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| Does MDF need to be painted? You could use peel and stick veneer sheets. You can get a very nice look if you use real wood products and have a steady hand on a razor knife (straight cut and bevel together). Takes less time since you don't have to remove or mask drivers. | |
| Amplifiers: High Current? High Voltage? It has nothing to do with "controlling" current or voltage. An amplifier/speaker interface is bound by the laws of physics. In order to determine the power output, you have to establish a baseline power capability into a given resistance. Then you... | |
| HELP...Bubble Wrap Marks in PIANO BLACK Speakers?? I don't have an answer, but if I had this problem, I would try contacting either the speaker manufacturer or a piano company such as Steinway and ask for suggestions. But I do know from experience that piano black finishes scratch very easily - ev... | |
| Help Me --Will I blow my system? Are you sure the amp is rated for 400 Watts at 4 ohms? Don't assume that power output doubles as the resistance is halved - check the owners' manual spec section to see what the power actually is. And even if it is 400W, I also agree that you won'... | |
| Soundproofing Doors at Home Depot How about hanging a heavy drape over the door? Push it aside when your done. | |
| New Subpanel? I second the copper lugs and bus bars. But if you're going to spend the extra money, look into the Siemens Sentron panels and breakers. If you're familiar with the industry, then you probably heard that Siemens is preferred over Square D. Many uni... | |
| What' s the life span of power surge protections? Look towards the warranty as a guide. Panamax, and others, offer lifetime warranties, which could imply that it need not be replaced. But be careful, the warranty could specify a voltage spike limit or duration in milliseconds, which could mean th... | |
| can power cable help cure static problem? Mea culpa, Ngsarch :-( but I'll wager it's that tube that's the cause of the noise. | |
| can power cable help cure static problem? May have nothing to do with the TV. Try switching the output tubes of the amps. | |
| CAN I RUN 50HZ AMP ON 60HZ? There's a problem with overheating using 60 hz power supples on 50 hz power since the effect would be an overvoltage, but not the other way around. Also, running at 60 hz increases the ability of the transformer to accommodate a larger voltage swi... | |
| Air conditioning a home theater. The slim units are notoriously expensive to repair and the indoor unit should not be more than 25 feet from the outdoor unit so as not to burn out the compressor. They are more efficient than an in-window unit but start out at 12,000 btu and above... | |
| Maximum Theoretical Speaker Efficiency Speakers are typically 5 to 10 percent efficient. You can never get 100 percent of the electrical energy into sound because the driver cone to air impedance coupling is so mismatched that it cannot be a perfect "transformer". But the other factors... | |
| Mixed Results from My Hifi It's not equipment or room that's the primary problem, IMO, it's the recording. Your classical and jazz cd's that sound great are probably recorded with 15 dB or more of headroom while the pop/rock stuff is probably recorded with only 3 dB of head... | |
| New to tubes have questions The biggest "don't" is never power on a tube amp unless it is connected to a speaker. | |
| Help I think my AC is polluted "Dirty AC" will not cause transformers to hum, but direct current in the AC line will (transformers are AC devices). It sounds like you're getting excessive DC in your house on those days. You can complain to the power company or you can buy DC bl... |