sleepwalker65
Responses from sleepwalker65
| Can we finally put Reel to Reel out of its misery? Put it to rest people. Ummm, vtech2000, really wonder if you know what you are saying. Your handle is a bit of a giveaway. | |
| What’s your vote for the most ridiculous, overpriced, and useless tweak? Anything made by shunyata, generally, anything “cryo-treated” and specifically speaking, “audiophile fuses”, absurdity increasing geometrically with price. | |
| Can we finally put Reel to Reel out of its misery? Put it to rest people. So the OP and other members of his cult are out to “cleanse” the world of technologies they personally find inconvenient. How thoughtful of them! ?!? Yup, I hope that type of people never get the chance. Next thing, all “non-essential” activities ... | |
| Blow dryer causes audible buzz from power amps in two audio systems... Millercarbon, and several others, please don’t spread misinformation about how residential electrical systems are wired and how they work. Get a real licensed electrician who is qualified if you don’t understand this stuff. If you still want to do... | |
| Can we finally put Reel to Reel out of its misery? Put it to rest people. I just added myself to the legion of R2R enthusiasts today. Bought a mint condition TEAC A-3300SX. Just need to track down some new production 10.5” tapes, calibration tape and demagnetizer. This will go great with my dbx 224 type II noise reducti... | |
| Bi amp pros out there I could use some help! First time Bi Amping... Even a pseudo-balanced cable (twisted pair inside a 100% braid shield tied to chassis ground at one end only) is sonically superior to pseudo-shielded unbalanced cables. | |
| This is good. Basically speaking, there are two categories: offensive and non-offensive. We are influenced through social / societal stimuli to a certain end. Some of us will feel inclined to side with the underdog (rappers, etc...) others will side with the n... | |
| Preventive maintenance or wait till it breaks? Beware most “computer” type fans are garbage. The giveaway tell-tale signs? - if a fan has LEDs in it for “gee-whiz” factor, it’s garbage. If a fan is sold under any second-rate computer brand (Assus, Assrock, Gigabyte, etc.. ) it’s junk. Just go ... | |
| Fan on Amp Unbeatable Another idea to consider: take two of the largest diameter DC fans you can find, the larger the better. Wire them in series to a large enough DC wall-wart of the same voltage as just one of the fans and go for 50~100% over the current draw of just... | |
| Who are the Kings of Audiogon? Nobody voting for no-think? How surprising! | |
| Fan on Amp Unbeatable If the junction temperature exceeds 90 degrees C, your output transistors will have very short lives. You could monitor their case temperature with an inexpensive (read somewhat inaccurate but close enough for this purpose) IR non-contact thermome... | |
| Bi amp pros out there I could use some help! First time Bi Amping... Bdp24 you are completely missing the point. The OP wanted to use the bi-amp feature designed into his speakers. In other words, the way they are supposed to work. The jury is still out on power ratio as far as I’m concerned. Bottom line is that th... | |
| How far have ss amps really come in the last twenty years? @stringreen, I would closely watch the temperature of your amp for overheating after the heatsinks were taped up. To function properly, they need to have maximum surface area exposed to air, and to allow air to move by convection through them. | |
| Bi amp pros out there I could use some help! First time Bi Amping... To the naysayers: biamping is definitely advantageous with the separation of reactive energy from the woofers from the mid/high drivers. You will experience cleaner midrange and treble if you use amplifiers rated with enough power to stand on thei... | |
| Preventive maintenance or wait till it breaks? Maintenance requirements vary according to environmental factors. Cigarette smoke is one of the worst fiends. That, along with high humidity and airborne dust create a layer of foul-smelling crud on everything. This wreaks havoc with convective co... |