lacee
Responses from lacee
| Power cord suggestions? In some instances I would agree that DIY using decent higher end(Oyaide,Furtech)wire and connectors can be quite a big step up from a generic power cord.I do have personal experience with shunyata and Cary.A few years ago I had the very nice Cad 3... | |
| O.C.D. Speaker placement Maybe it's been mentioned,but placing the audio rack between the speakers can upset all that time and effort you put into fine tuning the speaker placement.This is especially true for planars and stats,even way back in the 70's Acoustat wrote abou... | |
| Dedicated line w/ upgraded parts or power cond? I've been having some fun revisiting the first DIY power cord that I ever made back when I had Quad 63 in 87.It was 14 romex solid core.On a whim I thought I'd revisit that concept so I made up a couple of power cords for my Acoustat servo amps.Th... | |
| O.C.D. Speaker placement I have a wife who gave me complete freedom of the lower level of our home.So I am one of the fortunate few who doesn't have to compromise good sound in order to have a good marriage.I feel for the poor unfortunates who don't have this luxury and h... | |
| O.C.D. Speaker placement Thanks for the kind words,it's always a bit humbling but also gratifying to know that what I've said makes sense to someone other than my(man)self. Sometimes ,in the past on another site, those same sentiments about how I treat music reproduction ... | |
| Fuses that matter. Update,my friend reports that his AMR fuse for his Rega Elicit amp was the last tweak he feels that he needs to do.He has been satisfied with his sound many times over the years, and that usually lasts for a few weeks, so if he keeps his system in... | |
| Complementary power conditioner for recent Hydra ? I have plugged the Hydra into the Furman, but never the other way around.I don't do that anymore,the Furman is in the HT system, the Hydra is into dedicated lines music only system.I felt the sound was lacking speed when paired up.So I would agree... | |
| O.C.D. Speaker placement Enjoying the music is what the gear is for.Great gear, set up poorly never gave me musical enjoyment.Poor gear,set up poorly is even worse.I've been listening and enjoying the music(and playing it)for over 40 years.What I found out very early on, ... | |
| Copper Sleeve over IEC Could someone direct me to the Marantz video of connecting the ground wire to the wall receptacle?I have an Esoteric X-03 with a ground pin.I have no hum issues, just looking for improved performance.I once had a hum in a turntable set up and runn... | |
| Quad ESL 57 - Which to buy I am also from Ontario Canada,and used to own two pair of 57's which I stacked, so you can see where this is going.Buy both pair, compare them and then if the modded pair sound better get the other pair modded from the same fellow.Believe me, the ... | |
| Dedicated line w/ upgraded parts or power cond? The dedicated lines are in.I used 10 guage Romex again, and prefer the sound of it compared to 12 gage,so if you are contemplating dedicated lines,20 amp breakers and 10 gage is a nice combo. | |
| whole home surge protection THanks for the responses and the links.With air conditioning season the voltage drops quite a bit where I live.I believe I must be on the last tap of the transformer feed to my home.A year or so ago my friendly power provider tweaked the transform... | |
| Dedicated line w/ upgraded parts or power cond? Ptss,I would tend to agree with your theory,because I did run the lines with 30 amp breakers when I had some solid state amps and to my ears it sounded better.The amps I have now are old tube units, but they've had some updates and mods,so I was w... | |
| Dedicated line w/ upgraded parts or power cond? I'm somewhat confused(easily),can I safely use a 30 amp breaker if I wire the ground to the proper ground strip in the panel,even if my receptacles are 20 amp?Most of us have gear that use 15 amp power cords which we plug into 20 amp receptacles o... | |
| Dedicated line w/ upgraded parts or power cond? Thanks folks.Much appreciated.My receptacles are 20 amp,the romex is 10/2,so I will only install 20 amp breaker. |