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| Would I be wasting my money to get a turntable? belt driven not sync TTs with +/-1% speed spec don’t work for me.. voice/guitar/etc out of tune! | |
| Question about high current amps versus "not high current amps" @panzrwagn +1 simplest test of amp current handling adequacy is to tap low frequency. driver membrane and checking voltage waveform at speaker terminals with the scope.. if voltage amplitude p-p observed is more than 10mV, then need to check speak... | |
| Question about high current amps versus "not high current amps" @panzrwagn +1 simplest test of amp current handling adequacy is to tap low frequency. driver membrane and checking voltage waveform at speaker terminals with the scope.. if voltage amplitude p-p observed is more than 10mV, then need to check speak... | |
| Thickest Power cord with Power distributor? @miracle1980 power quality depends on (too) many things.. first I would recommend to test outlet point by plugging vacuum and lamp into it, and check if light dims when vacuum motor turned ON.. if you see no “visible” IR voltage drop, then few hun... | |
| Speaker Jumper/Link Cables - Best Ones? Nordost Valhalla, Tara Labs Omega Evolution OR.. @mylogic "Seriously can a few inches of jumper cable really make a difference?" few inches of cable have resistance in 1….3 mOhms range, which is irrelevant. bigger problem is speaker itself, which uses sometimes bad posts (gold / other plating ... | |
| Question about high current amps versus "not high current amps" @dlevi67 +1 amp does deliver current to speaker-load, AND also dampens / controls current from speaker (inductors and capacitors in passive crossover, inertia generated current by drivers), thus higher current than just driving resistive load out... | |
| Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? "Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs?" ..cause I like to listen to my CD collection! CDs on my Esoteric K-03XD sound awesome! | |
| Looking for a Replacement for AT VM740ML Cartridge @skiznfliz get MM cart from Audio Technica house AT-150MLX ! If you want the best, try to get NOS / good from ML150..180 series.. my AT-ML180 kills 1500$ MC carts, while running at half track force, 1gf MM vs 2gf for MC! | |
| 75 Ohm BNC cable "It includes connections inside of electronics on both ends, so it would be safe to go with less than 12 inches to avoid reflections. “ Circuits, Tx/Rx, I designed, match driver and receiver impedances to cable, thus no reflections on both ends,... | |
| Let's talk about Silver... @richardbrand "So about 5.7% better conductivity for silver than for copper” - yep, just make Cu cable of the same gauge 6% shorter, or increase gauge by 6% and you are better than w/ silver! dielectric, which directly impact prop delay, used fo... | |
| 75 Ohm BNC cable why do you need to cut original cable? additional 15inch cable will not hurt your clock or other digital signal much.. if you are DIY person, there are very good cables to terminate by yourself w/ BNC... | |
| Would I be wasting my money to get a turntable? @kijanki "In class D amplifier "Voltage" is converted to "Duty Cycle", both analog - meaning there is no discrete steps (unlimited resolution)." true, only if clock / sync “digital” signal is ignored. class D can be theoretically lossless, but de... | |
| Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? @ktarver "CDs are digital music without compression or expansion" good summary for CD format problem! vinyl sounds better at low level tones, piano, guitar voice etc.. | |
| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system @erik_squires +1 transformer coupled inputs make perfect sense from circuit design side, specifically if long balanced 600 Ohms cables used between impedance matched units. Jeff Rowland uses those for almost all his designs! The “only” problem is... | |
| Will an Amp change improve my system ? @carl292 "Luxman MQ 88uc" I use this beauty in my “winter" setup! Sound of this amp, after adj. bias at higher side, is very “liquid” and “warm”! I use 88uc 4 Ohms output posts to drive 8 Ohms speakers, which reduces noise floor (mq88uc' is one... |