karls
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| AC polarity It doesn't mean anything current-wise, they only went with one narrow and one wide blade so plugs could be oriented and not inserted backwards. In things where they use nongrounded plugs, like electric drills, TV's, some pieces of audio gear, etc,... | |
| Tube damping? It is very important, tap on any tube with your system powered up and you will hear the ringing clearly in the speakers. I haven't seen anything I would consider highly effective but maybe others know better. Even an O-ring around each tube is bet... | |
| CD Player to match with ARC and B&W 802 Martix An excellent match and excellent player would be the ARC CD-2, available used at very good prices lately. You'd probably be very happy with it. | |
| Another 'hum' thread... The above is most likely, but also check the fit of the RCA's ground pin in the RCA jack, should be a snug fit but sometimes tolerances are such that the pin is smaller than the jack, which can cause the same symptoms. | |
| AC polarity Actually AC IS very asymmetrical with respect to ground, although Clueless is obviously correct that if you ignore ground and only check between the two AC terminals, you can't tell which is which. In the vast majority of cases, though, the "hot" ... | |
| Under 1k integrated recomendations Highly recommend the Bryston B-60, with or without remote. Simply the best all-around integrated at the $1K used level. Very musical, will work very well with the SF's, extremely classy appearance, and will last forever. | |
| Newbie needing experts' advice I second Phild, look into Meadowlark, they are hard to beat in this price range. | |
| Question for users of bare wire ends speaker cable Sean, interesting test which I haven't done. But I will say that you're assuming way too much here, namely (1) that gauge can't possibly make any difference since the currents are so small (not necessarily so), and (2) that gauge and surface area ... | |
| Therapy: Mechanical & Audio Weller is a good brand, I have several of their temp-controlled soldering stations of various ages and they have all been totally reliable. Will run you about $100 but worth it. | |
| Most eye-opening upgrade and what you learned The REL line of subs, a staggering revelation about the potential and the role of subwoofers in high-end audio. If you had asked me a decade ago whether I thought subs "belong" in a high-end system, I would have laughed. Not anymore. They have lit... | |
| What to use as a shipping box for Rel storm II One more thing: the strip-mall joints (Mailboxes Etc, etc) are a gigantic ripoff, you will literally pay between 2 and 3 times as much there as at a commercial shipping supply. This is also true of their UPS rates vs actual UPS rates, so beware! T... | |
| What to use as a shipping box for Rel storm II Don't know where you're located, but look in the yellow pages under packaging materials and find a full-line supplier. There are many standard box sizes that will work, add 4" to each dimension and pick the closest one. Look for at least a 200# ca... | |
| Int amp help Have to recommend the Bryston B-60R as an excellent long-term investment, not as much power as the NAD but waaay better build quality. And IMO, sounds nicer overall even though it's only 60 wpc. If you're planning on keeping this piece a long time... | |
| What should a typical house voltage read/be? Passive line conditioners help a little, can eliminate some high-frequency noise, protect against spikes, things like that. If you really want clean power, you have to go to something like the PS Audio "P" series, which actually generates a brand ... | |
| mark levinson 23.5 or Ayre V5? That's the problem Actually, Ivanj, I felt the same way about the older stuff too, just somewhat more or less, depending on the particular model. I haven't heard anything 4xx. To use an analogy, I feel like ML aims at the Mercedes crowd, when I'm a Porsche guy. Refi... |