carlsbad
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| To hot or not ??????????? You say it gets quite a bit hotter than when you had it plugged into the wall. what is it plugged into now? | |
| Power cable 10 awg copper. https://www.amazon.com/Audiophile-Power-Amplifier-Braided-Sleeve/dp/B07525TZLS/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=53LP9IV5UYGQ&keywords=audiophile%2Bpower%2Bcable%2B10awg&qid=1662740143&sprefix=audiophile%2Bpower%2Bcable%2B10%2Caps... | |
| Eurozone sickness and 230v single phase vs 240v two-phase. @holmz I wouldn't recommend the one I ended up with. It hummed badly. It did confirm that the amp ran identically on 120v-120V legs vs 240V-0V legs but it was not good quality and I returned it. It was Rockstone. A good solution would be a P... | |
| Eurozone sickness and 230v single phase vs 240v two-phase. Most equipment won't know the difference. I had a european Ayon amp that has a "phase" light on it to tell you if the plug is reversed. The light lights up on US power but it works fine. I got ahold of a european style transformer and it didn'... | |
| Question about assembling my own DIY AC Cable @jea48 I think you are right. I didn’t translate terminology correctly into european plugs. PS Do your tube amps not like shielded cables terminated on both ends (may cause ground loop) or were you saying that there is a problem if they are grou... | |
| Theoretical battery power supply question I’d be concerned that the inverter produces dirtier electricity that the wall outlet. All the marketing managers say "pure sine wave". i’m sure your wall outlet easily meets their requirements. Inverters are not easy. Second issue that a lot o... | |
| Power cords or power conditioner Your power cables should be fine. Power conditioners can do more harm than good. Test by plugging directly into the wall on a clear day (no storms). If you insiste on a conditioner, get an inverter/rectifier with near-zero output impedence. ... | |
| Question about assembling my own DIY AC Cable That cable reminds me of a vegan diet--pretty much eveything you can do to make i difficult. Add up all the pieces and you get almost 10awg which is what I recommend. It will be a lot of extra work to get all the conductors stripped and ready to... | |
| svs subwoofer I had a couple and of the 1000 series and was happy with them in a music applicaiton. the new Pro series has a phone ap so you can tune it from your listening chair. I'd go with 1 or 2 of the 1000 series unless I listened really loud. | |
| We Can Make Classic Cars Outperform Today's "SuperCars": Why Not Vintage Audio? @4krowme I am a shooter too. Lately I'm not active. With Covid cancelling matches, I got been very busy in audio and climbing/hiking. But in 2000, just before covid, I won the California F-class championship (1000 yds) with a rifle i built. I'... | |
| Warming up digital in my setup That dac sucks. | |
| Shakti Stone good post. You can tell from the responses which members' opinions should never be trusted. | |
| New power service Aluminum oxidizes and the mechanical connections degrade with time. They make special grease to isolate it from air and this is generally successful. It sounds like one of your connections wasn't adequately greased and developed a poor connectio... | |
| Do older power cables still hold up to newer ones? There have been tremendous advances in power cable technology....er wait, I guess there hasn't been any.....carry on. | |
| Has anyone tried the latest firmware update (August 2022) for the Schiit Audio Bifrost 2? Thanks for letting me know it is out there. I'll install it. |