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Power Cables and Wall Sockets
retiredfarmer Well first off were I love by electrical code a 15 amp circuit has to have a 14 gauge wire no more no less. You cannot by code have heavier wire on a 15 amp circuit. A 20 amp circuit requires a 12 gauge wire no more no less. ... 
Tone arm plug in RCA cable?
rauliruegas   @cleeds  : for this kind of posts I use the word stupid and not as an insult ... Ignorance/very low knowledge levels is not an excuse for stupidity. Common sense. I understand that English is not your first langu... 
High Quality Input Switch?
Skipjack. https://www.manley.com/hifi/msj    
Power Cables and Wall Sockets
imaninatural One thing that I am curious about is if upgraded power cables will eliminate the issue of my lights dimming when listening at reasonable high volume. That's not likely. Dimming lights suggest voltage drop, best cured ... 
Tone arm plug in RCA cable?
Hey @rauliruegas your insistence on calling users here "stupid" is  disruptive. Please stop it. Please. I'm asking you nicely.  
Tone arm plug in RCA cable?
rauliruegas 11,485 posts 03-29-2022 at 03:09pm    " Your use of this device is not stupid.." certainly not. You are." This post reveals much more about Raul than I suspect he intended.  
Aurender Conductor latest fail…
 I could never get Aurender to work reliably for me, so I gave up on it. "Ari" in support wasn't much help. My Bryston BDP-3 has been rock stable.  
Amir and Blind Testing
noske   Common sense suggests that something may be learnt from a test when there is a difference and 40% says there is none. Perhaps. It may mean that 40 percent of the test subjects simply weren’t sufficiently interested in the test t... 
Amir and Blind Testing
noske   If in fact there is a difference and 40% say there is none, this is saying that those 40% of people have less than optimal hearing. The only thing your test would reveal is that under those test conditions, 40 percent of the sub... 
New cartridge for Eminent Technology ET2
I am not familiar with the ET arm, but I do have  a MC Sigma Genesis cart and think it is one of the greats of all time. I had Soundsmith retip mine and they did a great job. You might want to consider the same if you really like the cartridge, wh... 
American Made Audio Products
jimijack McIntosh ls assembled in America 🇺🇸 but all parts are from 3rd world countries. You've obviously never been to the Mac factory in Binghamton.  
ARC LS-27 universal remote code set question
Harmony 650/660. They are no longer manufactured but are in stock in many places, including Best Buy.  
Why do I need power management if I have a great power cord?
raysmtb1 I’ve spent thousands and thousands of dollars on all of this junk and it didn’t make a difference to me or any of my friends ... That's interesting. Please tell us more about your system and the equipment you tried.  
Why do I need power management if I have a great power cord?
raysmtb1 ... When I listen to my Mcintosh 611 mono blocks the meters usually say that they’re drawing around 6 W each ... if you do the math for watts to amps that means that the amp is only drawing .5 amps each Those meters show powe... 
Resistors
fiesta75 Resistors are never used as fuses, how he thought they were, is beyond me! You are mistaken - it's actually not that unusual. ARC, for example, often uses resistors as fuses on its power amps and also on the 6550 in the PS of i...