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| Amplifier hum - normal? I too have owned a good number of high powered solid state amps and never had any hum issues. I have had hum problems with large toroid isolation transformers. A lot of modern amps have toroids, which are more prone to humming and buzzing as a res... | |
| 12 Volt trigger for Krell KSA amplifier..... From your explanation, what you have is a momentary contact switch that when pressed, activates a power relay -- same as my Classé amp. I'm sorry but you will have to abandon your idea of turning the amp on remotely. Of course its not impossible f... | |
| Classe' Preamp comparisons I had a $900 Monolithic Sound phono setup (pre and upgrade power supply) for a while. The CP-50 with phono was significantly better. | |
| 12 Volt trigger for Krell KSA amplifier..... You will need to wire the assembly to a 20A single outlet with the relay on the hot line and plug the amp into that outlet. It occurred to me that before you go buying the parts for this project, the type of power switch on the amp will determine ... | |
| 12 Volt trigger for Krell KSA amplifier..... On second thought, you really don't need a DPDT relay. SPST will work as you only need to switch the hot line. If you go with a DPDT relay, you will need to put a cap and resistor across each set of contacts.SPST relay:http://search.digikey.com/sc... | |
| 12 Volt trigger for Krell KSA amplifier..... All of the parts you need can be obtained from Digi-Key. YMake sure that you connect the diode properly -- i.e., cathode to the positive output side of the wall wart.30A 120V DPDT relay:http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&a... | |
| Classe' Preamp comparisons That's great. NO eye rolling here. I grew up on tubes (literally - from age 13) although I now run all solid state. As long as you're happy with the Audible Illusions that all that matters. Enjoy. | |
| 12 Volt trigger for Krell KSA amplifier..... How good are your DIY skills ? I have a couple of solutions for you, but they involve some amount of DIY. The simplest is a relay with 12VDC coil and contacts rated 20-30A @ 120V. The relay coil can be driven by a 12V wall wart, plugged into a swi... | |
| Classe Seventy BTW, the allen key size needed is 5/64". | |
| Classe Seventy Balanced/unbalanced mode of the Seventy is selected by jumpers on the main board. You will need to reposition the jumpers for both channels to switch to unbalanced mode. Remove the top cover with an allen wrench and move the two jumpers from the p... | |
| Classe' Preamp comparisons I've owned the B&K MC-101 Sonata, Classé CP-35, CP-40 and CP-50 paired with a CA-300 amp. The CP-50 is a significant improvement over the CP-35 and the best of the lot. I concur on the recommendation above of DR-5, DR-6, CP-50 or CP-60. | |
| Classe ca 2200 or Parasound JC 1's ? If you like the Classé Delta sound and want to move to 5.1, why not just get replace the CA-2200 with a CA-5200 ? An alternative is to keep the CA-2200, get a CAV-150 and run the 6 channels in bridged mode on the center and surround channels. | |
| Amp shut down and protection circuit Seems like you need service. Also, see if you can get the wall outlets replaced. How many circuits do you have in the apartment ? Apartments in older buildings are notorious for having only one or two branch circuits for the whole place. If you sy... | |
| Why Can't I Get The Right Sound? Krell pre + PSB's Rich,I own a pair of PSB Goldis, not only do they dip to around 2.7 ohms in the midbass, the phase angle is also quite severe. I agree with Sufentanil and Hens. You need a more substantial amp to get the best out of these speakers, in addition to ... | |
| Can a fuse affect sound quality in my Classe Amps Classé amps are not well designed ? All amps have either a line fuse or circuit breaker on the AC mains. |