fiesta75
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| How long can preamp tubes last? Not long enough for me. | |
| Audiophile quality fuse holders Thanks dekay - Excellent link. I'm going to order one of the silver plated outlets. | |
| AVR: Internal 2 CHANNEL AUDIO MODE. OR: HT BYPASS (external equipment for 2 CH Sources) I would use a completely separate 2 channel preamp for 2 channel listening. Haven't heard any AVR even in HT bypass that could match the stereo sound of a separated preamp. It's not the amplifiers that are the problem, it's the AVR preamp that deg... | |
| KEF LS50W 2 - 110v vs 220v I'm assuming the ones you're looking at are 220vac? If they are not dual voltage, then you will most likely need a transformer. | |
| What speaker has the best tweeter? Just wondering if anyone has gotten nauseous from the ozone generated by the plasma discharge tweeters? I get shortness of breath from ozone. Anyone know the levels of ozone produced? | |
| Which subwoofer? Martin Logan makes push/pull subs (top of their line) that are fast and just right for your Martin speakers. -1 For Hsu or ANY brand that have drivers that face downward, passives are okay, but not desired in my world. 2¢ | |
| How do I connect my components using a 5 switch switch box? I can try to help, but please provide more detail on ALL equipment being used. | |
| Powering up/down sequence with a 12v dc trigger Are you using some kind of ac power conditioner or something with relays and delays? Your use of 12v trigger indicates this...1.Amplifiers, on last and off first. 2.If you have an active crossover or something like a DSP between the preamp and pow... | |
| Hooking up the Topaz Isolated Transformer Yes, we would need a model number and some pix would be helpful. | |
| 110v vintage receiver to 230v US to France step up transformer On the back of the receiver, it will tell you the power consumption maximum. If you are driving 4 ohm speakers, I would go with about a 1000 watt transformer, just to have the added peak power when needed. If you don't listen loud, then you can ge... | |
| Do active speakers have high THD amplifiers? No, THD is THD, all amplifiers today have lower THD than the speakers they drive. The biggest improvement comes in the form of intermodulation distortion (IMD) which is virtually non-existent with active speakers. Intermodulation distortion is w... | |
| 110v vintage receiver to 230v US to France step up transformer I'm guessing you have other components that you'll be taking that will also run off of 120vac? You will need to determine the total wattage of all equipment before purchasing a transformer. You may want to have multiple transformers, but that will... | |
| Stacking gear no more rack space does it affect sound quality Well at least you know what MTBF is. Does that mean if you operate something below its designed temperature span, it will NOT last longer? I have seen a lot of poor engineering in my day, one common one is REL's R8 failure in several of their subw... | |
| Stacking gear no more rack space does it affect sound quality greg_f - Have you ever done failure analysis? I was a Failure Analysis Engr. and worked in screen rooms... Duh! | |
| Will a digital transport burn my Dac Like I said, likely nothing wrong with the DAC. To be honest, I've NEVER had a problem with an amplifier do to excess voltage from a preamp. I've been at this for 50 years. vinylzone said maybe a lightning strike, I concur. |