erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| Oscilloscopes - what specs to look for? 20 MHz is overkill for audio gear, unless you are going to start poking around in digital devices like a streamer or DAC.You might want to look into some PC based solutions. There's a number of capabilities the old school style oscilloscope may n... | |
| What, in your system, have you owned the longest? I was going to say the speakers, but the reality is the Furman 15 A elite something something is definitely what has lasted the longest. | |
| Group Challenge - Home lighting, who is in? I don't follow you nearly as much as you follow me, @millercarbon | |
| True wireless earbuds 100 or less, for classical OP : Forgot to mention, there are lots of aftermarket ear buds you may want to use to improve the fit and noise isolation. They're not very expensive. | |
| Top ten American composers/songwriters Einstein died in NJ but I don’t think we can call him an American scientist. Einstein died as an American citizen, but prior to that he held citizenship of several countries including Prussia, Austria, Switzerland and Germany and several kingdoms... | |
| Cost of a new Beryllium tweeter? @itrolexFor a car, I’d recommend the low profile ScanSpeak Be tweets as sounding better and possibly cheaper. Certainly are easier to acquire. :) https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/beryllium-dome-tweeters/scanspeak-illuminator-d3004/6040-00-be... | |
| Advise on Long Phono Cable run Try it, but honestly I think you are going to need to use a phono stage next to the turntable. | |
| Which is the best upgrade for the money for steaming from lap to through amp? See if you can hear a difference if the Mac is on battery or not. If you do, you may need a replacement PS. If you can't, you are good. The real issue is ground loops and RF/EMI noise being caused by the PS. | |
| Help! Finding a matching preamp to a amp Nuforce STA200 Pass on the Parasound P5. Maybe the worst of the Halo line up. Step up to the P7, or the newer P6 or even the Zpre. Best,E | |
| Filter Capacitance One thing that is confusing is that what we call power amps are not power amps at all. They are voltage amps. We rate them at the power they can emit without clipping at 8 Ohms, but this really is a convenience. Truthfully most amps attempt to mul... | |
| Filter Capacitance So, the output voltage is not directly tied to transformer size? Right. The VA gives us the power output of the transformer at maximum current draw, but any given VA rating can have different output voltages. What matters is what is called th... | |
| Power Conditioner: Isotek, Audioquest or other? I use a belt/suspenders approach whenever possible.Whole house protection at the panel and/or meter. These are usually not rated to save delicate electronics however. Read the rating/instructions carefully. This has to do with the time to respond ... | |
| Filter Capacitance The absolute maximum voltage is set by the output voltage of the transformer. We don’t actually know what this is based on the VA (Watts) of the transformer.The absolute maximum voltage is usually a little over what the amp is rated at in watts at... | |
| Speakers that sound great in terrible rooms @papafrog:So is there universal agreement that given $x to spend, one should spend some of that on basic room treatment thereby getting better sound out of whatever speaker is chosen? Nothing in audiophile land is universal, but the acousticians a... | |
| Speakers that sound great in terrible rooms I got to thinking, I listen to my stereo indirectly a great deal of the time. I'm at my desk 90% of the time, in the kitchen area, but the stereo is in the living room. Honestly it sounds really nice (for a humble system). Must be the GIK Acousti... |