carlsbad2
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| Duracell 660 Powerstation to Run my System off of the mains? your amp and each component needs DC. However, none are set up to take straight DC. They need 120v ac and then they rectify it. Your power bank has batteris, but does not provide DC. It has a relatively cheap inverter that proides crappy AC. You... | |
| Can you damage your speakers by plugging bass port vent? You can manage bass with partial plugs such as socks or a towell fully plugging is a bit extreme. | |
| Do CD Transports benefit much from upgraded power cords? Here is my take: Nothing benefits from a high end power cord. However, many things, especially amps, are significantly degraded by an inadequate power cord. Jerry | |
| The last 20 years of Home Power Have Been Amazing In CA at least, all bathroom, kitchen, and garage outlets have been GFCI required since at least the 80s. this results in some strange circuits where the builder puts garage, bath and kitchen outlets on the same circuit since one outlet protects ... | |
| The last 20 years of Home Power Have Been Amazing @hickamore the amps don't generally have internal protection, they have good power supplies that handle the noisy sine waves of utility power. the only protection they have is the mains fuse. A surge protector is different than a fuse. a fuse w... | |
| The last 20 years of Home Power Have Been Amazing @goodlistening64 The gas company is quite aware of it. they are grandfathered. Nothing needs to change until you try to pull a permit to work on either the gas meter or the electrical panel. then CA makes you bring your installation up to code. Wh... | |
| The last 20 years of Home Power Have Been Amazing My relatively upscale neighborhood in north San Diego County was built in the late 80s. the entire development was wired with Federal Pacific Electric (FPE) breaker boxes. they were out of business about the time that the homes were built becaus... | |
| Digital isolation between Ethernet hub and streamer @audioman58 So what do you think that a "filter" does to a digital signal? Don't answer, you post makes it clear that you don't know. there is an endless procession of magic boxes that make your system sound like Solti is conducting the orchest... | |
| BEST SPEAKER THAT COMES TO LIFE AT LOW LISTENING LEVELS there is a lot of bad advice on this forum and every audio forum because most of the members get their info from people trying to sell them bigger and more expensive amps. There are dealers who are members here to throw fuel on the fire. I had Ma... | |
| Package Has Disappeared in USPS System @mike4597 you'll use UPS or Fedex until the same thing happens with them. They all handle millions of packages daily and track via automated systesm. Your vision of little old ladies and handsome gentlemen manually moving the packages and enteri... | |
| Package Has Disappeared in USPS System I stopped reading and started laughing at "...being a patient guy..." | |
| Digital isolation between Ethernet hub and streamer Uh huh. | |
| GROUNDING - assistance on how NOT to shock yourself Wearing rubber will probably make it worse. you can touch something grounded to get rid of the static before touching your audio equipment but it will still shock you. assuming you don't mind, that will fix it. I think any ground will do but ... | |
| Recommendations For Upgrade AES/EBU Digital cable up to $500 I use this one between my grimm and my lampi. Love it. Don’t even think about any digital cable that isn’t at least silver plated. Price is in $can so it is pretty close to your price range with the strong dollar. https://audiosensibility.com/bl... | |
| Power Supply @blisshifi can you explain the configuration of the battery systems you represent? 1. confirm that you are actually supplying AC to the amp. 2. If AC, what can you tell us about the specs on the inverter. Not aiming this comment at you, but I... |