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Looking for Room Measurement / Speaker Setup Software
https://www.minidsp.com/applications/acoustic-measurements/umik-1-setup-with-rew   https://www.minidsp.com/products/acoustic-measurement/umik-1 https://www.amazon.com/Pasow-3-5mm-Stereo-Right-Audio/dp/B01FTLIU5G/ref=pd_sbs_23_6/130-7967504-3107...... 
Looking for Room Measurement / Speaker Setup Software
I use REW and UMIK-1  
Ground Loop(?) leads to blow speaker
The Adcom 535 Mk II is capacitor coupled at the input and the Creek and Carver are not. What you have is DC at the output which the Creek passed through to the speaker before going into protection mode. The Adcom's input cap blocked the DC and... 
Switched outlet for power amp
Some power amp will not turn on and only at standby mode when AC power apply to it, you still need to push the front power switch to bring it out from standby, and probably the soft start circuitry is built in. 
Newbie Question Re Resistors in Tweeter path for Magnepan 20.7
Another way to do it is put a 8 ohm rheostat parallel with a 1.5 ohm resistor, adjustable to any resistance from 1.26 to 0 ohm. https://www.parts-express.com/cat/speaker-l-pads/306https://www.parts-express.com/cat/audio-grade-non-inductive-resis... 
12V Deep Cycle battery with Pure Sinewave inverter for tube amp?
If there is a danger with fumes releasing, would a gel type battery solve this problem? Yes, Sealed Lead Acid type of battery is the answer! However,  Gel cell batteries must be charged correctly or they will permanently reduces capacity.  
Schiit Loki EQ
dac - loki - integrated Should be no problem. 
12V Deep Cycle battery with Pure Sinewave inverter for tube amp?
Be careful handling lead acid deep cycle batteries! Hydrogen gasses and fumes emitted during charging is both an irritant and potentially explosive so ventilate the battery and area well at all times. 
Who makes this Pre-amp?
custom line stage  
Schiit Loki EQ
@jmolsbergIf If your DAC and power amp dose not come with a volume control, you do need a preamp to control the volume. 
Use of seperate preamp with an integrated amp
Please check with Rogue Audio to make sure if the Cronus Magnum II need to connected to a load while it is turned on. 
Thiel Owners
I found an image of a supposedly CS6 xover for the midrange. Based on the image, it seems the xover employs an all-pass filter for the midrange. @andy2 Would you post a link to the image? thanks 
Someone help with these cables (3.5 Stereo L, S-Video R) and what the coloured wires are?
https://imgur.com/a/i3DLGwP https://cdn.instructables.com/FNI/EQUO/HIDCOX4B/FNIEQUOHIDCOX4B.LARGE.jpg http://pinouts.ru/VideoCables/svideo2RCA_pinout.shtml 
heeeelp please audio reserch 5SE - resistor blew up
DALE CW-7 27Kohm 5% 7wattshttp://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JAWy0XG8FDg/T-cXlMfi9gI/AAAAAAAAGm0/T_IG1xFSijY/s1600/P1050346.JPG https://paragonsns2.imgix.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/arc-ref6_circuitboard.jpg?w=1024&h=1024 
Thiel 1.5 vs. 1.6, any experience?
I owned the 1.5 and 1.6 at the same time for more that 10 years, turntable with ARC sp-6c and D90 all tube setup, the 1.6 is overall a better speaker than the 1.5, I sold the 1.5 after I got the 2.4 three years ago and still keeping the 1.6