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| Levinson owners, what cables are u using? I use MIT CVT Reference cabling from the transport all the way to the speakers. I also have a Z-Stabilzer in parallel with each of the dedicated amp outlets, and Z-II power cords. I have the 20.6 monoblocks which simply love the MIT's. From my exp... | |
| Out of the mouth of babes For the brave of heart, the way of doing this is to 1) fix your equipment in place (bolt them to the floor or wall) so they are no longer portable appliances. 2) Install a fuse disconnect switch at the wall withing 5 feet of the unit 3) hardwire f... | |
| high-end vs. ultra high-end amplifiers May I approach this from another angle -- it is no secret that the price of a piece of equipment can be perceived by us in the hobby as directly related to performance (and maybe status). Could it be that some of these expensive pieces are designe... | |
| Dedicated Lines - specific questions Ken: With respect to what you are planning for the grounding, it is not a good idea to split the ground path to two separate points. First, it's against code. All grounding conductors must run side-by-side with the current-carrying conductors back... | |
| Need Advice, Getting a Spike a Day I would install a whole-house surge suppressor in the main electrical panel. Ask your local electrician for recommendations. | |
| link between speaker and floor What also might work well is if you place a 12x12 1/2-inch thick or larger stone tile under the speakers and spike 'em to the tile. Gives a good solid foundation. Worked very well for me. | |
| Equipment Break-in: Fact or Fiction From my experience, after about 20 to 30 hours what you hear is what you are (stuck?) left with. I agree with Marakanetz - the sound does not magically improve after a "break-in". What I noticed, whether source, amp or speaker, is only the imaging... | |
| Why would 1 SS monoblock run hotter than other? The KMA-100 operate in class A, meaning they're always pushing the same bias currrent throught the transistors whether at full power or idle. The continuous current flow generates steady temp heat which is ejected from those huge heat sinks on the... | |
| How much for two 20A lines? About $100 an outlet plus material markup. This is assuming you have space in the panel for two more breakers. If not, then it's up in the air since the only option you'll have is a subpanel. You'll need to have the feed-thru lugs freed up in orde... | |
| A Little Hypocrisy? If you spend $50k on a car, should you then not be upset if the price of gas goes up by a nickel? The difference, I think, is that with gas, cd's etc, are items which have to be purchased in order for your toys to work. Therefore you feel that you... | |
| Diodes vs. Triodes To simplify: a diode, aka rectifier in tube terms, has two pins - one lets in the positive and negative ac voltage and the other lets out only the positive (or negative). This sort of creates a DC current and is the first step in the power supply ... | |
| Re-wired to 30 amps? Speakerdude, I disagree; probably many insurance adjusters will also. It is not a good idea to run a 30-amp circuit regardless of any potential sonic improvements. It goes against electrical codes and for good reason. The limiting factor here is t... | |
| OT: Windows XP Update Service Pack 1 Me too. More problems created than solved. Uninstalled it and never looked back. | |
| Re-wired to 30 amps? Mitch, check your local codes. Typical residential circuits are 15 and 20-amp for general power and lighting. Almost everywhere I know of you are not permitted to have more than one receptacle on a circuit rated greater than 20-amps. Not only that... | |
| Output filter Caps Sean: no disrespect taken whatsoever...my mistake - I did not make it clear that my off-the-back-of-the-matchbook calcs were for EACH channel; not the total. Again, I make no claim that I can "re-design" the power supply better than the designers,... |