erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| I Was Considering Active, Then I Watched This ... As some may know, I’m an avid DIYer when it comes to speakers. I’ve built both passive and active and worked with pro sound speakers in theaters. I am ambivalent. That is, I have two strong opinions about each being a good choice. Without getting... | |
| New TT : Balanced vs. Unbalanced Connection? I've never run into a home situation where line level XLR reduced noise... but I have been in some shows in hotels where noise pickup was almosts unavoidable with RCA. Due to the low signal level and high gain needed by cartridges I would not be... | |
| Any issues with bundling power cables together? To be clear, I meant to isolate the power cables and wall warts related to networking and PC's from the power cables related to audio. There will be increased inductance if the power cables are bundled together. That's generally not a good th... | |
| UPS or surge protector/power conditioner? And if UPS, recommendations please under 1K Of course, I’m assuming the OP doesn’t actually need his stereo to work during a power outage! :) Usually when I read about UPS for audio gear users want to recreate something like a PS Audio power plant on the cheap by finding a "line interactiv... | |
| New TT : Balanced vs. Unbalanced Connection? The biggest difference you’ll experience is most likely using balanced from turntable to the phono amplifier. Since that has balanced outs as well I’d give the phono signal preference and use short RCA wiring from DAC to integrated and save the mo... | |
| Large metal shop, is there anyway to put a pass through antenna. If we are talking about multiple listeners for multiple stations, you are going to be better off setting up Wifi inside the shop, and letting them use personal devices with Blutooth speakers. | |
| Large metal shop, is there anyway to put a pass through antenna. I’m not sure what ideas you have, but the idea is to mount an antenna OUTSIDE, use a coaxial cable and connect it to one inside radio. There’s not enough signal in that 1 cable to act as a mini-broadcast station once indoors. What you might be ab... | |
| Any issues with bundling power cables together? The only issue in my mind is bundling noisy devices like Ethernet switches, PCs, etc. along with analog. I use shielded power cords for my most delicate devices. | |
| Large metal shop, is there anyway to put a pass through antenna. Well this is easy if you have a radio with a coaxial cable connector. So, yes? Of course, there's always Internet radio. | |
| How noisy is my line? Audio Prism Noise Sniffer There is a huge, literal gap between professional power quality meters such as by Fluke and audiophile toys. The gap is in the frequency band they cover. The pro’s measure noise and distortion in the range of motor frequencies and the audio band, ... | |
| Power questions OP: The issue with a hospital vs. audio is not the plug, it’s the grounds. AFAIK, hospital gear doesn’t connect to other hospital gear in a daisy chain. The signal grounds in audio however may go from device to device. So, sure, use an isolated ... | |
| Power questions The biggest issue I foresee is having different grounds for your processor vs. your amp and sub amps. So, very unpopular opinion, I'd run 12-3 or 10-3 to run a multi-wire branch circuit (i.e. split neutral). I'm also not a huge fan of running 1... | |
| UPS or surge protector/power conditioner? And if UPS, recommendations please under 1K I should have also mentioned that I have a whole house surge protector as well...And the funny thing is we never lose power here! That’s great. Please keep in mind that the whole house vendors, along with the NEC recommend a whole house prot... | |
| Is more amp power always better...? If you want to see the impedance curve you can use Room EQ Wizard with a home built wiring jig to measure it, or you can buy Dayton Audio DATS (what I use) to chart it. | |
| UPS or surge protector/power conditioner? And if UPS, recommendations please under 1K PS - Furman makes all in one units with all the features of the Elite plus voltage regulation, or you can get a unit like this one to put before your Elite. I use this to keep wall warts for streamers and Ethernet switches on a separate clean cir... |