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| Interconnects, some have directional indicators, why? To state that wire has "directionality" is to toss aside the laws of quantum physics. First. the conductivity is proportional to current density and electric field, irrespective of the physical dimensions of the conductor. Second, the net drift ve... | |
| AVP 2 fuse location and upgrade If they are (and can't see them) then most likely the fuses are soldered. Check the manual -- if it makes no mention of fuse rating or if it states no user serviceable parts inside then you probably cannot use after market fuses. | |
| Why pay so much for super high end? If these people are thieves, why don't they charge double their retail price? Simple economics: the price of anything is what people are willing to pay for it and what they are willing to pay goes up if the product is scarce and down if the demand... | |
| Grounding Metal Outlet Boxes and Isolated Ground Receptacles What concern did the engineer express? The way you describe is legal except for patient care areas where the two ground paths must be separate. (Maybe that's his thinking).Your chances for a ground loop are not from the two ground paths but from p... | |
| Mark Levinson No. 20.6 vs. Krell KRS 200 vs. Krell KAS Thomas:The preamp I use with the 20.6 is a CAT SL-1 Signature, which I had for almost 20 years I did audition a 38 or a 380 (can't remember) many years ago to see if balanced worked better than single ended and I did not buy it because I thought ... | |
| Scratchy pops coming from the left channel when I turn up the volume why? Plug in another source component to verify it's the preamp. | |
| Mark Levinson No. 20.6 vs. Krell KRS 200 vs. Krell KAS Check the fuse size on the amplifier. If it is under 16 amps then you can use a 20-amp circuit breaker and that would be plenty. 1600 watts at 220 volts is less than 8-amps so I would be surprised if the amplifier mains fuses are greater than 10-a... | |
| Coda Audio Video based in San Francisco is running a fraudulent operation Did Raidho state that Coda is, in fact, an authorized dealer? I'm not a lawyer but I think sending money to an AD is the same as sending it to the manufacturer. | |
| Transformer Noise That is also a symptom of a filter cap gone bad. Try using a cheater plug -- if the hum is reduced it's most likely ground loop, If it stays the same, probably a capacitor. | |
| Class "A" sound, as related to Stereophile. If you are going to increase the filter capacitance, just make sure the rectifiers can handle the extra inrush current on start up. | |
| is it ok to leave a tube amp on without speakers connected Most likely the output tubes will be damaged once you remove the speaker load as the inductance in the primary is converted into a very high voltage and the power tube shorts that voltage to ground. But then again, the transformer may damage as th... | |
| Acceptable Level Ground/Earth Noise Connect that ground to where the house ground and lightning ground are connected thereby creating a star ground. This way the voltages across the ground rods will be the same in the event of a lightning strike. As a bonus, the (somewhat) equal vol... | |
| Capacitor pricing Different models -- one is the "Supreme EVO" the other is just the "Supreme". | |
| New system with periodic sound dropouts Latency and dropout... common when using Windows networking for music servers. It's the time it takes to buffer fill and has nothing to do with the electricity in the wall. | |
| "Vintage" high end gear vs new and upgrade path? You'll be forever chasing your tail unless you establish a frame of reference. If it's the recreation of live music, for example, then what venue... a nightclub... first tier center Lincoln Center? Once you establish that then you can easily judge... |