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| Why do I need power management if I have a great power cord? From Audio Research VT80SE manual. This manufacturer gets it: "A.C. Power Connection It is important that the VT80 SE be connected via its supplied 20 amp IEC 12-gauge power cord to a secure, dedicated A.C. power receptacle. Never connect to conv... | |
| Interesting comment on Bose Speakers..... I like their noise cancelling headphones for flying. I usually use them without anything playing while nodding off to sleep. | |
| Fedex and Ups Damage thread I've bougt 2 amps, 2 high end DACs, several speakers, and various non-audio things in the last year. No damage. Every one of them has been late but none have been damaged. If you are having repeated damage, then your packaging sucks and you are... | |
| Are you mass less I'm going low mass. First on my speaker cables, eventually on my RCA plugs. GR research sells Electra tube connectors which seem a bit pricey to be so imperfect. For the speaker cables male it is easy to find the BFA plugs mentioned above. ... | |
| Why do I need power management if I have a great power cord? The bottom line is you need to deliver plenty of power reserves to your amp to allow it to make good bass response. It isn't as simple as supplying the nameplate current to the amp. The second half of the question, which is often debated, is, ... | |
| T+A P3100HV pre amplifier review I'm always intrigued by high end pre-amps. On the one hand, I like the simplest of pre-amps that do the least to the signal. High end pre-amps are never simple. Look at this photo. But the reviewers describe this pre-amp as "straight ... | |
| My thoughts on the Schiit Lokius Equalizer summary in writing please. | |
| Will DAC always sound better going straight into a Power Amplifier? My schiit dac didn't have enough potential. My Chord does So not always. | |
| Looking For New CD-SACD Player Are you using your oppo at your DAC? if not, take a digital output from your oppo to your DAC and see how you like that sound. Frankly there will be very little difference in the digital portion of any transport, the difference will be in the DA... | |
| American Made Audio Products List isn’t perfect but it is longer than I thought it would be. thanks for posting. Doesn’t include my favorite US amplifier company, Sophia Electric. The internet created a lot of new problems that hadn't really existed before. One is the prev... | |
| Amp Upgrade Path? @tweak1 so a guy asks for a tube amp suggestion and your suggest a 500 wpc class D amplifier--the opposite end of the spectrum? Well that might go better with his inefficient speakers. And I've heard there is a new class of Class D amps out ther... | |
| Amp Upgrade Path? Your speakers limit you to relatively high power tube amps that start to sound like ss amps....if you're thinking long term, you might start with speakers with 94 dB or higher sensitivity. Tube amps especially sound best in the first watt. I ca... | |
| Schitt freya preamp hum- how do I get rid of this? I'm always surprised how many people suggest call the company which is pretty much my last resort. first they don't answer, you punch 14 buttons and end up leaving a message. When someone does call you back it is a clerk to take a messge. but I'... | |
| Is Tidal messing up for you? Would you Choose Amazon over it? Qobuz | |
| Electric cars will ruin late night listening? @erik_squires But what if you have a 3 phase amplifier? |