perazzi28
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| What type of wire for dedicated 20A AC lines? Good intentions and bad information about having 2 20amp 120v dedicated circuits & outlets will create a massive ground loop and hum. A 15amp 120v outlet will generally suffice for 2 channel home audio. If you must add a dedicated 20 amp 12... | |
| Many higher end preamps are dated and ugly, why is this? Preamp aesthetics may or may not have any bearing on it's sound quality. I've stated this before and will repeat it here again.."good preamplifiers are few & far between". Many are flawed in different areas and it is difficult to execute ev... | |
| Balanced versus single ended Unfortunately this question can not be answered in absolute terms in a general manner. It is always component to component dependent. Example: all of my components are single ended: preamp, mono blocks & sources. My preamp is capable of driv... | |
| Installing dedicated 10 gauge lines Totally unnecessary to run 10 GA Romex to your hi-fi room. The absolute most that you need (unless you have something most unusual) is 1 (one) 20 amp circuit. That requires 12ga with ground from your panel & a 20 amp breaker. Use a hospital... | |
| recommended speaker cables and interconnects "jpmanomet" is right on target with Mogami. For interconnect cable I recommend the W2549 matched with the Neutrik NF2CB RCA's. The Mogami W2549 is a microphone cable with 2 jacketed conductors made of ofc. The soldering required for the neutrik... | |
| Every day I see another turntable recommendation... "saulh" You have garnered some wide-ranging advice and suggestions. I would offer some input from George Merrill that you can read from some of his "papers" on his web site & links listed below. He is an analog devote & engineer. If yo... | |
| Vandersteen Speakers.. Are All Other Speaker Makers Doing It Wrong ? +1 for Wilson Benesch & "tcutter" summed it up perfectly. W-B is not the only awesome speaker line on the planet but worth exploring. So, no Vandersteen is not the only speaker company to do it right. Cheers | |
| DISCUSSION: "It only comes out at night". Does anyone else have this experience!? A simple environmental factor-darkness or a lack of light plays a significant roll to sharpen our hearing. This simple factor allows our brain to decrease visual processing and devote more focused cerebral attention to our hearing. One would bel... | |
| No Insurance with FEDEX as of 11/01 I just sent a carton by FedEx Ground with insurance on November 8th. No issue. | |
| Have you moved away from full range to standmount speakers + subs? The question for consideration has an undefined variable.... space. I have moved locations and away from a large dedicated listening room to a home with a much smaller listening room...being just over 12'L x 11+'W with a trayed ceiling nearly 11'... | |
| Who are the Stand Up Guy's and Gals in this Audio Industry? To a some great engineers & designers who execute there products so well and get it right. 1) George Merrill, who I refer to as Mr. Analog. Is always helpful with his wisdom. From his GEM Dandy products to his amazing turntables + white pape... | |
| Top 3 songs to evaluate a system 1) "James Newton Howard & Friends" - Sheffield Labs #23 Side 1 "SHE" 2) A Tie between: "The Sheffield Drum Record", Side A - Improvisations By Jim Keltner, Sheffield Labs #14 (As listed by sls141) and "The She... | |
| How important is the pre-amp? The preamplifier is at the heart of any great hi-fi rig. A bit of history may be in order here. In the 60's - the 80's nearly all preamps were full-featured. They included a phono stage, a line stage and a power supply all in one box. There are ... | |
| Speaker Recommendation up to 70k You might check out Wilson Benesch... Wilson Benesch – High End British Loudspeakers (wilson-benesch.com)Quite fantasticBest | |
| Advice on dedicated room Strength is not an issue using 2x4 framing. What is an issue is isolation and vibration control. Using a 2x6 framing allows you to stagger your vertical studs so the sheetrock on each side of the wall is independent from one another. You are almo... |