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| Is The FM tuner obsolete? I'm fortunate to get good reception of KUSC (91.5 FM), which provides high-quality classical music 24/7 with no commercials. The sound quality on my upgraded Magnum Dynalab FT-101A is better than CD playback. It will be a sad day if the station pu... | |
| Why would anyone want class AB amp when class A always sounds better ? "The difference you hear with more/higher Class-A bias, is an easier, smoother, richer presentation to the sound, that’s no less dynamic and yet makes the speakers disappear, even as the music goes louder. And as a result the sound washes over you... | |
| Need help buying new speaker cable If you're reasonably happy with the speaker cables, I would contact Tara Labs Customer Service and find if they offer repairs and, if so, how much it would cost. Then you can decide whether to repair or replace. | |
| Audiophile Fuses - Are We Certain They Provide Protection? "Andy Wiederspahn at SR wrote to me indicating that all SR fuses are UL certified. I tend to assign a high level of validity to that and suspect the search criteria or database info isn’t correct. A company is unlikely to make performance claims i... | |
| Audiophile Fuses - Are We Certain They Provide Protection? "Good news...Synergistic Research got back to me very quickly and indicated that all SR fuses are UL certified....."Synergistic Research is NOT listed in the UL database. You can verify this with the link that tvad provided. | |
| Audiophile Fuses - Are We Certain They Provide Protection? I tend to be cautious where power delivery is concerned and will NOT install any component (fuse, power cable, etc.) unless it's UL-listed.No listing, no sale. | |
| If Power Cords Don't Matter... "How do they work is my question?If a shielding worked then what about the distance from Hoover dam to the outlet?But then the last 5’ I need to run a $1000 cable?...."That's easily explained by Voodoo Science. | |
| Power cord supplied with Luxman L-509X Integrated Amp "Not putting a nice power cord in your very nice Integrated amp is a crime. You are leaving a lot on the table to extract the best performance from it...."I’ve tried various audiophile power cables on my Bryston Integrated Amp and it doesn’t care ... | |
| What is wrong with my system? "....If you are using Stock Power Cables your Amps are probably not even operating at 50% capacity...."Total and complete nonsense! | |
| What is wrong with my system? Work with what you have before exploring equipment changes. Check speaker connections to make sure that the speakers are in phase. Try different speaker positions... closer to the wall for more bass. | |
| Best kept secret in AC line filtering conditioning grannyring5,590 posts08-21-2021 4:23am"The Puritan does not limit current. This has been my actual experience with large SS, pure class A amps which are very high current designs."Class A amps have a relatively constant current draw, so series-m... | |
| Class A Power in A/B amplifiers? I have experimented with different bias currents in my Class A/B Integrated Amp and found that higher values provided significant improvements in sound quality, especially at low volume. Heat buildup becomes a limiting factor.The "Leaving Class A"... | |
| Replacement power cord, Hafler 9180 jasonbourne52866 posts08-18-2021 12:29pm"....The sound of any amp starts with what comes out of the power transformer/bridge rectifier/ filter caps. NOT with the wire from the wall AC outlet! I know this is anathema to many here! Let the stone t... | |
| Replacement power cord, Hafler 9180 Tripp Lite offers 14AWG power cables of various lengths that should do the job. They're good quality, UL-listed with a lifetime warranty.https://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-Computer-IEC-320-C13-P007-006/dp/B0027JRMD0/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&am... | |
| Best kept secret in AC line filtering conditioning Be aware that the Puritan 156 has filters on every outlet and may not work well with power amps (and integrateds) because of "current-starving" under dynamic conditions. Also, the 156 uses gas discharge tubes for surge suppression. The problem her... |