carlsbad
Responses from carlsbad
| 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. | |
| Decent mp3 player for home audio? First you have to have a decent MP3. | |
| Current Questions @testpilot Thanks for the history of physics lesson. I guess I never asked that question again after the internet was invented. Now people pick up a lot more of those kind of facts. | |
| Current Questions So far this thread doesn't have electrical misinformation in it. It will soon. I like homes' explanation. I is current. R is resistance. Someone will eventually point out that a speaker isn't a purely resistive load but his explanation is a g... | |
| Why do I need power management if I have a great power cord? I just installed a dedicated circuit for my system. I installed 10 awg solid copper. Although 10 awg supports up to 30amp, I used a 20amp breaker. More than I need. I also installed a 240V circuit. I needed it since I bought a European amp th... | |
| to bi-wire or not? @nonoise Not sure I would change a thing. that is a pretty heavy solid silver cable you have for your highs and it makes sense that the dynamic portions of the music benefit from it. The only reason to use the same speaker wires for both sets ... | |
| Best DIY speaker cable for newbies I don't know how far you are planning to get into it but I'll give you my thoughts. You've already gotten advice all over the map so I don't know how you'll decide which advice to take. Maybe throw a dart. IMHO, any of the choices will get you 95... | |
| 1st Tube amp question Everyone eventually accidentally turns on their amp without a load--well most of us at least. the problem occurs when you hear no music and turn it up, putting harmful currents into the transformers. If you keep the volume down or on mute or... | |
| whole house surge protector Do your research. the equipment isn't expensive and time to hook it up is not long. Lots of homeowners install these themselves. Be prepared to challenge the quote your electrician gives you (or thank him for a reasonable quote). --Jerry | |
| Power Cable Break In - Such a Change! If someone selling the item points out why it works then it isn't snake oil. (just pointing a a common flaw in logic here). --Jerry | |
| Tube Amp question:TUBE replacements: explain MATCHED? Your amp uses 4 kt88s. You should install 4 of the same brand. You can buy 4 more of any brand you want. Matching refers to tubes within the set of 4. Since tubes have inherent variability in their responses, people test a large lot and pic... | |
| Used amps, how to tell if,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I'm getting ready to list a Parasound A21+ that is 6 months old with less than 100 hours of listening time. that's one way to find an amp you know is good. Much harder for a non-expert to buy and old amp and refurbish it. Of course you have to... | |
| Kinki on a Sunday - let us see..... So @batmobil I see your system still has the Nat Single in it. The Nat Single is on my short list of amps to try. I'm thinking of buying the new + version of the Kinki amp just because seems like fun. Any thoughts on how this ended up for you? ... | |
| Why do I need power management if I have a great power cord? @raysmtb1 Pretty sure guys paying $37k for a cable are not going to drive a $37k car. @atmasphere great discussion of these two power conditioners. I wonder 2 things: 1. How much load do they add? To supply a 400W amp does the load (and he... | |
| Something about " reclock " & "dejitter ", which I couldn't comprehend... You don't need to understand. Trust the science and give them your credit card. |