russ69
Responses from russ69
| Help, I do not want to make an Ayre, What the heck? They have unusual speaker connections, just hook your speakers up as normal practice and you will be fine. I think the warning is about bridging the amp ( connecting both channels in common). | |
| Dumb qstn but I'm a girl---How do I know if I have an Emotiva XPA-5 Gen 1, Gen 2, etc? I'm not really an expert on Emotiva amp iterations but a call to Emotiva with a serial number would probably answer your question. That being said, I don't think Emotiva gear demands super high resale prices. There is an awareness of the product a... | |
| FTC may end amplifier rule! ACTION NEEDED "... but do you think the future is well made class D amps?..."The advantages of low heat and low power consumption will always be in demand. For most applications that might make it the dominant design but I'm not ready to write off the other ... | |
| Why audiophiles are different (explained with color) " Not only is our perception of the world an illusion, our brains are an active part of creating it. " Neo after the red pill? | |
| Albums you played endlessly growing up "...Albums you played endlessly growing up..."Still playing them:1967 Nights in White Satin. 1970 ELP Lucky Man The Grass Roots | |
| FTC may end amplifier rule! ACTION NEEDED I have an idea, why doesn't the IEEE or UL write up a voluntary standard and let manufactures voluntarily agree or not agree to advertise their compliance. | |
| Modified vintage CJ preamp vs. new one "...i have not heard it... but i would suspect the et6 would be substantially better than a many many gens old pv11, caps upgraded or not... the pv11 would be substantially more honey colored, less resolving less impactful on transients, throwi... | |
| FTC may end amplifier rule! ACTION NEEDED "... The only reason I can quote the 64 wpc is because someone bothered to measure it..."I can't remember the requirements of the FTC method exactly but the FTC measurement only requires two driven channels. So multi channel amps are exempt from ... | |
| Is this still as important? "... Please, stop using Medicare and return your Social Security checks. Oh, and when you were unemployed that one time, return that money also..."Medicare, Social Security, and unemployment insurance are not gifts from the government. We paid fo... | |
| FTC may end amplifier rule! ACTION NEEDED "...Or conversely, the positives if the rule was terminated?..."Well the manufacturers do the testing and make their power claims. The FTC only has the ability to enforce the rule but not sure they ever have used this particular rule. Responsible ... | |
| Is this still as important? No. Let the consumer decide. We have plenty of outstanding products to choose from. | |
| Do I expect too much? "... I do agree A torque spec would be great..."Torque angle is a very accurate way to apply torque settings. This eliminates the differences between a dry fastener and a lubricated fastener or materials that have different surface frictions. The... | |
| Question on Chinese Tubes Shuguang KT-88-T (Nature series) Gold Lyon KT-88s. A very nice tube in my Prima Luna. | |
| Question on VTF (What should i adjust it to?) "...There is no cartridge that has a VTF as low as a .3 gram tracking force. You must be reading the instructions wrong!..."I think he left off the one, 1.3 to 1.6 for a Soundsmith Voice cart. That's with the very best matching arm. My go-to track... | |
| Audio equipment reviews "....where they somehow make this out as being the heroes who fix the industry, and drag it before the public courts.. psychologically positioned as the great heroes exposing the beast? Yeah, right..."Over recent decades the idea of "Consumer Repo... |