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| WHICH POWER CONDITIONER IS BETTER PASSIVE OR ACTIVE WITH ISOLATION TRANSFORMERS @kjl1065 +1 on the Regenerators. I have very noisy, high distortion incoming power with significant voltage swings. I bought a PS Audio PP12 and it made a world of difference, better than Furman I was trying out. Everything is plugged into it... | |
| Would it make sense and be safe to put power conditioner in front of PS Audio regenerator? @jea48 and @carlsbad2 - I agree. Straight from the wall to the PP. 12 awg or heavier power cord with solid plugs on both end from the wall. It doesn't need to be a very expensive one because the key thing is to get the needed current to the ... | |
| Treating the ceiling and floor, who else has had great results? @baylinor How are those white PVC diffusers working out. I've been a litte wary of them because being PVC they should be highly reflective and because there is not much of a difference between the high and low points. (Unlike most quadratic di... | |
| BS Nano as Roon endpoint It is possible that you are initially dropping data packets on the wifi, even with a "strong" signal. This can be caused by radio interference from somewhere or something blocking the "line of sight" between the two points. This could be a refri... | |
| Treating the ceiling and floor, who else has had great results? @erik_squires - I agreed with you that the area between and behind being oversights. I have a small 12'x12', 10' ceiling room. And it has been a b*tch to treat. I'm intending to build a proper dedicated room with better dimensions, but tha... | |
| BS Nano as Roon endpoint Are you running the connection over WiFi or hard wired? | |
| Thoughts on using a smart plug on intergrated amp. typo in my post.... ... Monster Power's on eBay for <$100 . | |
| Streamer, no DAC please? +1 on the PS Audio AirLens. $2000 Keep in mind, however, you need to consider what streaming service you want to use (Tidal, Qubuz, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, etc.) and what control app (BluOS, Roon, etc.) Some are better than others a... | |
| Thoughts on using a smart plug on intergrated amp. Here is one thing you can try. (This is assuming two things. 1) that the integrated amp has a normal power switch and not a soft start switch and 2) does not have a 12v trigger in/on) Start with a good power strip or power conditioner that h... | |
| OK Audiogon, help me out please @justlance Hope things go well with the health issues in the family. I been there and it is never fun. @chrisoshea If that earlier post was aimed at me, I know bass not base... it was a typo. I guess just like spelling my screen name as Jef... | |
| Recommendations for a phono amp +3 on the Schiit Mani. Good little phono pre that is low cost. Same for the Pro-Ject Phono Box. I ran one on a second system for a few years and it was solid. And to add one more to the list, the Parasound Zphono which to me, is a step up from ... | |
| Power cables and power conditioners +1 @carlsbad2 I have two PS Audio units (PP10 and PP12). I called tech support about the cable coming in from the wall and was told that at least 12 awg minimum. And if the wiring gauge in the wall is heavier, then match the power cord to tha... | |
| Kenwood amp /mcintosh tuner /pa @cstrickland Sounds like you are trying to keep using the McIntosh mx113 as the preamp and only use the Kenwood as a straight power amp (i.e. bypass the preamp side), correct? You might be able to feed the McIntosh's output into the Tape Rec lo... | |
| Confused about adapter for RCA to BNC @stuartk It usually is always better to follow the KISS principal. (Keep it simple...) Adapters, while they work, sooner or later can cause problems. The extra connections on the signal path, potentially cheap construction, and potential imped... | |
| Pure Silver Wire @starwarrior.. . just being nitpicky.... the abreviation for silver is Ag not Si. Si is silicon. |