all night listening to my ear sing L... | |
| ground connection on dedicated line? Lewinski, I, too, vote "yes" on separate lines for analog and digital. I recommend steel BX (rather than aluminum or copper) because only a ferrous material will block magnetic fields. You should not need the 18" spacing with steel BX (and as To... | |
| ground connection on dedicated line? Lewinski, Markphd is correct but his response might need clarification. Romex is one brand a type of insulated cable assembly generally containing, within its outer insulating sheath, 2 or 3 insulated conductors and an uninsulated ground conductor... | |
| ground connection on dedicated line? Lewinski,Using separate grounding rods is a violation of the National Electrical Code and also a great way to commit suicide. If you can afford it, have the electrician use steel (NOT aluminum) BX armored cable (instead of Romex) and steel boxes, ... |