erik_squires
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| Class D is just Dandy! My experience with ICEPower and Parasound was that they tend to be warm and have lots of bass. The Coda lacks the warmth but has the bass. When I last heard the matching preamps I felt they were not a good match and always felt Codas would do be... | |
| What would you save in a fire? Anything I built or had built, pets and of course my cable lifters and harmonic resonator pucks. | |
| Help with Equitech 1.5Q power conditioner OP: BTW, I just realized you can buy GFCI adaptors for ~ $20 from your local hardware store. You plug one into your wall and that will let you test each device without having to move it, and certainly without having to require your conditioner... | |
| Let's talk about Silver... I’ve never had a problem with pure silver, and have found it among my very best choices in IC’s. I’ve had issues with silver plated which for whatever reason seems to take a while to break in, then sounds just like copper. Personally for my most ... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! @milpai Which Parasound? A21 driving Focal Profile floor standers How did the sound change from Parasound to Class D. I can’t answer that because I don’t believe in the class itself making a sound. If you ask how did it change between my ... | |
| NAD C 328 on-end placement Make sure you still have plenty of space around it though. At least 2". The NAD hybrid Class D amps run hot compared to other Class D amps due to a linear amp in the middle. Relative to linear A/B amps, it’s cool, relative to other Class D amps t... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! I just realized this thread was started in April of 2017!! It has outlasted GeorgeHifi as well as MQA and still going strong. Thanks to everyone who has made a constructive contribution to this thread! FYI, I've gone from linear (Parasound) to C... | |
| Help with Equitech 1.5Q power conditioner So, essentially the outlets on the back of the Equitech are wired the same way as old 240V appliances, the kind that had 3-wire cords. Correct? That seems close, but the house N is not grounded through the Equitech. Or at least should not be. Y... | |
| A question about trim rings around speaker drivers I'm much more worried about speakers, especially small speakers on tall stands, rocking back and forth than I am about a wood screw ever coming loose. If you have a small, stand mount it's sometimes beneficial to add weight to the top. | |
| Help with Equitech 1.5Q power conditioner BTW, the output of a balanced power conditioner is not dissimilar from the 220V outlets your big appliances (range, dryer, HVAC, etc.) use. It’s still not one +120 and one -120 V line. It’s two lines from the same transformer winding that run in ... | |
| Help with Equitech 1.5Q power conditioner @oddiofyl - Please tell me what -60V AC means. :) I’m familiar with balanced power and even repped one such device (ages ago). Even if that’s how they describe it, it’s not really accurate. If you doubt me, get a multimeter, and buy an Equitech ... | |
| Help with Equitech 1.5Q power conditioner I believe some equipment manufacturers put a cap or sometimes a high ohm-age resistor connected from the neutral to the chassis I haven’t seen every piece of equipment but this should not be the case for many decades. There is however often a r... | |
| Help with Equitech 1.5Q power conditioner @oddiofyl - Since it's AC, there's no + or - involved. In a balanced outlet the meter should read 60VAC between either hot or neutral to ground, and 120VAC between H and N. In a normal outlet H to N is 120V, H to G is 120V and N to ground is n... | |
| Help with Equitech 1.5Q power conditioner It’s already at ground potential. At the service panel the service entrance neutral conductor, electrical panel metal enclosure, and all EGCs (at panel) are bonded together. It's close to ground potential... :) but now you have another path wh... | |
| Is it fine to connect a power strip with A/V to one input of the power conditioner? I'd try it. :) The real issue is how much noise the power supply puts out. |