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| Dedicated line w/ upgraded parts or power cond? Something I like about a dedicated line is that it is a continuous run from the panel to where you plug your gear into it.There are no cuts and tie ins to other wall plugs, at least in the dedicated lines that I run.I also like to attach the dedic... | |
| Fuses that matter. Just a short update.A couple of my friends reported back that they are satisfied with the AMR fuses that they purchased.The fellow with the Maggies noticed an improvemnt,just waiting for another update about how an AMR fuse does with his Rega amp.... | |
| O.C.D. Speaker placement Your correct,soundstage suffers, width wise,but I perhaps should have said that radical toe in gives a very precise image, or clarity, at least with my speakers/room.Wide spaced with little toe in and the image is wide, but the information is not ... | |
| O.C.D. Speaker placement If the question is directed at me, then my answer is that I have a number of discs that I use to determine if any type of change in my system is better ,the same or no different.In my estimation,this is all the time I need to make up my mind.It is... | |
| Dedicated line w/ upgraded parts or power cond? I replaced one set of receptacles in the 15 amp Furman with a spare Shunyata RZ1(?).It was a bit of a squeeze wire wise,but the recptacle the Shunyata replaced was really quite shabby.I use this Furman in my HT set up and I have the 5 channel powe... | |
| Dedicated line w/ upgraded parts or power cond? I replaced one set of receptacles in the 15 amp Furman with a spare Shunyata RZ1(?).It was a bit of a squeeze wire wise,but the recptacle the Shunyata replaced was really quite shabby.I use this Furman in my HT set up and I have the 5 channel ower... | |
| O.C.D. Speaker placement I've found pros and cons in all of the placements.That's the puzzle, they all sound a bit different in certain areas,not one position for me was the best, so I settled for the Cardas placement for planar speakers and moved my listening seat furthe... | |
| Complementary power conditioner for recent Hydra ? I never had a chance to compare either of the Furmans directly with an EQuitech,that would be fun.Inside the Furman is a very large transformer,and the larger one works best on a 20 amp line,so I never thought it wise to plug it into either of the... | |
| Dedicated line w/ upgraded parts or power cond? Yes you should.This will make it easier to judge differences in power cords. | |
| Is soundstage just a distortion? Soundstage is a form of trickery,but can be fun when you hear it after changing a component.Was it always there?Or is it some sort of benevolent distortion that the new component has?Perhaps the new component is more revealing of what had always b... | |
| Is built in phono preamp usually best way to go? I've owned a few preamps that had great phonostages, the early Levinson(2),a Conrad Johnson Prem 2,Audible Fidelity ,AtmaSphere mp3,all had phono stages that were much better than the most of the pack and I would assume still better most of the ad... | |
| Should the better AC cable be used on Amp? Source? I think we've all been where you are at one point in time.I always felt it was better to put the more robust cable on the device that drew the most power, which was mostly the amp.But as has been expressed, sometimes using it on the pre amp had it... | |
| Who remembers the FULTON cables? Yes I had them,used them on Acoustat3 speakers, and CJ power amp,I eventually had to snip the ends to make them more conventional, more like spade lugs.I also remember having to find ways so that their weight didn't take some of my other amps off ... | |
| Complementary power conditioner for recent Hydra ? I've used Furman balanced power conditioners on dedicated lines with Hydra 2 and 8 plugged into them.No problems with compatibility.No sparks flew, no noise issues, but...I felt the sound was a bit restricted,or over protected.So the furmans are r... | |
| Dedicated line w/ upgraded parts or power cond? Go with a couple of dedicated lines and use good receptacles,the better they are the better the sound.Then plug your power amp(s)into one line and the rest into the other.I also like a third line for just the digital stuff.This will improve your s... |