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| Refurbish vs New Amplifier? cleeds:AR refused to service my 100.2 last year because they didn't have all the parts for the amplifier. All I wanted were the caps replaced, which are stocked by Mouser and Digikey. All they could say is they agreed that bulging caps could leak... | |
| Refurbish vs New Amplifier? Older amplifiers are almost always not serviced by the factory because the parts may be obsolete and they don't want to take the chance of damaging, say, a working transistor while in their care. The only option is use a substitute which may not ... | |
| Room Acoustics - Best way to cover a glass door? Go to GIK Acoustics and look at the free standing acoustic panel. It's 60"H by 24"W so it should cover most of the door. Simply move it into place when you listen.http://www.gikacoustics.com/product/freestand-acoustic-panel-gobo/ | |
| (One more) Dedicate power line: twist questions, oxygen-free, and code questions. donzi:Yes. Joining two smaller wires to make a bigger wire. Reason it’s against code is if the connection comes loose, the load is then carried by one wire. Also, you should keep your insurance company in mind if you make your own feeder cables. A... | |
| (One more) Dedicate power line: twist questions, oxygen-free, and code questions. If you parallel the conductors into one breaker, then it's against code (only wires #1/0 or larger can be paralleled).My 2 cents: I would use two separate circuits each fed with 10/3 romex. The 10/3 comes already pre-twisted in the jacket, thereby... | |
| Ineed some help with a simple math equation As a Thiel 3.6 owner I wholeheartedly agree the more power the better (those speakers are excellent at high level transients, which is probably why they need power).My suggestion: since the Thiels have an average impedance of less than three ohms ... | |
| Why are my crossovers different Ditto on measuring. I would take the group of 4 caps you removed from each board and measure their capacitance in parallel and that is the value I would use for the new ones.The design value may 26.7 but chances are the manufacturer tested every d... | |
| How much does DAC ‘Reality’ cost in 2017? The $2,300 Schiit Yggdrasil was reviewed by Robert Harley at TAS last month and he wrote it was one of the best three DACs he's ever heard regardless of price. I purchased it 18 months ago and I wholeheartedly agree. I think that unit should be a ... | |
| How will I know when a Krell KSA-80b needs to be recapped? If you hear a 60 hz hum and the amp sounds soft on the low end, then its time for replacement. If not -- and the amp sounds normal with no visible damage or bulging -- the caps are fine and whether you replace them at that point is up to you. Just... | |
| Building a stereo room and ran into some problems, help! Did you set up the system in the room before any work was done, play it at desired volume, then go upstairs and outside and evaluate what you heard?A closed room traps more sound than you think. | |
| Dedicated lines in ABQ Call the nearest audio or home theater dealer and ask who they use. | |
| My rankings of some classical violin music in high resolution A few hi-rez titles that I like:Telemann: 12 Fantasias for Solo Violin (Glossa GCD923406)Ysaÿe: Sonatas for solo violin (Hyperion CDA67993)Reger: Violin Sonatas, Op. 42 (CPO 7777622)Mozart: Violin Sonatas (Hyperion CDA68091) My experience is th... | |
| rising audio equipment prices: It's the cost of overhead. Germany has three times the electricity cost and the UK has twice the cost compared to the U.S. Germany also has a 50% higher labor cost than the U.S. | |
| $10k DAC in a 3k system? Sometimes a $10k DAC is a $5k DAC after the dealer and distributor take their cut. Take away from that the labor and material cost of a fancy case, lights, feet and lettering and you may have a $2500 DAC.Cost is not related to sound quality. As wa... | |
| If bi-amping is so great, why do some high end speakers not support it? Because a truly bi-amped speaker does not need a crossover. The signal is split prior to the amplifiers.What manufacturer is going to limit his market by forcing buyers to purchase and extra set of amps and an active crossover? |