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| Am I going crazy or? You've answered your question in the second sentence. What it all boils down to in a free market is: What do you want more, the merchandise or the cash? That goes for both buyer and seller. The grocer wants the dollar in your pocket more than the ... | |
| what exactly does a zobel network do? Zobel Resistor: for a driver with an impedance of 8,4,2 ohms, the values are 10,5,2.5 ohms respectively. For other values of driver resistance, follow the progression. Pay attention to color, it identifies the ohmic value.Zobel Capacitor: find the... | |
| Have I damaged my amp? I would say it's very likely you damaged the output transformer. Never ever ever run a tube amp without a speaker or load resistor connected. The speaker impedance is reflected to the tube output via the transformer. No speaker means no load which... | |
| Home electrical question. If it's installed correctly, that 220V line is dedicated to the dryer only. If you want to use the line for 120V and you say it's expensive to run a new seperate line, you may be out of luck if it's a 2-wire line since a neutral is required for ea... | |
| What Is The My suggestion was serious, not rhetorical, in the hopes that some company, when challenged, might be prodded into some kind of assurance to a perspective customer who's about to fork over good money. Or else one may as well ask "which five grand C... | |
| What Is The If these mods are worth what the modders claim, then ask them to send you a demo unit when you send yours in. If you hear a difference worth paying for, then give them the green light to do it to yours. Or have them send yours back. | |
| Question concerning db sensitivity The only thing that can be generalized is that a high sensitivity speaker, all else being equal (never is), will have a more limited low frequency response than a lower dB speaker of the same size. This means nothing with respect to sound quality,... | |
| How is more than 16 bits better for CD? My understanding is that the extra bits are to increase the accuracy of the most significant bit since a 16-bit converter cannot, in practice, do a 100% linear conversion. | |
| The Cost of Cables When you see a set of cables that cost over twenty grand, what runs through your head? Is it a)ridiculous, or b) well, they HAVE to be the best, so no matter what I buy, I will never reach near perfection unless I have them. Sadly, I think the lat... | |
| How do tube Watts compare to SS Watts? I have used a pair of Wright Sound WPA 3.5 single-ended triodes with Thiel 3.6's. That's a whopping 4 watts into a 6 ohm, 86 db per 2.83V/m speaker. While it doesn't do justice to orchestral, opera or rock, it certainly played loud enough in a 27 ... | |
| Help integrated amp is not working? It's possible that one of the "new" tubes has a short, especially if the symptoms remained the same after installing the old tubes. If that's the case - and the fuses are okay - then there's damage to one or more circut elements caused by the shor... | |
| if Sony had been around earlier - format wars When forced to choose, superior technology doesn't stand a chance against convenience. | |
| Tripping Breakers First and foremost you should treat a tripping breaker as a sign of potential trouble. Don't assume a worn out breaker replacement will solve the problem. Hire an electrician to change the breaker and to check all the wiring. Old wires fray or she... | |
| power reserves No. The size or quantity of filter caps is irrelevant. What's relevant is the performance and price (what you like vs. what you can afford) as there are many factors that determine amp performance and many trade-offs are made to meet a price point... | |
| What is the voltage at your receptacle? There are two standards for utility voltage. One is plus or minus 5 percent (114 to 126 volts RMS) which is "normal" and, in most cases, the utility is not obligated to correct or be liable for damgage to your electronics if the voltage falls with... |