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My MC 2205 Amplifier is smoking??? Nothing in an amp would cause anything to heat up to the point where it smokes. You may see 70 Celsius in spots, which is nowhere near to start smoking things like bits of paper or dead bugs. Are you seeing a wisp of smoke or is it like a burning... | |
What covid research can teach us about audio measurements. Good designs will generate the same data, whether DACs, speakers or amplifiers. It's boring because a lot of gear is competently designed, and why it looks repetitive. If you hook up a computer to two different cars, can the data tell you which c... | |
Getting a new electrical panel for the house. If it was me and had to choose a Square D panel, I would go with the QO because it has tin plated copper bus bars instead of aluminum. | |
What cause tweeters hiss ? Try plugging the amp and the digital into the wall to rule out the power conditioner. Does the Sony CD player have a two prong plug or three? If it is a two prong plug all you are doing is lifting the ground, which is why the hissing disappears. ... | |
Musical Fidelity 550 supercharger monoblock fuse location? Most likely it is internally fused. It seems MF doesn't want you playing with different types of fuses because they want to minimize the possibility of their product destroying your amplifier. Mains fuses are not 100% failsafe; for better protecti... | |
Changing electrolytics If those use the Mallory caps and you want to replace them in kind, CDE has picked up the line which is now the CGS series. Mouser has a 39,000uF in stock. These are tough to find without having to place a factory order (which is a minimum of 24 t... | |
Is this a scam? If you contacted an online seller such as Upscale Audio or Schiit and asked how much of a deposit do you need for an order to be shipped, what do you think they'll tell you? | |
Adcom 545 MKII Amp...A "Pop "Sound If the popping sound comes from the speakers, then you are getting a DC transient from the amplifier. Yes, it can damage the speakers, depending on the voltage. Disconnect the speakers, place DMM probes on the + and - terminals. Set it to read VD... | |
Factory service for products from the 90's A lot of products manufactured in the 90's have discontinued semiconductors. This is the main reason support has been dropped -- they are afraid if they open up the unit for an unrelated repair and accidentally take out a transistor or two that's ... | |
ODAM capacitors. I agree. I use them on my KT150 build. | |
Why Is Hi Fi Gear So Darn Expensive? Audio gear has always been expensive because audiophiles associate price with sound quality. Even dealers are reluctant to carry lower price items because they know it's a hard sell (unless it gets a Stereophile Class A rating) and they won't scor... | |
Can moving wire location at circuit breaker reduce hum? First make sure there are no motors on that circuit. If not, then use a receptacle tester (the one that plugs in with three lights) and see if it is properly wired. Next step is to check for an unbalanced neutral at that receptacle. Measure both h... | |
Voltage regulators and input impedance A loading impedance of 15K will not damage the preamp or its tubes. All it will do is impact the lower frequencies and you will not get optimal performance from the preamp. My guess is that AR uses a low value coupling cap on the output for sonic ... | |
What Does This Mean: Amplification: 2 x 400 watt per loudspeaker? Or it could be there are two 400W amps built in to the speaker and you hook it up to a preamp. I think the specs would've stated 'recommended' amplification if they wanted you to supply the power. | |
Disadvantages of buying old solid state. Go to the Schiit Audio website and look at the Aegir and Vidar. Less than $1,000. New. With a warranty. 15 day trial period in your own listening room. Probably will sound better than anything used within 5 times the price. |