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| Is the Maestro AC outlet basically a cryo'd Cooper BR20 found at Lowes for $3.47? gbmcleod,Would you be interested in preforming another outlet test?I will buy the P&S 20 amp duplex receptacle as shown in the Lowes link below. I will burn in the receptacle for at least 100 hours. I will then send you the duplex receptacle f... | |
| Class D Audio Brand does not honor warranty---AVOID!! jonasandezekiel,By chance did you read this thread? https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/intermittent-electrical-noise-in-systemIt would be nice if you could take the amp completely from your home to someone else's house and see if the amp has t... | |
| Cheater plug safety jetter said:kijanki, or anyone who cares to answer, does older equipment such as a Dynaco ST70 that has its original 2 prong plug have a greater shock potential?Probably more so if the amp’s old AC wiring and power transformer are original. What a... | |
| Cheater plug safety Lifting a ground connection is not in itself unsafe (many amps like the Parasound have ground lift switches).Are you sure it lifts the safety equipment ground from the chassis? Or does the ground lift switch lift the signal ground from the chassis... | |
| Potential Tax Liability Al (almarg),Thanks, I did read it wrong."AND"...... Capital letters too, and I still missed it.PayPal is required to report gross payments received for sellers who receive over $20,000 in gross payment volume AND over 200 separate payments in a ca... | |
| Potential Tax Liability The 1099-K is meant to ensure that those that do business online report their income. https://plantingmoneyseeds.com/3-things-your-home-business-should-know-about-the-paypal-1099-k/.If I remember correctly EBay/PayPal, (EBay at the time owned PayP... | |
| Class D Audio Brand does not honor warranty---AVOID!! jonasandezekiel,Do you have a friend or relative that lives in an area other than yours that you could take the amp to and try it out? Outside your neighborhood. The amp maybe picking up some interference being generated by something in your home ... | |
| Balanced power and 2 prong plugs Dentdog,From what I have been able to find out about the MC 60 mono amp it does not have an AC noise capacitor installed on one of the AC 120V lines, that feed the power transformer of the amp. If it had I would have not recommended connecting the... | |
| Potential Tax Liability Good chance your friend will get a 1099 from PayPal. If so PayPal will also send a copy to the IRS. I would imagine the person that does his taxes will have to fill out a form explaining the money from the sale of the estate items. Also probably p... | |
| Seller asked for PayPal fees after the sale. Should I pay them or not? mitchchavis said:I had already paid the agreed price for the item. The seller then required for me to pay the PayPal fee before he shipped the item out.WOW! Isn’t that considered extortion? Did that happen here on Agon? If so did you notify them? ... | |
| Seller asked for PayPal fees after the sale. Should I pay them or not? mitchchavis said:........but since I had already made payment I paid his ransom. Please explain what you mean by you had already made the payment. | |
| Is the Maestro AC outlet basically a cryo'd Cooper BR20 found at Lowes for $3.47? As for the steel strap on Synergistic outlets? Ted Denney commented once on this forum that he had seen the comments about the steel strap. The Teslaplex SE has a copper or bronze strap (I can’t remember which), and it seems unlikely, given his co... | |
| Acceptable Level Ground/Earth Noise @srafi,I was searching for some information on your turntable. I ran across the owner manual and found this note.2.2To avoid hum noises it can be necessary to ground the bearing. For that please plug in the provided ground cable into the hole of t... | |
| Acceptable Level Ground/Earth Noise almarg said:Jim (Jea48), thanks for posting the Henry Ott writeup. I’ve seen that before and I always get a chuckle out of it, especially no. 8. For others who may not be aware, Mr. Ott is one of the world’s leading authorities on grounding and va... | |
| Acceptable Level Ground/Earth Noise Dedicated earth ground? As not connected to the main grounding system of the electrical service of your house?If that is the case you have two earth connections that are not electrically connected together and therefore are not of equal ground pot... |