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| Listening Room Ceiling Sheetrock with a knockdown texture will add a nice finished look to the room.Down side of rock over acoustical panels? Dropped suspended ceiling with lift out acoustical tiles allows future electrical or communications installations of floor above... | |
| Basic electrical questions. One point of interest here is what was said about the actual length of the ckts themselves. I read somewhere there is a formula for figuring out the db per feet in loss. I dont recall it now, but I know it happens. This effect occurs using dedica... | |
| Basic electrical questions. In my own system, I have installed an isolation transformer feeding the subpanel, with separate dedicated lines to each component. To address the issue above, I have put a second isolation transformer on the CD dedicated line to keep its digital h... | |
| Basic electrical questions. 12-10-08: KirkusI'm mostly with Al on this one. The paper that Jea48 refers to is interesting and has some valid information, but there are also some typos and mistakes . . . and I think that some of his conclusions are a little questionable.Kirku... | |
| Basic electrical questions. 12-09-08: AlmargCan someone offer either a technical explanation, or at least some persuasive anecdotal evidence, to explain the claim that running multiple dedicated lines to the different components of a single system is beneficial.Almarg,Check ... | |
| Power cord into power amp I am not sure what you mean by where I ran the ground of the Isoclean to.GloryI have a full Isoclean system and I was running the Supreme Focus through the Transformers and the 80A filter.GloryGlory,The secondary of the transformer. Where did you ... | |
| Power cord into power amp Glory,Curiosity killed the cat......By chance did you ever try bypassing the "full Isoclean system" and plug your audio system directly into the wall outlet/s and check for the popping sound you hear through your speakers when turning on the wall ... | |
| Upgrade Receptacle on 15A breaker Soundbit,You are correct......If the overcurrent device, breaker, is a 15 amp then the branch circuit is a 15 amp branch circuit. Even if the branch circuit wire is #12 awg.With that said according to NEC code, only a 15 amp receptacle can be inst... | |
| Ground Loop Issue 427 Sbank,http://www.hamuniverse.com/rfi.htmlRead past the part, "don't blame me". There might be something in the article that may be of some help. | |
| How to check polarity? http://www.soundstage.com/weaver01.htmhttp://www.boundforsound.com/tweak.htmhttp://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?htech&1014011751&openusid&zzSean | |
| Power Receptacles - Review and Comparison Dlcockrum,Thank you for your detailed response to my post. The Porter Port and Teslaplex used standard HD metal faceplates.Dlcockrum Ferrous metal? If you would please check with a magnet and post back...If the cover plate is ferrous the Hubbell H... | |
| Power Receptacles - Review and Comparison Dlcockrum, is this the Synergistic Research Tesla plex you are referring to in your review?From the picture it appears to me to be just a spec grade Leviton 20 amp duplex receptacle with a steel supporting back strap. In your review you did not me... | |
| House Wiring Defect? Single phase. | |
| Best way to extend a dedicated power line? Crimp type butt splices work great on stranded wire but not on solid. Only if the wire connection, after making the crimp connection, is soldered will the butt splices hold up with time. If not soldered, in time the splice will loosen causing arci... | |
| Best way to extend a dedicated power line? 11-17-08: SnsI recently went through the very same thing. I just butt connected the new romex to the existing romex. I tried to find some 'audiophile' butt connectors, but no luck so I ended up using a commercial butt connector? Crimp in line butt... |