johnnyb53
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| Replace pwr cord w/IEC socket on vintage gear? 06-27-11: Gs5556If that Heathkit is a tube amp without a protective cage, you do not want a grounding power cord for the same reason toasters and lamps are not furnished with three-prong plugs -- live parts exposed from damage have no bond to eart... | |
| Replace pwr cord w/IEC socket on vintage gear? 06-27-11: RrogIn my opinion installing an IEC on vintage equipment is a mistake and it does devalue the equipment. I personally would not buy a vintage amplifier with an IEC modification. Besides, the amplifier was voiced with the existing power c... | |
| Replace pwr cord w/IEC socket on vintage gear? I got the amp for $219, it's a keeper regardless, so I'm not concerned about loss of market value. The question would be different for an all-original 1961 McIntosh MC275.With something like a Mac, I could see replacing the power cord by hardwirin... | |
| Would a KingRex T20U benefit from a power cord upg I have no experience with your units, but any time I've swapped the molded sheath, included power cord for an aftermarket one (from Synergistic Research, PS Audio, Monarchy Audio, Pangea, or Zu Audio), I've always gotten an improvement. Each cord ... | |
| Integrateds with DAC? I've heard the Peachtrees several times, including in high end audio demos. One such was an iPod Nano into the Peachtree, using the pre-outs to bi-amp some Maggies. Sound was fabulous and it showed off just how good both the DAC and line stage are... | |
| Amp more important than speakers? You know what they say in baseball: Great pitching will always beat great hitting, and vice-versa!The right $1K amp (e.g., Odyssey Khartago) could sound fabulous powering Wilson Sasha WPs, but then so could Cary tube monoblocks powering some Parad... | |
| best rca cable for deep controlled bass READ THE STEREOPHILE REPORT! They tested it according to FTC requirements--one hour 1/3-power burn-in, testing from 20-20KHz continuous power output both channels driven. It measured 110 wpc into 8 ohms and 175 wpc into 4 ohms. What part of that d... | |
| best rca cable for deep controlled bass If a 3rd party test (Stereophile) measures 175 wpc into 4 ohms, I would believe those results before drawing some sweeping conclusion based on the manufacturer's spec sheet, which may even be a misprint.Your assertion about power consumption vs. p... | |
| The Physics of Electricity 06-24-11: AlmargAs I know you realize, bandwidth and risetime have an inverse relationship. Therefore a frequency rolloff that begins too close to the audible frequency range will result in risetimes that are visibly slow when viewed on a time sca... | |
| The Physics of Electricity So it would seem, but here is some food for thought. Audio is all about signal transfer. Is it cost-effective to spend crazy money on components and then lose signal speed and coherency to budget wires between the components? Could it be more cost... | |
| The Physics of Electricity 06-24-11: AlmargJohnnyb53, while your well written post is, IMO, completely correct from a qualitative standpoint (i.e., if quantitative considerations are ignored), as I've mentioned in response to similar posts you've made in the past it is inco... | |
| The Physics of Electricity Can anyone explain clearly in either common parlance or technical terms the difference between a $1,000.00 cable and/or speaker wire versus a $20.00 (or so) one? What does wire "do" in an expensive cable/wire that an inexpensive cable/wire does no... | |
| Speaker cables for Wilson Sophia 3 The best Transparent you can afford, new or used.My local Wilson dealer invariably connects them with Transparent and it's consistently been some of the best reproduced sound I've heard, and I've heard them with VTL, ARC tube, ARC class D, Ayre so... | |
| Kimber 4TC for M-L Electromotion ESL? I'm a Kimber fan, but based on your equipment you are cheaping out on the cables. The 4TCs simply do not carry enough current for good top-to-bottom tonal balance. I can even tell the difference when using them as jumpers on bi-wirable speakers. I... | |
| Help High Quality iPod/iPad Cable Wanted ZuPromos, the eBay entity for Zu Audio, is blowing out a wide selection of Zu Mission iPod cables. These were designed to compete at the $299 level, but if you check the completed listings, they're going on eBay for $40-55 with free shipping, full... |