jc4659
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| Isolation transformers output voltage higher than wall It's a small compact plug-in meter with a display. My wall voltage does not drift much. It typically is 121-122 volts. | |
| Isolation transformers output voltage higher than wall Thank you both as the information is helpful. @erik_squires Does it make sense to place an isolation transformer between the AC receptacle and a Furman Pst-8 which has all my digital gear plugged into it? Secondly, should digital that use LPS st... | |
| Any still using the Dahlquist DQ-10 speakers? In the 80's driven by Rowland electronics, the best reproduction of piano I ever heard! Period. | |
| Gurf Morlix @stuartk I checked out that YT video you mentioned and was intrigued by another live one of Lucinda Williams and Willie Nelson doing "Overtime" and was quite moved by it. Thanks!. | |
| Has anyone listened to or auditioned Verity's new Arindale speaker ? @garebear Congratulations! A great way to start the new year! Let us know how you like them and with your associated equipment. | |
| Rose colored memories My large Advents were driven by a Marantz receiver until I switched to a NAD 3140 integrated amp. I was shocked how much better the Advents sounded and that started me on a long journey of constantly upgrading everything. I wish I knew then what I... | |
| What are your top 3 favorite female singers? Eva Cassidy Annie Haslam Joni Mitchell Honorable mention: Karla Bonoff Mary Black | |
| 2023 Audio System Wish List @elliottbnewcombjr You'll get through it. Spend some time thinking about what you want to do after you've recovered! | |
| Experience with Black Cat and/or Triode lab Wires I use TWL speaker cables and they are excellent. I have not tried their interconnects or power cables but others seem to really like them. | |
| What's the oddest thing in your music collection? @toddsyr the wikipedia description is correct! | |
| What's the oddest thing in your music collection? Monty Python's Matching Tie and Handkerchief LP. It has 3 sides! | |
| Has the ASR review/hatchet job on the Musetec MH-DA005 Changed Anyone's Mind? To answer the OP question, no, the ASR review has not changed my mind about this superb DAC. I honestly hope its reliability is as good as its performance. So far it has proven rock solid reliable! | |
| RIP Christine McVie Always admired her. | |
| Was it really an impedance mismatch? @gdnrbob I spoke to Jake at Ayre. Nice guy, audio engineer and bass player. He seemed to think it might be a cable capacitance issue so I'm going to swap out cables and see. They have such great customer service and a real pleasure to deal with.... | |
| New transport or repair CD player @soix You make valid points. I already use a Remedy with the Meridian and it sounds great, sometimes better than streaming Qobuz from my MacBook Pro. Fact is, I was debating whether to put the money into a streamer vs a new transport. I was leani... |