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Please assure me I'm not going to burn my house down.
Good point, williewonka - the insulation isn't really up to snuff for 120VAC. Bottom line = Using proper mains cable rated for line voltage - almost zero chance of a problem (properly wired, of course)- Using CAT5 cable - a small, but significant ... 
Do all normal preamps have fuses?
http://img.usaudiomart.com/uploads/large/673569-ayre_acoustic_k5xemp_preamplifier_silver_finish.jpgNoromance is correct - look just below the 3 conductor pins of the power socket. Also, it’s right above the where the letters "CE" are below the pow... 
Please assure me I'm not going to burn my house down.
How much current does each monoblock pull? (on the rear of the amp somewhere it will say "120V xxxW" W being the power in watts the power supply pulls at maximum draw, not the rated speaker power output.) Then divide watts by 120 to get the curren... 
Which sounds best, 120 volts, or 240 volts?
Folkfreak is right about what I meant - Watts = Volts X Amps. 
Which sounds best, 120 volts, or 240 volts?
Theoretically, there should be little to no difference between the two, but many 'philes say 220V sounds better. I don't know personally, but the main difference is that 220V device  uses half the current a similar 110V one would. This is the main... 
Use of a 110 VAC to 230 VAC Step-up Transformer for CD player.
Make sure you know the wattage of the 220V equipment, and get a higher wattage rated step-up transformer for it. For example, if the device is using 50W, get a 100W step up transformer.I have a component that runs off of 220V, and I used a 50W ste... 
Anyone with experience with the effectiveness of the AVA HUMDINGER?
If you have a voltmeter, you can measure (carefully, of course) any DC Voltage on the AC line - it should read near zero when the meter is set on DCV when plugged into a live 120VAC outlet. 
Douk Audio. Any experience with any of their products?
I bought from Douk on eBay an integrated amp with an LED dot matrix display - I think the same (or similar) to the ones found on Mark Levinson preamps. It’s a hybrid unit - 70W rated power output with a 5670 preamp tube in the front end.Just 2 ana... 
Constant whining coming from ...
Sounds like some $$$'s will have to be spent - on some transparent carbon stones.... 
Original cd-a8t
Don't know if it's available anymore, but that Original Luciano model sure was a good looking machine! 
Will a 47uf 100 volt cap block 100 hertz
The capacitive reactance of a 47uF capacitor is 33.86 Ohms at 100 Hertz.Capacitive reactance = 1/(2*pi*frequency*capacitor value) 
What are the Best Sounding FM Tuners
Vintagestuff, I have an ADS T2. BUT I just tried to program the presets, and it doesn't work right - I can only save a few of the numbered presets (I can save 1 and 3 but not 2 for example.)Anyway, you tune in manually the desired station, open th... 
Greatest Rock Guitar Riffs
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd 
Songs that trigger you to switch the station or...
Most (but not all) women singers. 
Since solder is such a poor conductor, why use it?
Silver solder isn't pure silver - it's a mixture of metals with silver in it. The other metals mixed with it for what is called a eutectic mixture - this lowers the temperature of the mix to a point where it all melts.And the reason silver is tout...