carlsbad2
Responses from carlsbad2
| Duelund cap break in time If you had to turn it down that much, there is something wrong with your amp. Open it back up. if you can't find any problem with the mods, consider unsoldering the new caps at one end and look for a shorted cap. basic RLC meters aren't expensi... | |
| Duelund cap break in time I don't think burnin will create the large changes you are talking about. There is no such thing as 500-1000Hz bass. I think what has happened is the amp is not putting out slightly less power so the subs are dominating. rebalance an see if tha... | |
| Can I run my wireless speakers through an external DAC? not with the node. Not sure you'll get much improvement with wireless, which is your limitation, anyway. | |
| Is there any such thing as a bad sounding DAC these days? Well, the 49c dac in consumer electronics isn’t much of a quality piece. But if you speak of DACs made for the audio enthusiast, there probably isn’t a bad one, but there are some that are much, much better. Jerry PS ASR...LOL | |
| I’m considering upgrading my speakers internal wiring I changed the wiring and the crossovers at the same time. Noticalbe and excellent changes, but can't say what the impact of the wire was. Warranty law: Something breaks, they have to show that what you did caused the problem to deny the claim. ... | |
| I’m considering upgrading my speakers internal wiring @bobbyloans I didn't mean any negative toward him. But he is a businessman and has to answer like the owner of a business, not like your buddy over having beers. | |
| I’m considering upgrading my speakers internal wiring I replaced all my internal wiring with Duelund DCA oil cotton insulated wire in 10 awg for the bass drivers and 16 awg for everything else. I did this while I was upgrading the crossovers. A dirty little secret is that almost evey speaker saves m... | |
| Van Alstine Amp Replacement I see more headphone jacks in preamps. I don't use headphones so maybe those who do will find a problem with my suggestion but there are lots of ways to drive headphones with a preamp. but it depends on the headphones and the preamp. There c... | |
| Rule of thumb for used digital componants? used market goes up and down. but if I see something I want I won't hesitate to pay 60% of retail. Others will wait and offer less. My goal is to buy it in front of them. Jerry | |
| Fine tuning the system. Where do you start and how do you proceed ? 1. Keep it simple. look to simplify your system, not complicate it. I like to keep the signal path as simple as possible so I don’t add components. avoid widgets that promise magical improvement. Use good compaonent and good materials. I upgrade w... | |
| Innuous Zenith MK3 I had one and liked it. I use Roon and it wasn't as good with roon as it was with Sense. I upgraded to a Grimm but nothing bad to say about the Innuos. the zenith MK3 is a very handy disk ripper and thus you don't need a CD transport. That was... | |
| WHICH POWER CONDITIONER IS BETTER PASSIVE OR ACTIVE WITH ISOLATION TRANSFORMERS @nonoise I agree, it is hit and miss how each amp works with power supplies. And it can be the opposite of what you think. I have a 14 lb, 2 wpc tube amp that is very sensitive. Jerry | |
| Can you do anything to make power tubes last longer ? Good points by @atmasphere and a couple I want to comment on. My current amp has a warmup relay to warm the tubes up before applying B+. What he suggests with a warmup switch is easy to do and a great suggestion. Avoiding high voltage is import... | |
| WHICH POWER CONDITIONER IS BETTER PASSIVE OR ACTIVE WITH ISOLATION TRANSFORMERS @nonoise This is not the first instance Ive heard of the Niagra limiting current to an amp. And I fully agree it depends on the gear. | |
| WHICH POWER CONDITIONER IS BETTER PASSIVE OR ACTIVE WITH ISOLATION TRANSFORMERS You can’t filter noise out of a power signal. Neither. Notice that nobody shows an oscilloscope picture of the electrical output other than regenerators. |