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| Power amp for PSB Gold i's How far from the back wall do you have the Gold i's ? If bass is a bit too much at times, try moving the speakers out from the wall a bit more. | |
| Isolated Ground Outlets Hosp Grade vs Audiophile Peter, Furutech FP-15A receptacles are isolated ground. I've found them to be better than the non-audiophile IG brands. Also, the contact material thickness in the Furutechs is 1.2mm versus 0.8mm in the other brands. | |
| Power amp for PSB Gold i's You're looking for an amp that doubles or almost doubles output as the load impedance is halved. The number of watts determines how loud you can listen. 200-300 watts into 4 ohms is not a bad figure. | |
| Power amp for PSB Gold i's The Gold i's drop below 3 ohms in the midbass region and present a fairly severe phase angle. They need an amp that is comfortable with difficult loads. The Classe CA-150 and Emotiva XPA-2 are both within your budget range. If you can increase you... | |
| When is an amp ‘just too old? ’ To buy? I have a 14 year old Classé amp, and 35 year old Phase Linear amp. Both are in mint condition, have been extremely well taken care of over the years, and operate flawlessly. My last checkup of both amps indicate they are in excellent health, with ... | |
| Will a Wattgate 20A IEC female end fit AR VS115? A Schurter 20A IEC plug should fit.http://www.cryo-parts.com/schurteriec.html. | |
| Looking for better Power Conditioner than my Tice I owned Chang Lightspeed conditioners many years ago. One day curiousity got the better of me, and I decided to remove the silicone seals on the ends of one of the PVC tubes in the chassis to see what ("lossy material" as Chang describes it) was i... | |
| more power from both sockets? All of that book theory is fine, but it does not reflect real world audiophile experience. Thousands of audio enthusiasts run their systems on multiple dedicated lines -- on the same 120V leg -- with no ground loop issues. What is the person with ... | |
| Amplifier Hum - A Problem Solved Danhirth, I'm curious, what setup did you use to obtain your DC offset readings ? IMO 59mV is kinda low to cause hum problems. | |
| more power from both sockets? There should be no ground loop problems if multiple dedicated lines are all on the same 120V leg. | |
| Surge protectors without noise rejection This or that manufacturer says all filtering is bad. That is THEIR subjective opinion. There are bad filters and there are good ones. Listen to a number of different products for yourself and form your own opinion. Filtering in some surge protecti... | |
| Very slight "Hiss" Elizabeth is correct. No electronics can achieve zero noise. What you guys are hearing is residual thermal hiss, which occurs in all electronics, regardless of quality or price. As long as hiss is inaudible from the listening position on the quiet... | |
| To mod, or not to mod...Classe CAP-151? Apart from overheating, avoid very dusty locations and do not short the outputs. The CAP-151 does not have any fancy output protection circuitry, and relies solely on the positive and negative power supply rail fuses to blow and protect the output... | |
| To mod, or not to mod...Classe CAP-151? The best you can do to extend the longevity of your amp is to just not abuse it. The electrolytic caps will dry out and eventually need to be replaced. Opinions will vary widely but my personal opinion is that you won't reach that point until the ... | |
| To mod, or not to mod...Classe CAP-151? I agree. If you're dissatisfied the CAP-151, sell it. I've done modest mods to Classé components. IMO, the CAP-151 is not a candidate for worthwhile upgrades/mods. |