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| Dramatic Visible? Power Issues -- What Next? ...and worried you should be. I would unplug the sucker immediately and place a phone call to the preamp's mfr tech support. Dimming the lights??!! | |
| Gain and Loose b/t SET amp and Maggies route? Generally speaking, without referring to any particular speaker: the higher the sensitivity the bigger the speaker, the lower the overall accuracy of the frequency response and the lower accuracy of the low frequency extension. | |
| Why upgrade transport??? A transport does not send out "1's and 0's" -- what it does is take the digital information off a CD and convert it into an electrical signal that is REPRESENTATIVE of the digital stream of "1's and 0's". This signal is then routed to the DAC in a... | |
| How to get my money back? Pursue it as if no money changed hands. The demand for payment is not satisfied until the check is deposited or cashed. It is NOT the same as losing cash, money orders, certified or teller's checks. Small Claims court (or equivalent) is the usuall... | |
| Central AC Ruining MY System Sound The likely problems are electrical noise in the air conditioning equipment grounding conductor, and the compressor motor reducing the power factor. Without knowing whether your subpanel is breaker-fed or subfed through the lugs or the type of feed... | |
| Why is my amp distorting? Was the "repair shop" familiar with Mac equipment? If not, McIntosh's website has a listing of their authorized repair facilities. | |
| Speaking of scams, how does Paypal work.... Paypal also provides you with the option of wiring funds from a checking account (which they prefer) to the payee. But you have to take steps to protect yourself; after all, your credit card and checking account numbers are travelling over the int... | |
| NOS vs used tubes I have no preferences for new v. used. The only thing I look for is that the tubes are closely matched. A set of "marginal" to "good" tubes that are matched sound a lot better than a set of strong tubes that do not. Also, some tube gear works best... | |
| Has anyone installed Surge Protection at AC panel? This is not as easy a DIY as it seems. First, you have to determine the appropriate method of protection (Line 1 to Neutral, L2 to N, L1 to G, L2 to G or L1 to L2). Then you have to know the available short circuit (symmetrical) current available ... | |
| Arriving soon at your local Boeing Surplus store Can't say for sure what they're on to but Piper Aircraft and Beechcraft have inflatible door seals that dramatically reduce inflight noise. The effect is from both the air in the seal and by better filling the gaps between door and fusealge | |
| 12au7 versus 12au7A Both tubes are electrically identical. The "A" is a slightly more rugged construction which results in lower output microphonics (and the "WA" is a military spec version which is made for high vibration environments). I cannot see why they would n... | |
| Burn-in and Biasing Leaving the tubes burning all the time will not damage anything except for shortening the life of the tubes. Tube life is (normally) anywhere from 2,000 to 10,000 hours so figure on replacing the tubes at least once a year or as much as 4 times a ... | |
| Okay, now I think I've seen it all... Um, from reading the ad, these appear to target the professional recording industry. I agree it's silly for home audio, but there may well be a benefit (or even a need) for these in studios, control rooms, etc. | |
| Tubes: 12AU7A or 12AX7 or can one mix them? It would not be a good idea to mix - the 12AU7 operates at a higher plate current than the 12AX7. The Ia/Vp curves are therefore different and without the techno-gobble, they will not perform their function in each other's socket. The 12AU7's can ... | |
| Musical Complexity Issues??? How sturdy is the 'table stand? One thing to try is to improve the vibration isolation (aurios, seismic sink, etc). Also look at the coupling of the stand to the floor, esp if it sits on carpet. Placing stone tile under the stand, along with some ... |