carlsbad2
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| 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. | |
| Would it make sense and be safe to put power conditioner in front of PS Audio regenerator? @jea48 Not saying I don't recommend a dedicated line if you can. I have one, 10 awg. But the dirty power happens outside the home and you can't do anything about it with a dedicated line. Not most of the dirty power, but 100% of it so long a... | |
| Would it make sense and be safe to put power conditioner in front of PS Audio regenerator? No. the PP rectifies the input AC and starts all over inverting it. anything you do upstream can only hurt. traditional power conditioners have a nasty habit of limiting current. a dedicated line does almost nothing to improve the quality of the ... | |
| Best Exercise To Improve Capability Of Handling Heavy Amps @skids the scissor lift table won't protect your back. You still have to get it on and off the table. If you really want to use a piece of equipment to move it, you need an engine hoist. https://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/H-8462/Cranes-Hoists... | |
| Best Exercise To Improve Capability Of Handling Heavy Amps I’m 68, have been in shape all my life, and have always moved heavy things. but at 60 I realized I was losing strength. by 65, my kids were finally raised. My first sport is running so I got back into the moutains, hiking at first and now running ... | |
| Somebody Please Make This Already... I didn't suggest using an AV receiver for 2 channel sound. I just was addressing if you want to use it for AV. Now I know you're looking for subwoofer volume control. I don't use subs but I know that many subs have a high level input so the sub ... | |
| Can you do anything to make power tubes last longer ? @inna I wouldn't say that I recommend choosing an amp that is easy on tubes so much as I recommend against an amp that is hard on tubes. How do you know which is which? I'd say avoid an amp that gets more power than normally attributed to that... | |
| San Diego Audio Club? me too. | |
| A question about tube rolling I don't know the answer to your question. I just want the address of that tube guy. |