cakyol
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| Does using XLR cables (double voltage output) mean I can use lower powered amplifiers? No, it does not work like that.All XLR systems do is provide DIFFERENTIAL signals. This reduces noise considerably but does not change the gain and/or power transfer.Below is a VERY simplistic explanation. The detail is much more complex but this ... | |
| Replacement capacitors exploding @imhififan Although what you say works, the electrolytics will not have the lifetime of film capacitors. Their lifetime is in the 5-10,000 hours range at best, whereas the film capacitors' lifetimes are typically in the 50,000 hours range.Please g... | |
| Replacement capacitors exploding For best performance and long term reliability, crossover caps MUST be NON polar FILM capacitors PERIOD. You should NEVER use electrolytic capacitors for that purpose (well, they may be kludged back to back but forget it). Furthermore, you should ... | |
| WHAT IS THE MOST TOUCHY SONG THAT YOU HAVE EVER HEARD? - Still, by Lionel Richie- Theme music from the movie "Somewhere in Time" | |
| Arrangement of components on rack Consider ventilation & weight and place them accordingly. The only exception may be the turntable since it needs access and most likely have to be on top.Since, even the longest distance between different components is not likely to be much, ... | |
| Is $2,844 too much to pay for a fuse? No. I think it is cheap.You should buy it by the pound :-) | |
| XLR (Balanced) interconnect cable question XLR cables are differential. In a simplistic explanation, since any noise on one cable also manifests itself almost exactly the same on the other cable, and the receiver works on the DIFFERENCE of these signals, the noise, however bad it may be, w... | |
| Low power amps and speaker damage? It is the "clipping" of an amplifier which may destroy a speaker. It happens when you overdrive your amplifier (in simplistic terms, this typically means listening to it at very hi volumes).Regardless of the power of your amplifier, or the power ... | |
| What does clipping sound like? I have blown a few cheap speakers with clipping in the past :-)In my case, it sounded like a small hammer hitting the insides of the speaker enclosure, very very quickly followed by tweeter failures.It may obviously be different for other speakers. | |
| What do $2500 speaker cables sound like? Sounds about the same as a $50 speaker cable. | |
| Favorite Guitar Solo The 30 second guitar solo which starts about 4:30 mins:secs into the following piece...Nothing ever comes even close to it:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esYhd6n6fwkUnfortunately, the recording is not great. | |
| So done with audiophile fuses @nonoise For someone called "nonoise", you actually make quite a lot of it :) Ever considered changing your user id ? | |
| Samsung flat screen TV’s Stick with Sony........or if you are not hung up on higher resolutions than 1080p, get an older Pioneer Kuro. I had mine now since 2009 and it still works flawlessly.If you sit more than about 8 feet away from the screen, you will not quite notice... | |
| So done with audiophile fuses @edgewoundIf it wasn't for these "entertaining" posts, audiogon would be a dull forum ;) | |
| So done with audiophile fuses " You two kids just don’t seem to get it and rely now on insults and other asinine statements just to get by with now that you’ve lost all credibility."We are simply trying to help some delusional parties who claim they hear voices which do not ex... |