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| Surge Protection and Power Regeneration Qs Celt16- One reason they say this is thay they do not test their equipment with hi-end audio, but with regular appliances. However, there's a definite advantage to putting your surge protection device as close to house ground as possible and, gener... | |
| Surge Protection and Power Regeneration Qs APC has a range of relevant models in the J-, H- and S- series. | |
| what's 'Active preamp' vs 'Passive preamp'? Transformers can add voltage (gain) but only at the expense of current and add current (gain) at the expense of voltage. Because they are passive, no net increase in energy is possible.Kal | |
| Why are we so passive? The current Meridian D series take digital input and divide/EQ before the power amps.Kal | |
| Best Preamp = No Preamp? That's what they are designed to do. Downside? Do you have more sources? Need additional controls?Kal | |
| Why are we so passive? Are you confusing the issue? Active speakers have amplifiers and active subwoofers do, too.Kal | |
| what's 'Active preamp' vs 'Passive preamp'? The general definition of 'active' and passive' is similar to the audiophile definition. Passive components are resistors, capacitors inductors and transformers, none of which requires a power supply in order to function. Passive preamps are made ... | |
| Why are we so passive? Mrtennis: There have been active panel (ELS) speakers in the past and there's no reason why there should not be.Tarsando: They may not be the best amplifier makers but they can be and they can certainly collaborate or OEM the amps from others. Jay... | |
| Why are we so passive? Most audiophiles don't like active because it limits the variables they can fiddle with. While there are many successful active designs, there are many more passive simply because the market prefers them. Technical issues do favor the actives.Kal | |
| Do you ...Center Channel? The whole ICBM issue begs the question about deriving a center channel since it will not do that nor, I think, does Baam23f think it does. The ICBM is sorta off-topic in this thread.In the (near) future, when all MCH formats can be transferred as ... | |
| Do you ...Center Channel? Really? It is an analog device specifically because it can take multiple analog inputs and bass manage them. That's all! There is no matrixing or other processing included or needed.Any DSP device to accomplish the same or more would require addit... | |
| Do you ...Center Channel? Yes. The ICBM is usable in almost any configuration you might want. Kal | |
| monitors/speakers? Both terms, monitor and reference, have no meaning as applied to consumer speakers. Calling stand mounted speakers monitors is market-speak. | |
| Bass Drivers - Quickest / Best Way to Break In? I am leaning Grant's way here (on the driver or crossover perspective; I know it's not my system, since it was also used on my Andra IIs)...I only agree with you on the "can't gain 15db during break-in" statement, and not on the room issues. If it... | |
| Bass Drivers - Quickest / Best Way to Break In? Are you kidding? You cannot expect changes on the order of 15dB from "break in," even if you assume that it will change anything. It is room acoustics and/or setup. Putting the speakers closer is not the issue. It is the relationship of the speake... |