ngjockey
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| I Just Don't Hear It - I wish I did The way I see it... If a tweak or even a component makes an audible difference than something was either wrong in the first place or afterward. If we agree that no component is ideal, then no system is ideal but an optimized system would be less s... | |
| Recommend speakers for a restaurant sound system The only PA system that even reasonably impressed me had TOA speakers. Their mini arrays spread the sound more evenly around a larger room and can be configured in many ways. A Bryston integrated should be enough juice. | |
| What power conditioners can convert 230v to 120v? I've read two similar but different things about using 60Hz transformers on 50Hz. One wrote that the transformer should be derated by 17% to 20% (50/60). The other wrote the input voltage must be 17% lower than the maximum rating.The latter being ... | |
| How did you discover audiogon? Turned left at Greenland. Back when I had green. | |
| What power conditioners can convert 230v to 120v? Try to avoid "converters". They are usually cheaply built autoformer-based. rather than a true transformer. If you do require a step-down transformer, check out used items on Ebay. I just picked up a regulated one for $29 that would have been over... | |
| US only sales WHY??? Declaring a lesser value is fraud and the border agents are more resourceful than most people assume. They have the computers to check Ebay and Audiogon records and often do, as well as contacting the seller. Not only can they fine, they can confi... | |
| cheap high quality power strip You can't have this one... Snagged.http://cgi.ebay.com/SOLA-MCR-1000-POWER-CONDITIONER-FILTER-LINE-AC_W0QQitemZ370193596065QQ | |
| isolation transformers hum Not familiar with that brand and couldn't find info.Most of the better brands are rated for below 50dB, under 5KVA. I've got two (5000VA and 500VA) and can't hear either without a stethoscope. A third should be soon. Hasn't always been the case an... | |
| Size matters Smaller that is It's not how big but how you use it, right? | |
| how many folks have +10kVA trannys before the rig? Albert, if anybody can push the limits of 15KVA, it's you. Gas appliances? | |
| What matters most in speaker design? Resell value and brand recognition to be able to resell locally. ;) | |
| how many folks have +10kVA trannys before the rig? The Mac 501's (each) require 6.6A @120V, 50/60 Hz. | |
| how many folks have +10kVA trannys before the rig? I've got a 5KVA GE step-down wired for balanced AC output (derate by half) feeding two amps of 500W draw each. The idea is to isolate, so a single household one defeats some of the purpose, but not entirely. 10KVA, single phase transformers are ra... | |
| US only sales WHY??? As a Canadian, this is something I deal with regularly and not just for audio. There are places/services at the border, like a large PO box, that allows sending to a US address but I never think I would use it much more, so I've never signed up. B... | |
| Bi-amp, Bi Wire, Bridge??? The KEF's get as low as 3.2 ohm and mostly around 6 ohm throughout the range. That's a no-no for bridging the Bryston according to:http://bryston.com/BrystonSite05/pdfs/SSTAmplifiers/3B-4B-MANUAL-BRIDGED-MODE-INSERT.pdfThe 120Hz xover is suitable ... |