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| Why so expensive?? Then how much should it cost? If YOU can produce an amplifier identical to the $380,000 Dynaudio Arbiter for less than one percent of the price, let us know. We'll buy all you can make."People that take risks are rewarded - those who do not, covet... | |
| Why Did My Power Cord Act Like a Fuse? What it sounds like is an arc fault in the power cord. This type of fault occurs at broken wiring, loose connections and damaged insulation with bare wiring touching (grounded) metal. It is likely that your power cord has a strand or two that brok... | |
| Determining actual impedance Try this | |
| Uneven speaker wire runs What kind of cables and how much are you spending? If you're going to buy bulk wire at a couple of dollars a foot and have them terminated, then it's not a issue for resale or buying. If you're looking at name brand or expensive, it might be tough... | |
| What causes an amp to discharge a thump.? The thump is caused by a DC transient that gets through to the speakers. If the amp is direct coupled, meaning no capacitors in the coupling stages, then DC offset will be there. Also, the speakers, by presenting a reactive (rather than resistive)... | |
| Significance of different components of audio ... Count me in for a disagreement. I place quality of recording in the "neglible" category. I place performance in the critical. A Walter Mahler or a Klemperer Beethoven in scratchy mono will be more satisfying to me than a not-so-inspired latest and... | |
| tube amps/low capacitance cables? It's not so strange. Tube amps have relatively low output current and low damping factors which make it more difficult to control woofers at low frequencies. The impedance of the speakers plus the cables affect the damping factor. If high capacita... | |
| Thiel/Crutchfield Whatever one's opinion is regarding Thiel's actions, one thing for certain is that Crutchfield and Thiel are profitable enterprises and probably know a little bit more about making money in the audio market than most of us.But I can't help thinkin... | |
| 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,... |