kijanki
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| OT: Espresso machines I use ECM Mechanika Max with flow control (rotary pump), plumbed with Rancillo Rocky single dose grinder. This grinder works like new for over two decades, but grinder is extremely important. Uneven grind produces acidic (too coarse) and bitter ... | |
| Help Needed - Popping sound when powering on a new setup! @johnnotkathi Your Benchmark DAC and your amp, both have trigger output. Connect them with a cable (1/8" plugs) and it will provide proper delay. Perhaps cable was included with DAC? | |
| How much power needed to drive 91db speakers? You get 91dB @ 1m from 2W. It will drop by 6dB at double distance resulting in 79dB @ 4m. Presence of the second speaker and room reflections add 3dB each resulting in 85dB. 20W of power will produce sufficient 95dB loudness (85dB+10dB). | |
| Exceding recommended power rating There is only few percent of peak amp's power delivered with music, because average loudness (half) delivers 1/10 of peak power, while music has gaps. It depends on music - heavy orchestral pieces will bring higher average power, while Jazz trio... | |
| Need Help Burning DSD64 files to DVD+R SACD copy protection included "Pit Width Modulation". SACD players would not play SACD without it. It was very strict in the first generation, perhaps not required now. Just a thought. | |
| Toslink optical cables: Audioquest Optilink 3 vs Glass? I use 3ft glass (280 strands) Toslink from uniqueproductsonline.com ($40) with Benchmark DAC3 HGC. Toslink transitions are slower than coax inducing jitter in presence of system noise, but it can be great by not injecting electrical noise and no... | |
| How hot is too hot? My Benchmark AHB2 with DAC3 HGC on the top doesn't get hot, but I placed the fan (on tiny feet) on the top, puling air up, anyway. Noctua NF-A14 ULN fan is very quiet (12dBa) - non-audible in my room. Any forced air, even smallest, is way bette... | |
| ripping/streaming? The main reason for using programs like dBpoweramp, XLD, Max, EAC etc is to obtain bit perfect copy by going multiple times over the same sector. This big task can be much easier if you rip only CD that you want to listen to at the moment. That ... | |
| Inputs shorted in 'standby'? But when the 316 was in standby I never had the distortion issue that now have using the M5. I guess certain units are just more compatible with others? It is either designer's choice to leave input stage powered during standby (takes very lit... | |
| What are some quality bookshelf speakers that can actually be used on a bookshelf? At this shelf you could fit Sonus Faber Lumina II ($1300). I wish they could fit on my desk (I got smaller Lumina I in "Wenge" for $1000). It is a little over your budget, but might be worth to stretch it a bit. It might be also important that... | |
| Inputs shorted in 'standby'? The purpose od "Stand By" is to stop wasting power when not in use. To do this device cuts off the power from most of the circuitry. Input stage, that presents higher input impedance when powered, might appear as low impedance when unpowered. I... | |
| Source of Fremer's "1 arc second" claim? I've heard stories about Herbert Von Karajan being able to distinguish between live and recorded sound coming from the speaker by detecting TT slow-down during orchestra "forte". These are just stories - I have no reason to believe them, hut I'm ... | |
| any decent 12Vdc power supplies that can be used as a 12V trigger? Your amp will work, even without anything connected to trigger input. Yes, amp turns ON with the presence of +12V, but this voltage is already there (pulled-up internally to 12V). Try shorting this input to GND - it will turn your amp OFF while ... | |
| Cheap crimp connection vs. Solder Soldering doesn't remove/replace crimped connection. Yes, it adds another layer, but in parallel - lowering overall resistance. Soldering makes overall connection stronger. | |
| any decent 12Vdc power supplies that can be used as a 12V trigger? I believe that your integrated should work without anything connected - it pulls up trigger input internally. In order to shut amp down you need to short this input to GND (or at least to drop voltage below 5V). likely you don't need any externa... |