molingus
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| So done with audiophile fuses Okay, here's some constructive criticism, based on the assumption that, in order to sound remotely palatable, audiophile grade amps need AC mains to supply perfect platonic ideal archetypical sine waves, like god's flatulence. Of course, they don'... | |
| So done with audiophile fuses Will the manufacturer gladly replace the 50 cent fuse sold for $hundred$Not if they're smart, they won't. They should have an official policy of not recommending anything other than the manufacturer's rated part, which is always clearly marked on ... | |
| So done with audiophile fuses And, ummm, if your amp blows a fuse more than once, it's trying to tell you it doesn't feel so good inside. The engineers who designed it did lots of math to determine how much current the thing should draw, and how much is too much, then they put... | |
| So done with audiophile fuses Ahem. In what 3rd world country do you all live where shorting a fuse in an audio amp starts your hovel on fire? Move into the modern world, where our buildings have code, and our breaker boxes have, uhhh, breakers installed.As for your insanely e... | |
| Where are the young audiophiles? Add to that how ultra-elitist the ’hobby’ is. It’s not just about spending more money than 99% of people can afford. You also need to have ears sophisticated enough to be completely floored by the difference a single capacitor made. So it’s really... | |
| Where are the young audiophiles? This is as tough as realities can get, but haven't seniors always been prime fodder for predatory sales tactics? In a time when anyone can buy a damn fine sounding amp IC for less than $5, and educational resources are abundant, it's going to get ... | |
| The Placebo Effect Spending $800 for magic beans and then explaining to your spouse, parents, trust fund manager, or conscience exactly why you keep falling for the magic bean grift, is not analogous to the placebo effect in a double blind study. | |
| Is $2,844 too much to pay for a fuse? If I were considering such a purchase, I'd simply ask the sales person to hook up an audio analyzer, and show me the difference in output empirically. It's hard to admit, I know, but a $200 student/enthusiast grade oscilloscope is more sensitive t... | |
| Power cable education needed I personally know families of four whose monthly food budget is less than your "low budget" power cable, and not a single post here can articulate what exactly the return on 'investment' is.When someone says they couldn't believe their ears when t... | |
| Power cable education needed As far as the power cord, I don't know what they bring. Certainly, you need one that is big enough to supply the current needed. An 16 gauge copper wire is rated for about 20 amps, way more than any consumer grade amp. In fact, your electrical pan... | |
| Power cable education needed It's hard for me to explain, too. But, let's say you're replacing a power supply for your laptop or something. You need one with exactly the same voltage, probably 19, but the amps doesn't need to be exact. When the laptop says the power supply is... | |
| Power cable education needed They don’t limit anything. They burn up, dutifully sacrificing themselves so your transistors don't. | |
| Power cable education needed My previous comment also begs the question, if the power cord needs to be triple-ought gauge, quadruple shielded adamantium for audio to sound decent, imagine how much better that $800 cable would sound if 100% of it's current didn't have to trave... | |
| Power cable education needed the component relies on the incoming fuse to protect it from getting hit with too much powerUhhh.... fuses aren't current limiting devices. Components draw as much power as they draw, all according to Ohm's law, I=V/R. Put a 10 ohm resistor across... | |
| Dayton Audio HTA100BT integrated Okay, am I the only one who notices some kind of noise gate circuit on the AUX in? I saw one other person say something in a post I can’t find now 😶. When the signal gets very low, the noise gate kills the audio completely, and then is very slow t... |