erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| Do You Have to Play a Component to Warm it Up? Vlad urged that users leave it on all the time -- though I don’t like running tube gear when I’m not home (and I used to pull power during electrical storms). That thing did not sound right for a long time from a cold start. @whart - It's weir... | |
| Do You Have to Play a Component to Warm it Up? Really, @erik_squires? My Lamm SETs like to play 45 minutes or so before they come on song. Ditto, my other tube components. Hi @whart - I stand corrected and informed! Thank you. I’ve not used much tube gear I’m afraid. The worst case of w... | |
| How do I discharge the capacitors in my PS audio P20 ? You culd also just unplug it and wait 24 hours | |
| Active Speakers Don't Sound Better You will not understand this and I draw your attention to you claiming, in a previous discussion with you, that if a bigger inductor of the same value replaces the original in a passive XO then the lower resistance of the new bigger inductor shou... | |
| Plugging rear ports of "bookshelf" speakers? Think of plugging a port as a tuning option. The options lets achieve good bass in a variety of situations compared to a speaker that did not have a port. @noromance is correct, you ARE altering it's sonic signature so that it sounds better in w... | |
| Active Speakers Don't Sound Better This is why active speakers better have volume control AFTER digital crossover or be fully analogue. I don't know any other way to do it. An inherent feature in any active crossover is level matching, or the ability to set the gain differen... | |
| 8 ohm nominal impedance/4.69 ohm minimal impedance--is this a bad load (on paper)? 4 Ohms or higher is usually "easy to drive" as even inexpensive integrated amps usually support 4 Ohms. The combination of phase angle and impedance matters so it may require more current than apparent, but 4.7 is a pretty good speaker. Honestly... | |
| Do You Have to Play a Component to Warm it Up? Speakers yes, amps no | |
| What is the lowest voltage acceptable ? I use a Furman AR which keeps my line voltage within a consistent 118 to 122 VAC, barring severe issues (in which case it shuts off), as well as protecting me from white outs as well. The most compact/affordable combination is this unit. In my ca... | |
| Vibration Control I find this subject quite frustrating if not maddening. It would be easy to demonstrate whether or not vibration control is necessary or not with a variety of solid state components and yet... I've yet to see this happen. I mean, how hard is it ... | |
| Pro-ject X1B Balanced Cable Problem Do you have more specific information about the cable issues? | |
| Active Speakers Don't Sound Better @steve59 To be fair, much of that is the room. A well treated dealer room is not going to sound like your average living room. | |
| Power Sensitive Components Hi OP: No affect on the sound? Quite the opposite, in several apartment moves the Furman always made my system sound more relaxed and open. Until 2021 I lived in rather dense housing and even in a high rise with a nearby elevator motor. The sy... | |
| Power Sensitive Components I should have pointed out that it’s always good to test your outlets. Watch the AC on the hot as well as the neutral which should remain low (< 2V). A high neutral is not only going to reduce voltage to your gear but may indicate a bad upstream... | |
| Active Speakers Don't Sound Better I think @prof best summarized what I was trying to say at the beginning: Whatever the technical advantages in active designs, I’ve yet to hear a paradigm changing moment, listening to an active design. At the end of the day the active or pass... |