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Power cord 15amp and 20amp
The 15 amp cord will have a NEMA 5-15P plug on one end and a IEC 15 amp receptacle on the other end.The nema 5-15P plug will plug into a 15 or 20 receptacle. The 15 amp IEC receptacle will only plug into a 15 amp IEC plug on a piece of equipment. ... 
Dac acts like a microphone
>>"I bought them on Ebay. Why do they sound good now?. If it is a bad microphonic tube will it show itself again?"<<>>>>That is just a chance you will have to take.======= >>"When I powered the unit up there was a str... 
Dac acts like a microphone
Sounds like a bad microphonic tube. If by chance you just bought them from a dealer send him an email. Most dealers will replace microphonic tubes. If they are a matched pair he should replace both. If you bought them on Ebay, well.... 
CD-R discs for music
Cdc, I was going through the archives and ran across this one, good reading.http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?ddgtl&1051384332&openfromJim 
Ground Loop Problem - Stumped
">>All of my sources both digital and analog are plugged into the SP15A which in turn is plugged into the EP15A. My amplifier is plugged into the EP15A. The EP15A is plugged into my wall outlet."<<>>>>>>>The SP15 i... 
Ground Loop Problem - Stumped
If you plug the amp and preamp directly into the same wall outlet do you have the hum? 
CD-R discs for music
>>" The U.S. government has deemed cloning legal so I now clone CD's and no longer copy them.'<<>>>>>>>I did not know that, LoL.=============Something to try to get the "clone", closer to the original.Use a dark gr... 
CD-R discs for music
>>"The latest Sony's I bought say "made in Austria"."<<I bought some of those about 2 years ago. I had very good results with them...How have they worked for you? Is the data side still blue/green in color? Is the outer ring edge cut s... 
Using a DVD recorder to record radio programs
Sulloj,....LOL, there was a program you could buy and install in your computer. It would defeat the copy code protection and allow the user to make a perfect 5.1 copy of a (copy protected DVD). It was represented as "for back-up only" of a DVD own... 
CD-R discs for music
Cdc, I have not bought any over the net. I bought up as many as I could find of the Taiyo Yuden, under the Maxell label before maxell found someone cheaper to make their cd-r blank disc. Sony was the first to bail ship then Maxell. I still have ar... 
What kind of outlet wall plate do yo use?
Spiro, thank you for your response. The whole thing about an outlet cover plate changing the sound of my system is still a mystery to me, but my ears tell me it is a fact.So far experimenting with various cover plates, the plate that yields the be... 
Using a DVD recorder to record radio programs
I too have burned audio only on DVD. Sound quality is very good. That is why you will never see a DVD recorder with digital inputs. >>"I was also wondering if I were to feed prerecorded dvd video/audio signals to the dvd recorder via my rece... 
What kind of outlet wall plate do yo use?
Here is a better picture. Note the cover must be used with their receptacles..http://www.oyaide.com/e_audio/audio_products_files/wpc-xxx.htm. 
What kind of outlet wall plate do yo use?
Lots of talk about this outlet cover plate, pros & con. $199.00 each.... Oyaide WPC-XXX outlet cover plate.http://www.vhaudio.com/acreceptacles.html 
What new music did you get for Christmas?
Jackson Browne "Solo acoustic" vol. 1Great recording, and Browne's intros are informative and funny.....