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| classe twenty five and classe fifteen I don't doubt you had a bad experience with the DR-10. You don't say what speakers and other equipment it was mated with. Proper matching is everything. I've been in this hobby for 40+ years and have owned more amps (tube and solid state, mid-fi a... | |
| Classe CP-700 owners - won't play - AC Volt Error The Classé Delta series components will go into protection mode if the AC line voltage is excessively high (greater than 135V). If you have a multimeter, check your houeshold voltage. I recall a member at one forum recently who had 140V at his house. | |
| Surge Suppressor or Not? Er, Fuelie, Bob Reynolds did not say anything wrong. Being a "licensee of" Zero Surge technology (meaning ZS is the licensor) and licensing the technology "from" Zero Surge (meaning ZS is the licensor)is the same thing. | |
| DENON DRA-685 in 'protection mode' will not play Clipping does not mean shorted speaker connections. Clipping refers to the cutting off of the tops of the output signal waveform (as viewed on an oscilloscope) and resultant distortion when an amp is driven into overload. Martinluke, if the proble... | |
| separate system for just music? I have maintained separate 2-channel and HT/secondary 2-channel systems for many years. | |
| Can I Use One Channel Of A Stereo Power Amp? I agree on the single mono amp. Another alternative is a lower power amp that is bridgeable to provide 300 watts. Just be aware that many amps are not happy driving loads below 8 ohms when bridged, so make sure that either the amp chosen is capabl... | |
| Amplifier Hum - A Problem Solved Heff48, DC offset caused by light dimmers, ceiling fan speed controllers, etc. is a well known cause of transformer hum. Its one of the first things you look for as a possible cause when you have such hum problems. Some amp manufacturers like Brys... | |
| Electrical Question - dumb one - but a good one You are talking about one manufacturer that has made some OEM receptacles, likely not Leviton, Pass & Seymour, Hubbell who make their own. I don't doubt you have experienced some differences in grip between some specific brand of receptacles. ... | |
| Electrical Question - dumb one - but a good one Whether a receptacle (of identical brand and grade) is 15A or 20A makes no difference in grip on the prongs. Both receptacle types are of same current carrying capacity and design internally, only the face is different, having the "T" shaped neutr... | |
| Preamp with Theater By-Pass Classé CP-50 also has HT bypass. | |
| Adding a 2nd Power Condition vs. a Newer/Larger 1 Yes. I would go for the Hammond strip with the "green dot" (hospital grade) duplex receptacles, which should have multiple-point contact versus one of the strips with the individual square outlets. The hospital grade receptacles are likely to prov... | |
| Dedicated lines CKoffend, wire/cable cannot be type NM and MC at the same time. You must have misunderstood what the electrician told you. Type NM (non-metallic) is your typical Romex. Type MC (metal clad) is armored cable. The armor may be either aluminum or ste... | |
| My system acts weird Avialuf, how many measurements did you take and for how long ? Did you check the line voltage when the sound was bad ? A quick check here and there may not provide the whole picture. The best way of checking longterm voltage stability, is to use a... | |
| Dedicated lines The only hospital grade cable I am aware of is type AC or MC (armored) hospital grade cable.http://www.afcweb.com/pdfs/afc_cable_catalog/afc_hcf_lite_120_0704.pdf. | |
| Why manufactures don´t burn in their amps and ... Thomas,Of all the high end equipment I've owned, I don't recall any manufacturer ever saying the component "will sound better with the RIGHT cord". Some do tell you to use a high quality cables.Power cords, interconnects and speakers cables are su... |