mrderrick
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| How to fight dirty power - I need your help Is your meter reading true or avg (peak or rms) voltage. If you are reading peak, it will seem high. If you feel that your readings are correct, call your utility. 126V to 130V is rather high. They may be able to make a "tap" adjustment on the tra... | |
| Is Sony SCD-1 still worth to possess? When Sony introduces a new product, the first is the greatest. All others that follow will never compare. They just whittle away at the technology until the masses all have one. So yes, the SCD-1 is a keeper. | |
| Seems right hand side is louder, need helps If you are using balanced interconnects, make sure that the are fully inserted. If one of the hot pins is not making contact you might loose 1/2 of the input signal for one of the channels and throw the system out of balance. I had this happen, tu... | |
| good tube tester There are a multitude of testers out there. 1st you want to buy one that tests for dynamic mutual conductance vs emission. The mutaul conductance is said to be more accurate. 2ndly make sure that the tester will test the tubes that you are working... | |
| entry planar setup Maggies like to be at least 4ft from the rear wall. A wall with some diffusion makes things better. It depends on how important the sound of your bedroom system is to you along with how much room you have to work with. Try to determine just how la... | |
| a new amp hum problem...checked the archives Did you try plugging the amp in somewhere other than your home? I have found that most "hum" is generated by something in the home. It could be almost anything. I had the same problem with my amp. I thought that the low hiss was from the circuitry... | |
| Tube/Solid State Bi-Amplification I'll agree that all of the above posts make good points. I have a pair of Magnepan 3.6s that I use with an active crossover. Fortunately, Magenpan provides you with the crossover points and slopes required in the active crossover. If you do not kn... | |
| Lightning Protection Lazarus is dead nuts right. Just unplug your system. I've had expierence with complete systems from air terminals to full surge suppresion systems including full single point grounding systems. You can do everything, still take a direct hit and ha... | |
| "DIY" Salamander Synergy 40/Twin 40 Audio Rack.... McMaster sells the extruded aluminum posts and fittings, but not in black. I don't have the catalogue at home right now. I'm sure that somebody can post the website. Goodluck on your project. I was considering doing the same thing. Once I figured ... | |
| What Ever Happened to ST Optical? I have always found AT&T ST to perform the best. There is not a lot of money to be made in selling glass cables. Glass was perfected years ago. If you can not find a cable. Call your local electronics supplier. Tell him what you want (multi or... | |
| Capability to Search for Local Used Equipment If sellers had to list their area code when they list, an area code search could be added in addition to the zip code search. Your local phone directory has a map with all the area codes. | |
| Weirdest Question asked when selling gear? Will the amp you're selling hum like all the others that I've tried/bought? I replied that there's a problem that he needed to attend to before he bought another amp. I refused to sell to him. | |
| Can I make a crossover or buy one? If you want to go active, check out Marchand. Make sure you read through what they have to offer. There are a lot of upgrades and different options. Everything is also sold in kit form if you are a DIYer. Don't see what you need? Give Phil a call.... | |
| Digital Dilemma I think that I saw a D-60 for sale with BNC on one end and rca on the other. | |
| Can you help or do I have to get divorced? E-mail Dr. Phil..... |