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| Kinergatics amp The Eagle amps were made by John Iverson of Electron Kinetics fame. Electron Kinetics closed when Mr Iverson somehow "disappeared" off of the face of the Earth. Nobody seems to know what happened to him. It is literally a case for the "X files". S... | |
| Problem with Home Theater Volume From what it sounds like, the speakers are damaged. Do you have another pair of speakers to play around with ? With 35 volts hitting a woofer, the cone should be popping out of the basket. I would also be concerned with the fact that your signal t... | |
| Sam loves the McIntosh MCD205. Do You? Ljgj: What is the "pop problem" that you mention ? Sean> | |
| best DIY power cord? I recently lent over a half dozen different power cords to a local audio dealer to experiment with. He took them home and played with various combo's to see what the effects were. Out of various Cardas, TG Audio, LAT, Kimber, etc... the ones that ... | |
| Should preamp be left turned on? Seandtaylor's first post hit things right on the head. Sean> | |
| Anyone remember the "Tice Clock" controversy? Bob, i would doubt that a small digital clock would pull more than a few watts at best. The stuff that i've seen regarding "steady state loading" a line states that one should use something along the lines of at least a 100 watt bulb or similar no... | |
| Kinergatics amp You are probably referring to the KBA-280. This unit was released in about 1993, was rated at 140 wpc @ 8 ohms and had balanced inputs. If it is like most of the other Kinergetics amps of this time frame, it is "probably" biased in a somewhat "ric... | |
| Problem with Home Theater Volume Marty, i ran into the same problem when using a couple of previous Preamp / Processor's. Some of them simply do not have the required gain that we really need to make things stroke. This can be evidenced by looking at the output levels that Sound ... | |
| 2nd amp or one bigger amp? I agree with Stehno. Unless you intend to get into active bi-amplification, i would say that better results could be had by going to one high quality amp of higher power capacity. Passively bi-amping may offer a slight benefit, but it is nothing i... | |
| How does the Phase Linear 400 compare? Like most of the Carver designs from more than a few years ago, they were high on power / bells & whistles and low on quality control and sonic performance. The amps were phenomenal power-houses in their day with an overall quite low "dollar p... | |
| Electrician Coming Over What to Do? Glen: a TRUE "isolated" ground is just that, "isolated" from all other grounds. Having a ground path that runs directly back to the earth ground from the audio circuitry without tying into any other circuits would be called a "dedicated" ground. O... | |
| Power Conditioning done by IC's & Speaker Cables Audioengr: As i've stated before, there is nothing wrong with shielding a power cord. You've probably based your opinions of this matter on the commercially available models that are out there. I don't think that any of these do it "right", especi... | |
| Biwire Cables: Two Seperate Runs or Single Run Jon Risch has conducted some tests on the subject and you can find the results on his website at Audio DIY notes & tweaks . In theory, separate runs of cables for the highs / lows should be superior to a single run that is "internally" bi-wire... | |
| MIT Love 'em or Hate 'em Unsound: As i stated, i have no "real" experience using MIT's in any of my systems. As to the reviewer in question, it was J. Peter Moncrieff of IAR. Sean> | |
| Power Conditioning done by IC's & Speaker Cables LCR means:L= InductanceC= CapacitanceR= Resistance When you combine all of the above aspects into one circuit, it gives you what is termed a "complex impedance". Most people confuse "resistance" as having the same meaning as "impedance", but they ... |