jea48
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| Buy tubes from Audio Research or not The last set of tubes I bought for my little ARC VT50 I bought from Upscale Audio. When it comes time to re-tube the Amp I will do the same, buy them from Upscale Audio.Taters,In case you haven't re-tubed your Amp in the past, you might want to ch... | |
| To terminate.. or not I'm not interesting in obsessing on this one. Rather, I want to order some stuff and listen to some music on my new speakers!Headshrinker2 03-04-09Then go with spades or banana plugs. With bare wire there is always the chance of strands of the + &... | |
| is audiogon good for the audio industry or bad? The only reason I would go into a dealer now would be to see what a speaker looks like in real life. I wouldn't even ask to hear it. 03-02-09: EjlifLOL, if all the B&M stores go by the wayside you will still be able to look at a picture in a M... | |
| Single Point Ground Jea48, pls clarify your comment 'If you do have to use some type of metallic raceway, conduit, ask him if he can use MC aluminum armor cable'. Would that be because of a Code requirement ?Depending on the wiring method the electrician may have to ... | |
| Single Point Ground Rogerdn, Isolated grounds?If the gentleman was speaking of NEC approved branch circuit isolated equipment grounds, as used in commercial or hospital occupancies, then I assume he is talking about the use of isolated grounding type receptacles with... | |
| Single Point Ground Well I posted because I wanted an explanation of exactly what it was, I've read it is desirable. But if it comes with Code wiring then that is all I need to know. Just puzzled then why it would ever be recommended if it's mandatory. thks for the r... | |
| Single Point Ground First, you need explain what your understanding of a single point ground is?If you are going to have two dedicated branch circuits installed, and they will be installed per NEC and AHJ (authority having jurisdiction) in your area, you will end up ... | |
| Rel Stadium 3 Humming Motionpicture007,Did you try using a ground cheater on the sub's amp power cord plug? | |
| So Much "Harshness" Mrtennis,I bet you would be hard pressed to find anyone with totally analog gear system that complains about harshness.20 years ago we did not have computer based electronics that cause the hash on the AC line as we do today. Damn near every appli... | |
| So Much "Harshness" As for digital, in many cases, harshness is caused by EMI/RFI from the power supply of the digital equipment itself. In most causes the use of a good shielded power cord will solve the problem. Ics can play a roll as well. Airborne RFI can also en... | |
| Isolation Transformer - Use with Cheater Plug 02-22-09: HhawkForgot to say that I do have Directv and audio is connected to the preamp via RCA jacks. So maybe a RCA ground isolation device is what I really need.Could very well be the source of the ground loop hum....For lightning protection t... | |
| Isolation Transformer - Use with Cheater Plug A balanced power system is still a grounded AC power system, (60/120Vac). True both 120V legs are ungrounded with a reference from each leg to the grounded neutral of 60V. The neutral is still connected to earth ground per NEC Article 647.~=======... | |
| Isolation Transformer - Use with Cheater Plug 02-21-09: NgjockeyAccording to code, the ground is not isolated by the iso and is continuous. The positive and negative are isolated.And just to add.... For isolation transformers less than 2 KVA, if memory serves me right on the size, the safety ... | |
| Directional fuse and integrated IEC outlet Al,I for one have not experimented with fuse tweaking in any of my audio equipment. My concern with audio grade fuses is how accurate is the fuse to blow under an overload condition. I have not read any actual testing of such. Of course at 30 buck... | |
| Isolation Transformer - Use with Cheater Plug If you plug equipment into a isolation transformer like a Tripp-lite using cheater plugs, do you still get the shock benefit?You bet! You could receive an electrical shock if a ground fault condition were to exist under the right conditions.(The o... |