erik_squires
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| Background vibration and your system. @mitch2 I’ve seen research on the reduction of _vibration_ with a variety of devices. What I have never seen is research on how susceptible a given device is to vibration. For instance, put a DAC on a very shaky rack. Measure the performance. ... | |
| Why whole house surge protectors are not enough The link in my original post has become very popular but the blog has moved. That same post is now here: https://speakermakersjourney.blogspot.com/2023/10/time-for-new-surge-suppression.html And also new writing here: https://speakermake... | |
| Did I just cook my preamp? Just a gentle reminder that you are allowed to use GFCI outlet where there is no real ground. If you have an old house and want to connect 3 prong outlets this is the only safe way besides actually getting a live ground. Not ideal but much bett... | |
| How to choose speakers that won't overpower your room? I think the question should be "What is a good EQ to use when I find myself with too much bass?" The only limiting factor to how deep a speaker should go has to do with "room gain." That is, your speaker will usually end with more bass than it w... | |
| Background vibration and your system. I love science and interesting to note what vibrations are happening where. What disappoints me overall is that very little evidence based research into the value of vibration mitigation in audio equipment has been done. I used to have a RadioSh... | |
| Europe vs the USA Without getting political, where Europe shows moral superiority is in the percent of homes with bidets. | |
| Inputs shorted in 'standby'? It depends on how the fixed outs are designed. if they have a dedicated buffer stage or if the stage feeding it can handle low impedance then no problem | |
| Fiber Optic Cable @logistics its great when your loval team is excellent. I have to have 2 internet providers to keep a stable signal and whenever there is some sort of backhoe incident it ends up taking out 90% of the service prociders, including cellular | |
| So what series are you WATCHING now? My all time favorite series is th Korean zombie thriller: Kingdom | |
| Do You Unplug Equipment During Thunderstorms? @mylogic thats when you sue the equipment maker and end up owning your own tube amp company 😂 | |
| Do You Unplug Equipment During Thunderstorms? Yes, disconnect if you know its coming. 3 million volts is hard to stop but most damaging surges are a lot lower. We have some sort of powerr event 2-3 times a month that are not 3 million volts. | |
| Speaker Diagnostics - Impedance Thanks Duke. My experience is 95% of the time if the impedance is correct the speaker is working as designed. | |
| Europe vs the USA I'm not sure about this overall but I have to say the Munich Hifi show is one I really would like to see at least once. The reports from there are really a breath of fresh air. | |
| Fiber Optic Cable @traubr Thanks for the Recs! | |
| Fiber Optic Cable @traubr - Thanks for the feedback. It's also nice to know how my advice works for others. I tried AppleTV before. An actress I followed on Twtitter recommended a Shakespearean adaptation with Denzel Washington I found less than compelling. Any... |