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| Strange buzz issue! ARC D-100B power amp For fun I connected the LS9 to two other power amps (Yamaha and Vincent). Dead silent. I then connected an old Yamaha pre amp to my D-100B. Silence. Same place, same cables. So, neither the LS9 nor the D-100B are faulty, but ... | |
| Dedicated line questions... spatialking323 posts 01-08-2021 7:09pm I have read through this post and I noticed some folks here use both lines from the distribution panel. That is, line 1, line 2, neutral, and earth, such as would be wired when using the Southwire 10 awg, 3... | |
| Stupid Power Conditioner question but... The amplifier probably worked, sounded fine, on the 15 amp branch circuit and more than likely never tripped the 15 amp breaker at the electrical panel. Pushing the amp playing high dynamics source material was more than likely limiting the full p... | |
| Member Almarg passed away last night My sincere condolences to Margaret and family. May cherish memories bring you peace and comfort during this difficult time. I will deeply miss interacting with Al on Audiogon threads. I learned a lot from Al.Jim | |
| Update on Audiogon Member Almarg Al I learned a lot from reading your posts. You have a gift my friend in your ability to convey to the reader your thoughts, experiences, on a subject without talking over their heads but rather in a way the reader can easily understand. You will ... | |
| Upside-Down IEC Adaptor? Have you tried connecting the female IEC connector onto the male inlet connector on the equipment first and then plug the male plug into the wall outlet twisting the cord one way or the other in the least twisted direction. If the cord is too stif... | |
| ...Grounded or Ungrounded Power Cords... insearchofprat said: I’ve noticed that there are choices by different manufacturers for grounded or ungrounded power cords: Save everyone a lot time and post some website examples what you are referring to.For audio equipment that requires an EGC ... | |
| 100v,115v versus 230v As the current approaches 100 milliamps, ventricular fibrillation of the heart occurs - an uncoordinated twitching of the walls of the heart's ventricles which results in death. Above 200 milliamps, the muscular contractions are so severe tha... | |
| 100v,115v versus 230v ditusa133 posts 08-16-2020 9:02pm @jea48= "I doubt any audio equipment designer/manufacturers would agree with you that feeding their equipment 240Vac is better than 120Vac for the sound from their audio equipment."_____________________Not... | |
| 100v,115v versus 230v ** Note: The Quick 220® Power Supply uses two outlets from two different circuits that are out of phase and not controlled by ground fault interupters (GFI’s). The Quick 220® Power Supply has built in circuitry to test for the out of phase circui... | |
| 100v,115v versus 230v I’m moving to USA soon ,planning to take all my gear with me do not want sell my we91 amplifier which is 240 volt that’s why raise the question , in my humble opinion audio equipment regardless of how hungry or not performs better 240 volt operat... | |
| 100v,115v versus 230v glupson6,016 posts 08-10-2020 11:15amjea48,"Unless a piece of equipment, like a monster power amp, consumes more than 1440 volt-amperes continuous power it’s a violation of US electrical safety code to install a 240V branch circuit and receptacl... | |
| 100v,115v versus 230v P = I x EP = Watts, Volt-amps. I = Current, Amps. E = Voltage. Will a 240V 1500 watt space heater connected to a 240V source produce more heat than a 120V 1500 watt space heater connected to a 120V source? No..... Current, amps? P / E = ? 1500W / ... | |
| Tubes, to damp or not to damp? @ hiendmmoe Another vote for the Herbie’s tube dampers.I purchased several pairs of the Herbie’s HAL O dampers back in 2005. I use them on 6922 signal tubes. The Herbie’s still look like new to this day. (Tubes are various manufacturers pairs of e... | |
| Equi=Core Hum & Other Issues lowrider57 The instructions state that a 2-pole 20 amp breaker is required. OK, fine.Now here’s what I don’t understand; if the surge protector has its own breaker wired to hot, neutral, ground on both phases, how is it going to absorb a spike be... |