erik_squires
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| Can someone explain the clock sync? Hey OP, The idea behind a master clock comes from the pro world where you might have many digital sources that had to be kept in synchronization. Especially true for movie production. You can’t have skew. The only time skew is really an issue fo... | |
| CLASS D I have ICEpower 250ASP units and thought they were a little dark and laid back, a lot like Parasound's Halo line. I am not currently using htem but about to put them back in for surrounds. | |
| What Power Amplifier Should I Buy? Hey OP, If your speakers still lack oomph close up it’s not your room for the most part, but it could be your overall levels. Can you post your full range response, including sub and mains? I should mention, I have a Hsu 15" sub as well and well... | |
| Conrad Johnson Mf-2500a amp and PF-1 Preamp Recap? PS - In the case of large PS film caps, those will probably outlast all of us. CJ does use a mix in their preamps. Just replace the electrolytics. | |
| Conrad Johnson Mf-2500a amp and PF-1 Preamp Recap? If we're talking PS caps, which really should be done every 25-30 years with modern caps, you don't need a schematic. The caps will be labelled in big bold numbers. Any tech can do them. I'd leave the signal caps alone. At the point where you s... | |
| Conrad Johnson Mf-2500a amp and PF-1 Preamp Recap? Depends how long you plan to keep them. If these are lifetime purchases for you, it’s worth doing. Not the signal caps but the power supply caps, ESPECIALLY in the amp as their failure can cause a cascade of failures that may leave you with a boat... | |
| What Power Amplifier Should I Buy? Also, of course, having a room that is too reflective acts as a tone control, making the speakers sound brighter and short of enough bass. In these cases some damping around the room can really help the bass bloom, in addition to improving imagin... | |
| Bookshelf Speakers for Luxman 590axii? +1 for Fritz especially for it's sound quality and easy to drive nature. | |
| What Power Amplifier Should I Buy? OP: Measuring your speakers at your listening room could really help understand what oomph you are missing. | |
| What Power Amplifier Should I Buy? It's a shame you don't have measurements. Also, putting an EQ just in the path of your sub is a very good idea. You may be suffering peaks that need to be clipped that would let you raise the sub level. For an amp with Oomph I like Luxmans, w... | |
| Wrapping power cords and interconnects with copper foil. To clarify, with shielded power cables there are up to 3 ground conductors. A foil, a small drain wire, and a equipment grounding conductor which is the same gauge as the hot or neutral. If the shield is braided there is no separate drain wire. ... | |
| Wrapping power cords and interconnects with copper foil. Shields only get connected at the source end In the case of a power cord the source is the wall. The ground WIRE gets connected both ends. Same is true for ICs. Fyi I only use shielded power cords and fully shielded ICs. | |
| Large speakers plus EQ, what have you done? Does building a custom room or optimizing the room with treatments count as EQ ing ? @ronboco Really not for this discussion. Once we go there the whole thread goes to a general discussion about how to get better bass, which is NOT actually w... | |
| Should I replace the crossover capacitors in my vintage AR 3a speakers? Indeed, specifically old elctrolytics. Film to film is usually OK. What I find amusing is when modders replace old electrolytics wiht film caps, removing 0.5 Ohms of ESR or more in the process and then proclaim what a difference it makes. Well, y... | |
| Large speakers plus EQ, what have you done? I just remembered that Vandersteen had some models with built in bass amp and EQ, those definitely count! |