erik_squires
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| Surge protector I want to point out something about the old Tripp Lite Isobar units. I have at least 3 of them running around my home. The one feature they lack is that they don't turn off when protection is spent, but the newer Tripp Lite models often do. Che... | |
| Surge protector I absolutely believe in whole house surge suppression, however I also know that they are not enough, so I have to reply when I read: Far superior solution and problem solved. The issue is clamping voltage and speed. Whole house suppressors l... | |
| Surge protector @dweller, none of the Furman’s with SMP are sacrificial though they do include an MOV for a rare edge- case surge. It almost never has a part to play in the surge protection. Arguably the Zerosurge/Brickwall units are completely not sacrificial, ... | |
| Surge protector @tvad I encourage you to read the Wirecutter reviews, which goes deep into how they tested and why Furman with SMP beat Brickwall. They also mention a number of other makers who have outstanding surge protection to what was common 20 years ago. T... | |
| Surge protector OP: That is not a surge protector. It's a very expensive power strip. There's zero protection there. Read the description carefully. It doesn't even have a breaker or fuse. Best, Erik | |
| Surge protector As I type this we have a strong but narrow thunderstorm moving through the area and yes, I’ve turned off the stereo and HT but I’m still online, allegedly working and studying. 😀 Besides lightning we've lost 3 transformers nearby over the last t... | |
| step-down transformer Theoretically, yes a backwards step-up xformer should do the trick. I've never tried it. | |
| Surge protector @immatthewj - I was speaking to how I protect all the different devices in my home that are considered sensitive. Not all have the same needs. For my stereo and home theater I use Furman. In terms of just surge protection and AC noise filtering I... | |
| Marantz AV7705 AV Receiver: HDMI out to external DAC I think you didn't understand what I was hoping to do. There is certainly a "point" in effecting a dramatic improvement in front-channel SQ of a 5.1 system, whether you're talking about Netflix, Blu-ray, or SACD sources. In fact, simply substitu... | |
| Marantz vs. Arcam Thanks, @soix - As you may have read, I’m trying to avoid the really big mistakes I made before with Onkyo and Emotiva. Also, the latest offerings from Arcam seem pretty good expecially since I plan to use external amps or powered speakers. A $2... | |
| A stupid question(s) about power cords I like to use shielded power cords, even when the device it is connected to is not grounded. The shielding should reduce the chances of local EMI/RFI sources like Ethernet / Wifi radios from polluting the noise after it’s been cleaned up by my pow... | |
| Surge protector Hi OP: I meant to say that I use a Trip Lite everywhere except my PC because I have an Uninterruptable Power Supply. Because Furman makes so many products it’s important to note whether they have SMP (Series Mode Protection) and LiFT (Linear Filt... | |
| Surge protector ^^^^^^^^^ This, exactly this. It isn't just the repair cost, it's the lifting and shipping. An amp/ speaker that's blown sounds a lot worse than one plugged into a surge protector. I wrote about this here: http://pqltd.blogspot.com/2023/10/... | |
| Subwoofer Connection The usual tips I give everyone else applies. Using a sub for a narrow bandwidth is usually a horribly inefficient way to achieve incremental benefits. Plug any ports in your main speakers Add an EQ in line with the subwoofer and configure only... | |
| Wifi ethernet jack recommendation All the opinions are why I recommend using an analyzer first. Really depends on your home's layout and where you live. I don't have that many neighbors but for some reason all three of their routers like to sit on the first channel in each band. |