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| 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... | |
| Speaker ports and impedance Yes, if you mean a speaker driver. A driver's impedance, by definition, is a change in resistance at different frequencies at constant voltage. While impedance depends on electrical factors, the driver's surrounding also affects the impedance.A dr... | |
| what is dynamic headroom? Don't worry about the dynamic head room spec - a lot of ss amps have a value less than 1.0, including the big ticket ones. This value can be relatively meaningless if the duration of the extra power is not specified.As far as damping factor is con... | |
| How to stop upgrading and aviod going bankrupt???? ... one of us, one of us, gooble-gobble, one of us... | |
| Which Beethoven's symphony do you like the best? The Fifth. Makes me simultaneously angry and happy. Not too many other pieces do that. | |
| Mos-fets or Bipolars Bipolars provide a higher current delivery than MOS-FET's, an important "bass control" factor. | |
| I have a lack of depth in "soundstage". Distance to the back wall is part of the solution. You should also experiment - first start out by:- Place the left and right speaker the same distance from the side walls- Place the speakers from each other the same distance as your listening pos... | |
| Capacitors: Who is Right? What ages them faster? I have seen data sheets that give operational life as much as 300,000 hours (34 years), with a shelf life as high as 10 to 15 years "...without deterioration of quality". What will affect the life span is the ambient temperature (if too high, the ... |