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| Amp for Thiel 2.3s. Anyone use Classe with them? As a Thiel owner, I can say that if you hear any brightness it is somewhere in your system and not the speaker. Could be your preamp, cables, and possibly the amp. Whatever it is, the Theils are presenting it and not causing it. I have heard the T... | |
| shotgun vs. bi-wire cables Normal configuration is one wire for each the positive and negative terminal for the amp and speaker (one cable with two wires per speaker), terminated at the ends.Shotgun is two wires for each the positive and negative terminal for the amp and sp... | |
| Is nickel any good 4 speaker cable or power cords? Nickel plating is used on copper conductors mostly for resistance to corrosion, resistance to high temperatures and to prevent copper from leaching through coatings of gold or silver. The price is lower conductivity (higher ohms/ft). Some high qua... | |
| short in a tube-what happens? A tube can short when heater wires within the tube deform under high heat and touch the cathode. Excessive heating happens when air leaks in the tube. With a heater to cathode short, excessive current can destroy an amp output transformer unless t... | |
| Power cord length and monoblocks It's unlikely that the wires behind the wall are of equal length either, so I wouldn't consider a few feet pc cord length difference critical.Power-wise, it' not a concern. A 10 ga wire will lose half a volt for every 10 feet at 20 amps, and since... | |
| Dazed and confused If there's nothing wrong with the VTL, then it may be an impedance issue. The Cary and Unison could be switched to an 8-ohm output. The VTL, I think, is only a 4-ohm output. Fair amount of power is lost from a 4-ohm tap into a 14-ohm load. | |
| Gain vs Volume....a question? In simple terms, gain is a ratio and volume is what you hear. For example, say that "gain =10". Take two sounds - a gunshot and a whisper. If you multiply each by 10, the whisper will have a higher volume and be easier to hear whereas the gunshot ... | |
| Another wattage question. A common rule of thumb is selecting an amplifier is that the power rating should be 50% to 100% greater that the maximum power handling of the speaker if you are concerned about thermal overload (blowing out the speaker). The power rating of an am... | |
| Any way a preamp can drive small speakers? Preamps by themselves don't have the current to drive low impedance loads nor the output voltage to drive high impedance loads. If another driver (gain) stage is added, it can be done - then it would be called an integrated amp :) | |
| Big caps v Little caps I assume you mean the power supply filter capacitors. The function of these caps is twofold: to smooth the pulsating electrical current from the power supply and to provide energy storage for (temporary) high current draw resulting from low impeda... | |
| New ACME outlet sounds worse Check the connection to the outlet. You may have loose connections, reversed polarity or damaged wire ends. Overtightening the wire at the screw could damage the ends, or cause them to detach from the screw. If you used the quick-connects at the b... | |
| Theta Delta Basic II Transport Opinions. Can't comment on how it will interact with the Tri-Vista but the TBDII transport is an excellent unit for the money. Good bass, not too forward, throws a wide soundstage and overall performance is excellent, especially with Theta DAC's. Had a few ... | |
| Logarithmic Frequency response graphs Because in order to show the same results on a linear scale, the page would have to be 10 feet wide. | |
| Vibration Problem Another possibility is that the vibration problems are from a suspended floor. Try moving your cdp/rack in the room corner and see if that helps. All the suggestions given above are to counteract airborne vibrations to the cdp chassis - one that's... | |
| I have serious AC questions. Help. Powervar? Many possible conditions. Is there a GFI outlet in the bathroom? Could be that the bathroom light and your system outlets are on the load side of the GFI outlet (which would trip in many wiring situations with switched devices downstream). Or, cou... |