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| What is the science behind audiophile fuses? When my amps were finished in 2020, SMc Audio had begun doing away with power switches (mine have none) but it wasn’t until a year or two later that they found magnetic breakers that they were comfortable with using to replace fuses. Apparently t... | |
| Does You Subwoofer Settings ?? IMO, you have already received good advice on this thread. In my case, with two large Aerial SW-12 subs, I would invoke the 80/20 rule and say that they sound just about optimum on about 80 percent of tracks that I listen to. However, I have them ... | |
| What is the science behind audiophile fuses? @carlsbad2 - Have you experimented with whether different fuse replacement slugs make a sonic difference? I ask because I have a solution coming that will allow me to replace the 10A fuses in my monoblocks, so I was looking at options to replace t... | |
| What is the science behind audiophile fuses? @carlsbad2 "So SDFB, designed and built one and did a very nice job." In our world, $400 for "a very nice job" on something that is actually useful should probably be considered a bargain. Even if I find the right breaker, finding/buying a sui... | |
| What is the science behind audiophile fuses? "What is the science behind audiophile fuses?" Going back over this entire year and a half old thread, I cannot find where the OP’s original question has been answered. Since, I do not plan on going sluggo commando, or paying hundreds of dolla... | |
| DIY Spekon Cable For Rel I have never owned a REL sub - these must be speaker cables. My comments assumed line level cables. | |
| DIY Spekon Cable For Rel I agree with @oberoniaomnia - trust REL and use the stock cable. If this is a line level signal then 24 awg is quite typical and sufficient. If you don’t use the REL cable, I would recommended soldering SpeakON connectors to any reputable bulk sh... | |
| What is the science behind audiophile fuses? @thecarpathian - No worries at all, it is a legitimate question. Aside from code issues, one reason is that a line from the panel is in most cases powering multiple components/devices all of which are probably rated for less than the 20 or 15 amps... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? @mapman - I like Robert Randolph, and I believe they have played at one or more of Warren Haynes' Benefit Concerts. Good stuff. | |
| What is the science behind audiophile fuses? Don't know what prompted the resurgence of this old thread, but it got me thinking about power, fuses, and AC connectors, and especially the comments by @carlsbad2 about getting rid of fuses and using slugs. What if I installed a suitably sized i... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Susan Tedeschi - Live from Austin, TX | |
| Stereo Times 2024 MOST WANTED COMPONENTS List @devinplombier and others - I condensed my thoughts and questions on Ethernet isolation devices like the Aardvark Ethernet Isolator, moved them to a more appropriate thread, and deleted/removed the three associated posts from below. | |
| Digital isolation between Ethernet hub and streamer I was reading the A’gon thread about the "Stereo Times Most Wanted Components" and saw that a digital isolation device had made the list (Aardvark Ethernet Isolator). I did a shallow dive into these isolation devices and found out that network iso... | |
| Six DAC Comparison @cdc - I liked the Metrum DACs, and I liked the sound of the Pavane better than the Adagio (I compared them side by side for a while). They use DAC chips that Cees designed and had manufactured. His earlier DACs used industrial chips. The Metru... | |
| Stereo Times 2024 MOST WANTED COMPONENTS List @devinplombier - Thank you and no worries. I am sure I have said too much already. The audio industry is certainly not alone in rebranding existing concepts, mixing magic dust with metaphor, and pricing the resulting product so as to appear excl... |