erik_squires
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| 18 inch subwoofer vs multiple 12 inch subwoofers with bookshelf speakers In your case, if you can place each in an ideal location then do two. I don’t believe that smaller = faster, at all. That’s a misunderstanding of what really happens, however if you are flexible in the sub placement so you can smooth out the room... | |
| Can a poorly connected XLR connection cause a reduced(less loud) signal? *lose | |
| Can a poorly connected XLR connection cause a reduced(less loud) signal? XLR has two signal conductors, if one is not working you loose about 6 dB of output. Swapping a cable L to R should diagnose if this is a cable issue or not. | |
| New Dedicated 20A Circuit Wiring Questions @zlone - The recommendation is to put them on the same leg to minimize possibility of a ground loop when the legs aren't balanced. If you are going through that much trouble though, run 220V with 12/3 and put an EquiTech step down transformer in ... | |
| New Dedicated 20A Circuit Wiring Questions I don’t think any of these commercial devices really protect against a lightning strike There was a poster here on A’gon recently who shared a picture of lightning striking his stereo and living room, it blew the roof right off the home. In thi... | |
| Subwoofer for music only ? I would always go with whichever sub gave me the best EQ capabilities. | |
| PS Audio Power regenerator Not sure what you mean by only running 150? Does your PP have 2 sections? Also, your turntable, DAC and pre take maybe 50 watts. | |
| New Dedicated 20A Circuit Wiring Questions I happen to have a similar situation where my sub is pretty far from my conditioner. I use Tripp Lites there. Good noise reduction and pretty good surge protection. For more on non-audiophile surge protectors see here. | |
| Extreme distortion and volume change on tidal Check the bit rate. It may be that the Aries isn't correctly switching resolutions when your music does. | |
| New Dedicated 20A Circuit Wiring Questions OP: For series mode devices, like Furman SMP and Zerosurge, the surge protection IS the major part of the noise filtering. The central component is a low pass filter that starts ~ 3 kHz. Well above 60 Hz line level, and well below EMI/RFI filte... | |
| New Dedicated 20A Circuit Wiring Questions OP: You are correct about wall warts taking up space, fortunately we don't have to be very careful about them, and can use short splitters or extenders. | |
| New Dedicated 20A Circuit Wiring Questions OP: Zerosurge and Furman's SMP use similar technology and have similar guidelines. Furman's LiFT adds additional filtering, but due to series mode protection, both offer excellent noise reduction that goes down to around 3 kHz. The also both off... | |
| New Dedicated 20A Circuit Wiring Questions Oh, yeah, let's not forget the value of power factor correction for high current delivery, or that if your voltage is variable a voltage regulator delivers better than any straight wire. | |
| New Dedicated 20A Circuit Wiring Questions You have a whole house surge protector, the Zerosurg is an unnecessary road block WHSPs are designed to protect things which normally can’t be surge protected. This includes: House wiring, which can start an in-wall fire Fire alarms Maj... | |
| New Dedicated 20A Circuit Wiring Questions Here are my thoughts: You have 2 options IMHO to wall warts: Buy low noise supplies from iFi or linear equivalents Keep them outside your cleanest most sterile zone. It’s worth getting a small Furman strip with SMP and LiFT just for the wal... |