perazzi28
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| Burn in vs perception According to my loudspeakers owner's manual (2-way cone type) recommendation: They should be "run-in" for a minimum of 200 hours prior to any critical listening. I found that they required at least 300 hours before the magic began. Fortunately, ... | |
| Amp vs Preamp which is more important? Addendum, A truly great preamplifier will not be system dependant. Amplifiers must be considered with the loudspeakers that you will be using. Very efficient speakers may match up well with SET amps, etc. Less efficient speakers will require a mo... | |
| Amp vs Preamp which is more important? Holy moly, They are both important. But consider this: If the preamplifier omits anything (no matter how subtle), it is lost and can never be recaptured. This is only the tip of the iceberg so to speak. Now extend this singular example to all t... | |
| A'gon joke... Well dun Erik! | |
| How do I know if my systems any good? If you have to ask this question in the first place.... but really cost is not the determining factor(s). Synergy goes a long way. Indicators: Goose bumps, Chills, jump factor, wow factor, or what ever terminology turns your crank. Just have to... | |
| Stephen Stills Long time SS fan. Fortunate to have seen him perform live, on many occasions. One of the best": ~'73 San Francisco, Winterland, Solo w/ 1st half acoustic followed by the electric second half. Pure Stephen! | |
| user poll on seperates vs integrated Your query is not simple, and you have already received some fair advice for both approaches. The foundation to base your decision on your path will likely depend on whether you have found your "forever" loudspeakers. If so, then you can go eith... | |
| The best speaker cables you’ve had Currently own: Thales Speaker Cable 3M Terminated in Spade Connectors & Kimber Kable 2M Pair Bifocal XL terminated with WBT Copper Locking banana plugs. Future...something homemade | |
| Outlets and Wire Gauge? - Please help! A significant and possibly not discussed/presented in this discussion thread is the relative amount of AC power draw from the AC mains line of the power amplifiers in use. As we all realize, the amplifiers each of us use are not created equal in ... | |
| Outlets and Wire Gauge? - Please help! invalid, invalid ..."A 20 amp circuit can handle a lot more than 20 amps for short durations of time, which is why 10awg wire works better especially for high powered amplifiers that can cause the voltage to drop considerably." I would agree... | |
| Outlets and Wire Gauge? - Please help! izjjzi, I am running all audio equipment on a regular 12awg/20 amp circuit with the following: 2 mono blocks with power output specs of 350W @ 8ohms/540W @ 4ohms. They each can swing 40 amps symmetrical & 52.6V RMS @8ohms. These are plugged ... | |
| Outlets and Wire Gauge? - Please help! cleeds, et al., Mia culpa, you certainly may run 10awg wire from a 20 amp breaker to a special 20 amp outlet that will accommodate that wire size. You will not gain any more amperage as the circuit breaker will only allow roughly 20 amps. If yo... | |
| Outlets and Wire Gauge? - Please help! This is just basic outlet wiring practices and how to follow electrical codes. A 15-amp circuit should be wired with 14 ga. only. Using larger ga. wire is a fools errand. In this situation, you can basically overload the circuit and not trip yo... | |
| going from tube preamp to solid state There are a multitude of really good SS & Tube preamplifiers. There are some really bad preamplifiers, too. Stick to the requirements that you need for connectivity and try to demo a few if you can. Happy listening & Best of Luck. | |
| Is Imaging Worth Chasing? Back to your original query...Yes, imaging is definitely worth chasing. When you have it, you will never want it to go away! |