tonywinsc
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| Explain Class D amps to "non audiophile friends" If I may venture a comment or two; This technology is prevalent in the automotive world. It is used to control the output of the fuel injectors and fuel pumps. I'm guessing that it also is used in the audio amps in many automobiles for the weight ... | |
| Need understanding on amperage Yes, of course. Murphy's Law is a humorous outlook on everyday troubles. It is based on the premise that, "If something can go wrong, it will." One corollary is, "When left to themselves, things go from bad to worse." And another is, "Nature alway... | |
| Need understanding on amperage So Murphy's Law in the World of HiFi: 24, $20 transistors will blow to protect a $0.05 fuse. | |
| Need understanding on amperage You know, Murphy's Law says that a $20 transistor will blow to protect a $0.05 fuse. I wonder how Murphy's Law applies in the world of HiFi where fuses cost $80. | |
| Need understanding on amperage I think the change is voltage (dV) is 24V. So starting from 80V in DHl's equation means that the ending voltage after 10ms is 56V which is still 3136 Watts, right? | |
| General comments on SOTA The Cosmos has a design feature different from the other SOTA models that give it a speed control advantage. The motor is mounted on the floating or suspended chassis with the platter. All other SOTA models with suspended chassis have the motor mo... | |
| General comments on SOTA I bought my SOTA Sapphire w/SME309 tonearm new in the early 90s. I love it. It has been rock solid reliable and requires little maintenance and tweaking. It's design is very straight forward and easy to service. I have experimented with different ... | |
| Need understanding on amperage Agreed. I know nothing of his specific amp other than they rated the transistors at 60 amps. No speaker could handle that level of amperage without blowing fuses, crossovers or drivers. That is cool about your tube amps. I agree, there is no subst... | |
| Need understanding on amperage Seriously? You better believe it. Real life sounds have sharp, high transient peaks that seem like no big deal but require massive power to faithfully duplicate in a sound reproduction system. The amplifier has to generate sufficient power to over... | |
| Need understanding on amperage Like a few have already stated, power is a better way to look at the system because power is constant even when current and voltage are changing. What that means is that the amplifier has transformers to reduce the voltage levels. So current out o... | |
| Right Channel louder than the left Get some Deoxit. You can find it online or at the Radio Shack. | |
| Surface noise One thing no one mentioned that makes a big difference in both tracking and surface noise is a clean stylus. A good stylus brush is a must. It is also important to wet the brush. Dry brushing is just not that effective. I use a drop of my record c... | |
| Top jazz trios piano, bass, drums on vinyl? I see some great suggestions here. A few of my favorite are "For Duke" on M+K. It is a direct to disc in honor of Duke Ellington. This is a very special record. I seldom play it for anyone but myself, unless someone is a real music lover or audiop... | |
| Pre: Audible Illusions vs Joule-Electra vs ARC? You really need to hear them all for yourself paired with the amp of your choice. Most people would be happy to own any one of these three preamps; but then the people in these forums are not "most" people. | |
| ARC SP-6 Warmup time Just try some new tubes before doing anything else. High quality vintage gear is good stuff and can have many more years of service. The things to watch out for are corrosion and dried out electrolytic capacitors. I think it can be particularly re... |