erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| AC Power Sorry, the issue with the AR models is not just feet or no feet. You really need to allow for space to prevent magnetic coupling. However, I have literally placed these on the floor under my rack before with no issues. Just a small towel to pre... | |
| AC Power @amtprod - I would 100% avoid putting it near other linear piece of gear, like an amp or preamp, etc. Keep at least 4" above and below to ensure the magnetic field doesn’t couple to something else, maybe more. It IS safe to put directly on the f... | |
| AC Power Speaking of voltage regulation, any difference between this and this, other than $1,400? It seems 15A should mostly be enough for digital front end, if not all front end components. @mitch2 No, these units go on steep discounts routinely. Some... | |
| Need recommendations for high gain/small footprint class d amplifier higher gain than the Red Dragon S-500 Why???? This is a typical problem for any active crossover and we solve this with attenuation of the gain. QED. | |
| Need recommendations for high gain/small footprint class d amplifier Um, kind of curious why "high gain" suddenly came into the picture. Most amplifiers are between 20 and 30 dB I believe. Are there "low gain" class D? | |
| AC Power It may be worth noting that tightly regulating your AC may be more important to more classic designs. Gear with linear power supplies with DC rails that are always some proportion of the incoming AC line (i.e. linear amplifiers) will suffer mor... | |
| AC Power However, I had read in other threads on power that one should avoid installing your dedicated audio circuit on a leg with major appliances. Given what you said, I guess that is not possible. I agree that this seems impossible. Your HVAC, ele... | |
| Tube Pre/ Class D Amp - Who has done it? @alexbpm I dunno, it sounds like you never had a good Class D experience, which is your own experience but it doesn’t necessarily say anything about Tube pre amps with them. Was there a solid state preamp you found worked really well? | |
| AC Power OP: Depends on the challenges you have. Honestly I have a multi-level system where the first level has a Furman with AR, but only basic surge protection followed by Elite with power factor correction and advanced surge protection and filtering. ... | |
| AC Power OP: So sorry about the bad link, this one should be correct. 5W is sipping off the power. Furman makes a lot of models geared towards either home or professional users. If you like that unit, stick to it. :) I was just describing why my own gear... | |
| AC Power Hi OP: You are getting good advice. My observations, living in apartments and now a detached home is that most significant voltage fluctuations come from seasonal variations as well as major appliances (HVAC, dryer, etc.). It is _very_ rare to se... | |
| Definitive Technology Mythos STS crapped out... worth repairing? As a die-hard speaker builder i think the only reason to keep these speakers now is as a learning experiment. On E-bay they are running $1k. $600 for repairs seems like too much, and all the mods suggested above are great, if you are already a s... | |
| Tube Pre/ Class D Amp - Who has done it? @erik_squires What amp or amps are you getting? @lwin - I'm getting 3 way plate amps made by Hypex. I'll be removing the passive crossovers and re-working them with the built in DSP capabilities. It's not a straight conversion. In additio... | |
| Tube Pre/ Class D Amp - Who has done it? Really happy to see all the on-topic replies here. Especially happy that this discussion has stayed focused on the union of tube and Class D as opposed to a free-for-all discussion about Class D vs whatever you like better. Those discussions are ... | |
| Pre-amp for Parasound A21+ & B&W 803 D3 The Parasound P7 was the best preamp short of the JC series. Highly recommended. |