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| Audio Supports It has to do with the center of gravity and the distance to the support points. If you have a speaker with a square foot print with four points of support at the corners, the center of gravity is equidistant to any two points that you tilt against... | |
| AC Power - two circuits better than one? If this was me and rewiring is not an option, I would look into getting a power distribution center such as a PS Audio Premier and plugging into the one 20-A outlet and seeing if all my gear can be accommodated. It is always better, IMO, to limit ... | |
| Dedicated line Dave:If you want to do it right, here is the way it ought to be. First, isolated ground receptacles are a benefit only from reducing EMI and RMI and is well worth the extra copper, IMO. Second, if you are using a subpanel for your two dedicated ou... | |
| Dedicated line You cannot ground your receptacles to a separate ground rod. In fact, no grounded conductors can be connected to a grounding connection on the load side of the main service disconnect. That means that the neutral wires of your dedicated circuits c... | |
| 100v mono blocks in series on 200v w/o transformer The amplifiers may have a 110V to 220V jumper around the power supply transformer. A lot of manufacturers build in the ability to run their products all over the world. Take it to a technician or an authorized dealer. It may be a simple service to... | |
| 30 amp receptacle for Krell 700cx How does Krell define a 30-amp circuit? By the circuit breaker or the wire size? If you install a 30-amp breaker, an inspector will look for 30-amp wire (#10 or fatter) and for 30-amp rated receptacles. Those receptacles will not fit the standard ... | |
| question about installation of 20 amp wall plug I don't think it's the wall outlet. Popping at the speakers and a smoking amp... that is most likely an open safety capacitor that's in parallel with the filtering cap causing a line-voltage arc over. But judging by the way you asked your question... | |
| Surge protection, no filtering, no regen please... Install a whole-house surge arrester at the main panel. This will protect your equipment from lighting as well as transients from arcing light switches and refrigerator motors. Consult an electrician for what's on the market - there are some inexp... | |
| HELP I think I have an electrical issue?? Popping sounds are caused by arc faults. People hear them through speakers when turning on a light switch also.Have the electrician check the wiring connections from the boiler ignitor to the control panel. There should be a black and a white wire... | |
| Should I do it or Not??? Tech question Apparently Creek Audio saves a bundle on legal counsel for them to even suggest a course of DIY action. My advice: if you do not know what you are doing, don't do it. You can hurt yourself fiddling around inside a power supply. Power supply caps p... | |
| "Watts" Versus "Current" The confusion with amplifier ratings is that amps do not "produce" watts. An amplifier is a voltage source, just like the 120 volt receptacle outlet on your wall. An easy analogy is using a light bulb. What is the difference between a 100W and a 6... | |
| Variac Variable Transformer What I do is start out at 10 volts (or 10 percent, depending on the scale of the variac) for about an hour and then increase by 10 volt increments for about a half hour at each increment. Takes a good six/seven hours. I would clarify with QS about... | |
| You know you're an audiophile if-- ...you can't figure out which amp to buy for your power cord...your cables have arrows on them...you think that tube gear is the latest technology...you can't listen to live music without thinking that the soundstage isn't focused...you put CD's i... | |
| On one leg or two legs? Generally, you should install them on one leg. The reason is that both legs in the panel may not be the same voltage. One could be, say, 120V and the other 118V. If you put one circuit on each, then your equipment will have a 2V potential between ... | |
| Quality inversely related to power output? If the quality of an amp is inversely proportional to its power output, then the corollary would be that two amps of equal power are of the same quality. Obviously not true, because power output depends on the connected speaker impedance and the q... |