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power cords for 220v
Greeni. If you look at a US plug and say an Aus plug, with the phase and neutrals above the earth, then whereas the phase will be on the left on one plug, it will be on the right on the other. Some adaptor plugs correctly reverse the phase and unf... 
power cords for 220v
There are many cords made for the US market that are rated at around 300V. These cords will work on 220~240V but the rating would be considered dangerously too low by any electrical authority. I have on a number of occasions emailed power cord man... 
Nuforce
Anyone heard the ia7? 
Jessica Williams
Check out Jessica's Blues. Less cerebral than much of her earlier work, but classy and fun. 
Behringer DEQ2496 HELP
Its a while since I played with one of these, so I cannot recall how you might have the problem you mention but the unit is tricky to master till you play a bit and read that manual a few times. Perhaps the setting for the mic is wrong. The reason... 
Tell me about your Jena Labs Symphonys
I am going to look out for some Jena speaker cables now, but not many seem to come up. Any length from 4 to 9 feet will work for me... 
Tell me about your Jena Labs Symphonys
OK I take it all back. I have managed to improve the system in other ways - mainly by changing the power chords and improving the digital transport source. I am now able to better audition the Jenas against Quattro Fil and a few other lesser inter... 
Tell me about your Jena Labs Symphonys
My suspicion is that the Audience powerChords are to blame for a softening of transients in the system, but when I compare the Jena to several other ICs I find they are a lot less immediate than say the Luminous Synchestra Refs, but certainly not ... 
Tell me about your Jena Labs Symphonys
I have a couple of systems, but am trying to place the Jena ICs in just one of these. The Jena ICs link a DCS Delius to Jeff Rowland Model 201 monos, which are driving Verity Fidelios via either Luminous Synchestra Signature, or Poiema, or Stealth... 
Tell me about your Jena Labs Symphonys
Howie - this thing about not mixing with other cables intrigues me. I bought some Jena Symphony ICs and love the quality of the sound - but am not so sure about their character. They appear to me to be a bit laid back - almost too laid back. So sh... 
Wondering about jumpers..
I find that whether bi-wiring sounds better or not differs with the speaker and the cable. I would defend using bi-wiring with some speakers for sure. In general an improvement is possible by splitting the two halves of the crossover to locate the... 
Spade's Or Banana's on Double run from Integrated
In my experiments on this point I found I preferred locking bananas to spades (very marginal), provided you could get them really tight. Maybe its because you can get more pressure per square inch with locking bananas than with spades given the sm... 
Wondering about jumpers..
Unfortunately jumpers do make a difference. If you can, remove the plate that holds the terminals, and put all the hot wires on one of the red terminal and all the cold wires on the black terminal and reassemble. This sounds better than any jumper... 
Silly Question: Short Power Cord + Ext. Cord?
I could venture an opinion that your suggestion will sound horrid, but it would just be an opinion. I can tell you that I was having some work done on my system's dedicated mains feed that took a couple of days so I plugged everything into a decen... 
How good is Benchmark DAC1 comparing to......
Seems I need to clarify my posts. I bought the Lavry for the stereo in my lounge. But I still liked the idea of the Benchmark and so bought one and use it when I travel. I live in New Zealand but right now I am in a hotel in London. I have with me...