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| 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? | |
| Oh man, I broke my class D amp. Make fun of me. Then help. Just open the case and with a magnifying glass and flashlight see if anything is obvious such as a burned resistor. | |
| Upgrade Thiel CS3.6 or McIntosh AMP I have the 3.6's and had them for over 20 years. As I upgraded the front end over the years (from Adcom separates to the Levinson 20.6's and 23.5) the 3.6's sounded better and better. Personally, I think that you will not find a speaker worthy of ... | |
| Time for dedicated outlets! Use 10/3 romex, not 10/2. The 10/3 feeder has a full size insulated ground and the wires are twisted which goes a long way in rejecting common mode noise while the 10/2 wires are parallel and acts like an RFI antenna. The added cost of the 10/3 wi... | |
| How would you get into the biz? It's exactly the same as the restaurant business -- it's something everybody can do but not do well. Speakers are just boxes with drivers with simple electronics that cookbooks can tell you how to put together. But then you have to deal with the h... | |
| Electrical Panel Grounding Is the sub panel in the same building as the main panel or is it in an unattached garage?What do you mean "with its own earth ground"? You cannot -- in the same building -- run a separate grounding conductor from a sub panel to a location other th... | |
| Tile floor! Help! I would suggest a large area rug with an acoustic pad underneath and spike the speakers on the rug. Otherwise any gains you get with coupling to the tiles would be destroyed by the floor reflections from the bare tile IMO. | |
| Very Bad purchase from upscale audio Acoustic Zen Adagio As long as you contacted Upscale about the DOA tweeter within 48 hours after you received the speakers, then inform them that you are expecting them to honor their end of the terms and conditions as posted on their web site. They are obligated to ... | |
| Power an amp and component with batteries instead of direct outlet power? It's not a question if it works but if it will sell. That is always the answer to "Why not do..." |