immatthewj
Responses from immatthewj
| To which song(s) did you blow your speakers? I have never blown a speaker. And I used to play stuff pretty loud. | |
| AC Power I believe the utility companies consider anything between and including 110 VAC to 130 VAC to be within spec, so 121.8 is fine. The performance issue for devices with linear power supplies, especially unregulated supplies (i.e. power amplifier... | |
| AC Power @erik_squires , just now I finally got around to checking av volts where I have my gera plugged in and I read 121.8. Assuming my readings stay right about there, that doesn't seem problematic, does it? | |
| Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers? Not really. It would merely be an extension of the in wall branch circuit wiring. Example of a solid core wire power cord. @jea48 , but I thought that what I was getting out of this discussion was that the reason after market cords could be an... | |
| Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers? Thank you, @61falcon and @mclinnguy ; that makes sense. If voltage drop is the reason/advantage of after market power cords, on a strictly hypothetical (or strictly theoretical) basis, I guess if one was to run Romex straight out of the wall and... | |
| Marigo Virtuoso CD Player mat Just checked out their web page on this item. The mat is directional. $250 before taxes and shipping. Does the mat clip onto the cd or lay on top of it? $250?? Holy cow! Well, all I can say is the name may be the same, but that is not at all... | |
| Marigo Virtuoso CD Player mat The name sounded familiar so I went back and checked and back in the ’90s I bought the Marigo Orpheus Crossbow CD Mat. At the time I do not remember thinking I heard a difference. But that is not to say that there was not a difference. Anyway, I’v... | |
| Send in the Clowns There is a contingent on Audio Asylum (and probably here) that will tell you that all amps sound the same and only the speakers matter, so for them even the measurements don't matter. | |
| Movie/film suggestions. Rewatched "Capote" recently. We lost a great actor in Philip Seymour Hoffman. Agreed, @slaw . I liked him in most everything I’ve seen him in. Almost Famous and The Ides Of March immediately came to my mind, but there are so many others. | |
| Movie/film suggestions. Yes, it was a serious question. I ask because I read an article that said he finds a way to dance in most movie’s he’s been in. He’s quite good. Okay, @thecarpathian , I was not aware of that, and I will look for that from now on. As I typed,... | |
| Movie/film suggestions. Speaking of Steve Carrel....check out Foxcatcher. I totally agree, @slaw ! Foxcatcher was one of my previous picks. Besides Steve Carrel’s excellent portrayal of the increasingly unhinged heir to the Dupont family fortune, Mark Ruffalo and Chan... | |
| Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers? solid core wire for a power cord is illegal and for a good reason! @atmasphere , this is a stupid question I am sure, but since I don't know the answer I have to ask it. Why is solid core wire illegal in a power cord? Thanks. | |
| Movie/film suggestions. Did Sam Rockwell dance in that movie? If he did, @thecarpathian , I do not remember that part. Did he have a famous dancing scene in another movie he was in, or was that a not serious question? (I am not super familiar with most of his movies... | |
| Movie/film suggestions. Speaking of Sam Rockwell, I watched The Way Way Back some time ago and I really enjoyed it. It urns out to be a feel food drama with some moments of comedy woven in. Sam Rockwell of course plays a laid back protagonist, but the role I was reall... | |
| No sound (I didn’t know a switch could break in) Maybe the volume pot? |