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| Looking for SACD player............ You are about to be a very happy hifiman. Congrats!Dave | |
| High Current Outlet for Amps? ^^Exactly. | |
| High Current Outlet for Amps? "Now, the 30amp outlet plug is different shape than the ordinary 20amp? I used 20 amp receptacles. 10 years with no issues. The extra amperage is paramount to adding headroom in my mind. Instantaneous peak current draw is what we are looking to ad... | |
| VPI TNT Bladder replacement Good feedback poon. I suspected as much re: the tennis balls. I have found that vibration/resonance control has to do with two principles: 1) Dissipating the vibration coming to the component and 2) Drawing and dissipating the internal vibration/r... | |
| Quack System Upgrades And I always thought it was about sound quality. Silly me.Dave | |
| High Current Outlet for Amps? Multiple 20 amp circuits will do the job, yet I chose to install multiple 30 amp as it was not significantly more expensive. Higher gauge Romex and 30 amp circuit breakers are not significantly more expensive than the 20 amp stuff. Labor cost shou... | |
| Best Cheap Amps for Magneplanar Speakers Hey Randy,I don't think ebm is the seller or anything of the sort. Just feels that this would be a great amp for you and knows that one will go fast at that price. Kinda like the DR-8 that sold hours after I posted about it.Not questioning your ap... | |
| Quack System Upgrades Hi Jerry,Ben used to build Dale Earnhardt Sr's Grand National motors back in the day. He rebuilt the original 302 motor for my 69 Z28 back in 2000. Forged pistons, rods, crank, 11:1 CR, 4 bolt mains, big valve heads, and solid-lift cam all from th... | |
| PS Audio BHK 300 mono VS Modwright KWA 150SE mono VS D'agostino Classic stereo Friends Charles and unsound,I am missing the point of contention here. Sorry. I use and prefer a SS high-current amplifier than doubles down with the 5is (unsound) yet find that considerations outside the realm of measured/measurable specs are ult... | |
| Quack System Upgrades Hi eddy,I don't doubt that having quality acoustic instruments in your listening room is effecting the sound. Resonances create sound. Ever noticed sympathetic woofer movement of unused speakers in your listening room? Snares rattling and drum hea... | |
| PS Audio BHK 300 mono VS Modwright KWA 150SE mono VS D'agostino Classic stereo "dlcockrum i’m surprised you’re able to drive the most difficult Thiel ever with only 100 watts even if it’s doubling."Quote from ’Blazing Saddles’: "It’s twue! It’s twue!" lolOver 25 years with several different amplifiers driving the 5i’s (inclu... | |
| Wilson Audio Haters "Where is the Audiogon knowledge base.."Lots of good knowledge here. Look deeper, even above on this very page, excepting one.Dave | |
| PS Audio BHK 300 mono VS Modwright KWA 150SE mono VS D'agostino Classic stereo I have never seen such excellent feedback/advice from so many on any one thread. thieliste, I think that your audition of the Ypsilon will tell you a lot. I am totally delighted with a Classe' Audio DR-9 (100W/ch@8 ohms rated high current SS amp t... | |
| Quack System Upgrades No umbrage taken, Jerry. Sorry to have hit a wrong note with you. It was meant to be humor but missed by a mile. Sorry again. Happy New Year!BTW- you are lucky to live in Asheville. Wonderful place. Ever visit Barnes and Reese at the old NASCAR tr... | |
| Has anyone tried these stunning new CPT power cord? What a great business owner and customer advocate! Happy New Year to you Mark and to Lynn.Dave |