erik_squires
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| Batteries are Cheap, Backup power is expensive @oberoniaomnia - That’s another thing. The lead-acid batteries used in the common UPS does not have the lifespan of modern LiFePO4. According to Gemini, I can get 5 to 15 years of service vs. 3 to 5 years with lead-acid. Generally, APC is ... | |
| Quboz cuts off beginning of songs Deleting my post for essentially being a repeat of advice already given. | |
| Batteries are Cheap, Backup power is expensive @joeycastillo For the sake of simplicity and cost I think in case of a long term outage I’ll manually enable the inverter. I just tried the inverter I already have and it’s a lot noisier than I expected, even at idle. For now, I think I’ll go ... | |
| External mic for MacBook Pro Well I am aware that there are mixers with built-in BT outputs, and you can also buy BT transmitters, how well they would integrate with your 4 receivers I have no idea. Worth talking to a pro shop about how/if this can be done., I still think yo... | |
| External mic for MacBook Pro If you are going to external speakers, maybe you’ll have a much easier time with an actual physical mixer like this one. I use it to "mix" my official work laptop, my personal PC and my streaming music together before going to my amp and speake... | |
| Seeking a new loudspeaker, horn, single driver, concentric or open baffle You know, you are sounding experimental and creative right now. What about a DIY build in any of those categories? Check out Madisound, Meniscus and Parts Express for ideas. You can build 3 different types of speakers for the budget you have,... | |
| Ripple current Q for amp capacitors Replacing vintage caps it’s often expensive to try to get a perfect match. New caps are significantly smaller in physical size and have longer life spans. Ripple current for the main power supply caps is high, so you need caps with relatively l... | |
| Batteries are Cheap, Backup power is expensive @joeycastillo - I lived in California a long time. The power may not go out but it's not always right... :D That's kind of what I'm talking about, but in my case I'm going to leave the inverter in 24/7. Inverter is sized at 500W, and I'll us... | |
| Long Run of Speaker Cabling Mogami makes a bi-wire cable which can be combined to form a single ~9 gauge wire which I'm very fond of. Very flexible and easy to work with despite the massive copper inside it. :) Combinerd with Viborb bananas they are really great. | |
| Batteries are Cheap, Backup power is expensive Hey @phildebrandt - Make sure you compare usable power. LiFePO4 batteries can be used for almost 100% of their amp hours (Ah) while lead acid 50%. If you have the room, I can see lead acid beating out LiFePO4 for $/usable watt hours. | |
| Upcoming Move - Questions Ethernet Cable, Modem/Router, Ethernet Run & Electrical It’s often true that your wifi router and cable modem’s ideal location are not in the same place. Thank goodness Ethernet cable for the most part does not care. Put your wifi router in the best place for transmission. That’s usually centrally l... | |
| Batteries are Cheap, Backup power is expensive @billpete - Yeah the economics keep changing. Costs of power generation have dropped a great deal recently, making selling power a bad idea, but now with climate change and AI's demand for power it may make home power generation more worthwhile. | |
| Batteries are Cheap, Backup power is expensive @billpete Oh, me too! We have at least 2 significant power events / month here and that’s in good weather! By that I mean the power goes out long enough to reset the microwave clock. We’re also subject to yearly events of fiber cables bein... | |
| ESL amplifier to feed ordinary 2-way speaker? I actually was a rep for InnerSound, ages ago. Besides overkill, not really. They are pretty open sounding and rock solid amps. My suspicion is you'll feel like your speakers have a lot more bass after switching. :) | |
| does it need to be complicated I've heard Klipsch heresy's driven by Rogue audio's small tube integrated and they were very very good. Fun speakers with a lot of energy but still smooth. Definitely not laid back chamber music type. |