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| How to figure output from efficiency in db ? I also think they are taking listening distance into account. A -7dB to -12dB attenuation translates into 7 to 13 feet (2.2 to 4.0 meters) from the source.The attenuation by distance:dB = 20 LOG (D/Do) where Do is the reference distance of one met... | |
| How to disperse avail. amperage? Don't add up amps, it's not the way its done. I count 5 circuits for audio, one for lights and one for AC. Usually you assign 360 VA (watts) to each receptacle plus air conditioning plus lights. The AC (11 amps at 240 volts) is 2,640 VA. The light... | |
| Pure class A amplifiers = "slow" amplifiers? If you're just telling us that you don't prefer the 'Class A' sound, that's understandable. Class A is not the only way to good sound or else it would be the only type of amplifier people would buy. Just because you prefer one over he other doesn'... | |
| Possible speaker short? The chances of both speakers shorting out are almost none (can you hear highs?). Could very well be an issue with the amplifier. The low frequency circuit most likely is only an inductor (wire) in series with the driver, giving you that continuous... | |
| Why No New SACD Along With New Vinyl It's the way the market is today. According to the RIAA, vinyl outsells SACD and DVD-audio combined by a 4-to-1 margin. Business is business, sad to say. | |
| What happened to my SET amp? Possibly either a temporary power surge or that any of the power tubes are or are going bad. I'd suggest a call to Dared and tell them what happened. No sense replacing that expensive 845 if it was just a house power glitch, and even pulling a tub... | |
| They lost my amp Give them the chance to trace it. But let the seller know, sometimes if a label is lost and there's a return address on the package then that's the logical place it will go. | |
| Grounding the system Would you be open to the idea of removing the circuit breaker and place a copper bar in its place? It may improve things sonically. You may ask if this will render the circuit unprotected and create a hazard. Well, by grounding to the radiator it ... | |
| Will doing this blow my speakers? One way an amp can damage a speaker is by supplying DC current, either by internal damage or a faulty soft-start circuit (the "thud" you hear when powering up). This, if it happens, is independent of downstream source components. If your amp is ok... | |
| does temperature affect speaker performance? I think temperature has a greater effect on the speed of sound than on the speaker driver's mechanics. This can throw your system off if the speakers were carefully positioned and the room reflections/nodes treated and optimized at different ambie... | |
| How many watts is my system using? If you have a 100 watt light bulb, is that a 100 watts per second, per minute? The answer is not "per" but a constant wattage over the period the light bulb is burning. A watt is a watt - you cannot divide it - it's a 100 watts when you flip the s... | |
| Voltage output ...another reason is that music signals are produced by a transducer (microphone) which can easily and accurately follow and convert the sound energy into voltage. If you tried to do this with current, the internal resistance of the microphone and... | |
| How much longer will CDs be made? I think your question would be better debated by those who do not have a substantial collection of CD's, but if you're like most audiophiles you may have hundreds of CD's. They are not going to go bad or degrade in sound quality if properly taken ... | |
| Power conditioner or not? Naim's recommendation is most likely based on their listening tests, which they, I assume, found most PC's to be a negative. Since they cannot (or will not) endorse one or two units that they may have found beneficial or neutral, they'll take the ... | |
| Bass, Frequency response, Etc...Noob Question I also cannot see what specs would make a speaker more suitable for certain types of music. My guess is that those reviewers are equating rock with loud listening so a speaker that handles more power is able to play louder and, by circular reasoni... |