immatthewj
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| A stupid question(s) about power cords @audphile1 , I suppose that to be honest I do fit into a couple of the categories on the list. Although, with all things being relative, my equipment is probably okay, my room is small and acoustically untreated and I am near-field listening (uno... | |
| Solar flares are here, everyone unplug your dryer! @laoman , to the best of my knowledge, this site has no blocking feature. I suppose that all that you can do if you find the content of a post objectionable (and given the content of the particular post, I can see how that might be) is to report... | |
| Solar flares are here, everyone unplug your dryer! The surge protector thread has made me so paranoid that I have unplugged almost everything except for the TV and the computer and the refrigerator. | |
| Surge protector @immatthewj What does switching off the breakers do. Don't you want them on so they offer protection by tripping? If you switch them off, don't you lose their protection and allow current to flow through without impediment? @vinylshadow , I ... | |
| Surge protector @immatthewj pay no attention to the pics, they all come w/ attached cord. Your seeing a listing for extra 3ft cords for sources. Okay, thanks @audioguy85 , that clears that up and saves me from buying that 3' cord! | |
| A stupid question(s) about power cords Well, the one that I THOUGHT I had ordered was rhodium plated (2 meters). However, when I checked on the 'my orders' on my Amazon account, I actually ordered gold plated (2 meters). But I am okay with that because if anything I wouldn't mind if ... | |
| Surge protector Probably the one that’s included. Well, this is interesting, I am looking at the picture of a PST-8 on Amazon and it shows a detachable 3' cord, and then I am looking at a PST-8 on Sweetwater and it is showing the power cord hardwired into the ... | |
| Best Covers @stuartk , ah, I misunderstood you, I was thinking you had seen that performance live. She had a great voice back then (not that she still doesn't, but it has gone through the changes). After I finally figured out whose voice it was that I was ... | |
| Surge protector NO. A high voltage lightning transient event lasts no longer than the blink of an eye, at most a few microseconds to milliseconds. For that reason a good SPD must absorb, shunt, divert, a high voltage transient to ground in a nanosecond or less. ... | |
| Surge protector @erik_squires , after years and years and years of putting it off, I think I am about ready to pull the trigger on a Furman PST-8 myself. I note that it comes with an 18 gauge power cord--is there any down side to using a heavier aftermarket po... | |
| Solid state amp vs tube amps Anyway a big difference in sound...hard to use "quality" as a measurement of a subjective essence such as sound. +1. They do sound different. "Quality" may be a subjective term. | |
| Surge protector Turning off a branch circuit breaker at an electrical panel is not the same as unplugging the equipment from the wall outlet. Distance... Take a Square D QO single pole 20 amp breaker. In the open position the two contacts are about 3/4" apart. ... | |
| Surge protector I’ve ordered the Furman PST-8 unit to protect my new subwoofers once they are installed. +1 on that, @rvpiano , I am going to be right behind you. Are you going to use the cord that comes with the PST-8, as I think it is an 18 gauge cord, or ... | |
| Surge protector @immatthewj I believe you are defeating the protection that breakers provide by tripping them. Best to unplug your mains cables from the outlets. @vinylshadow there is a comment up above by @jea48 and he actually addressed my question of w... | |
| Surge protector @immatthewj What does switching off the breakers do. Don’t you want them on so they offer protection by tripping? If you switch them off, don’t you lose their protection and allow current to flow through without impediment? @vinylshadow , I g... |