carlsbad
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| Power Cables and Wall Sockets @builder3 rereading your post I'm not sure we disagree. All the homes I've seen in CA have 14 gauge wire for 15 amp outlets. I just installed a new circuit for my stereo using 10 awg. The old one was 14 ga/15a. I've never come across a 12 gauge... | |
| Hi-res streaming-apple music The last I heard Apple music isn't fully high res. You can stream via an internet streamer/computer that is wirelessly connected to your router. I do not think that the current level of technology commercially available supports bluetooth o... | |
| Power Cables and Wall Sockets @imaninatural I know how important it is not to appear to bash expensive equipment, but I do not recommend expensive power cables. I recommend heavy gauge power cables. I use 10 awg for all my amplifiers. I've never spent over $100 on a power... | |
| Power Cables and Wall Sockets A 15 amp circuit usually only has 14 gauge wire in the wall. However, this wire is generally solid copper and of good quality (not audiophile copper, but of good current capacity). Most IEC cords are smaller than 14 ga. Even a 14 ga cord adds s... | |
| I met this guy in a hotel room.... Cool story. Not everyone can evaluate and compare at your level of understanding. it is always an advantage to understand how things work. This helps you recognize quality. Many would have looked at the price and dismissed them as "cheap". | |
| Worldwide Shipping Situation obviously came air. Situation for ships may not be as good. I did just get some tubes from Slovenia today. They came air also. I have an amp on order from Kinki and it is supposed to ship in a few days. I believe they ship air also. Now yo... | |
| Scams abound I think I'm pretty good at spotting scams but it is good to know what level of scam activity is ongoing. Thanks for the warning. --Jerry | |
| Audioengine for Surround Sound Another new member with a BS story. | |
| Fedex and Ups Damage thread I used to have a coin company. Shipping coins requires a very high percentage of success or you lose your a$$. I never had a domestic shipment lost. I never bought insurance. With a small package, a high insurance value can just say "steal me"... | |
| Any Audioengine fans? Why all the Audioengine threads from newbies? Did audioengine pay a company to create social media buzz around their products and these new members are bots? I think audioengine speakers are very good desk speakers. Compared to the plastic Logi... | |
| Just got some AudioEngine A5+ speaker and they blow my mind I love the sound of audioengines for my desktop. I have the HD3s at one desk and just bought the HD4s for the other. HOwever, the HD4s have trouble attaching to my computer so I just returned them. Got tired of troubleshooting. Can be a real pa... | |
| Intergrated Amp suggestions for B&W 805d4 You mentioned tube amps. Not sure if you meant that your aren't interested in tube amps or if you meant so say "don't recommend tube amps." I'm a tube amp fan because they tend to be the most transparent bringing all the details most clearly to ... | |
| Best unplugged live Not a fan of Alice in Chains but I respect your taste in music. Started to post my favorite but got to thinking about it and did some googling and found there are a lot of them that I've never heard. I think I've found an area to do some searchi... | |
| Power Cord recommendations for a First Watt SIT3 I would likely upgrade the power cord. The cost of a 10 ga power cord is less than drinks with a friend. I've seen power cords make a tremendous difference with smaller amps than this. I don't own a pass amp. Can someone look at the information... | |
| Does Anyone Buy Schiit for the Sake of Schiit? I've used a Schiit DAC, it was very good. Here on Audiogon we have enough six figure systems that people tend to look down their nose at anything that doesn't cost enough. |