gbart
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| slow blow or fast acting fuse It is not normally my practice to make generalizations, but a Sony receiver is not in the same class as a Fisher 500C. I have loads of restored vintage equipment, and a nice sounding old skool Marantz SR-19 AVR. Would I bother trying expensive HiF... | |
| slow blow or fast acting fuse Why even waste the time trying expensive fuses that are unlikely to make much if any difference with such a receiver ? | |
| Recommendations for a "summer" amp? My "summer amp" is the Marantz AVR in my HT system. The sound quality is good enough considering that the noisy AC unit is running full blast anyway, which trumps serious listening. | |
| Belkin PF60 power cord upgrade I would not waste the time. The wire used in the power cord is OFC and pretty good. Also consider that you would be voiding the lifetime warranty by removing the stock cord. I have a PF60 in my HT system, and did cut the cord short and attach an a... | |
| whole home surge protection No, whole house surge protection will not affect sound quality. The protection is in parallel with the AC line. | |
| Pre-amps with seperate power supplies ..... Regarding the engineers at Classé knowing what they're doing, I recall a communication I had with the company many years ago. I had just purchased a new Classé amp that came with their $180.00 "Reference AC Linecord", a modest cable with a Schurte... | |
| Adcom Amplifier Speaker Protection DC protection circuitry can be added to an amp that lacks that feature, as long as there is room in the chassis. There's quite a bit of discussion on the topic at diyAudio forum. I've done such retrofitting. While catastrophic failures are rare, w... | |
| Hubbell 5362. Anyone try this outlet? "Voodoo" indeed. Voodoo Cable states that most audio grade receptacles do not have an isolated ground as the Voodoo Hubbell does, which is correct. What they fail to mention is, an IG receptacle in only of benefit when installed in a true isolated... | |
| Classe CA-100 stereo vs bridged That 600W 4 ohm mono rating has to be peak power. What sane person needs 600W continuous in a home environment anyway? I've known of a few people who have run bridged pairs of various Classé amps, and had no complaints about performance. The compa... | |
| why balanced power last before component? Here's the link to the Plitron order page:http://shop.plitron.com/search_new.asp?Action=Search&SearchTerm=8575-X0-02&Search=SearchGlen | |
| why balanced power last before component? Plitron has a balanced isolation transformer, Part #8575-X0-02, that is available for sale to DIYers. Equi=Tech has factory B stock and "blems" available for sale direct from the factory from time to time. Toroid Corporation of Maryland also sells... | |
| why balanced power last before component? Ptss, you have it right. In my DIY balanced power supply, I put a big EMI/RFI block filter with good differential noise reduction figure ahead of the transformers.http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af67/mr_classe/Balanced%20Power/b_08.jpg~original... | |
| What is the best AC Voltage step down converter? AC line voltage in Japan is 100V. Don't you mean the SACD player you're considering is 100V, not 220V ? The current requirement of an SACD player is not much, so any small 120V to 100V converter should work fine, without hum or buzz because of its... | |
| how to run a 230 volt line from my panel?? Do you think the "pencil necks" are sitting somewhere making up arbitrary rules ? Codes are meant to preserve your life and safety. | |
| Classe DR25 All Classé models, including the DR-15 are:Pin 1 = GroundPin 2 = Non-Inverted (+)Pin 3 = Inverted (-)The DR-15 will safely drive 4 ohm nominal speakers that drop to 2-3 ohms. I have driven similar loads with a DR-10, no problems. |