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| Ground Loop(?) leads to blow speaker Not sure what to suggest at this point, other than measuring the DAC’s output on the 200 volt AC scale as was suggested (while no music is playing).It would be nice if it were possible to also measure the output voltage(s) of the DAC’s external sw... | |
| Ground Loop(?) leads to blow speaker I tested using meter set to the V with the 3 dashes below the solid line. That's correct, and that is what I assumed you were doing.I suppose it is possible for a large DC output to occur intermittently, but it seems unlikely. Especially if ... | |
| Ground Loop(?) leads to blow speaker Hi Jim (Jea48),Looking at a photo of the particular meter shown here I see that there are two settings of the mode switch marked "200m." One is for DC current, which it seems safe to assume is not the one the OP used, and the other is the most sen... | |
| Better sound with ethernet cable? After taking another look at this thread, I thought I’d elaborate on the reasons why I believe high end equipment which provides an Ethernet interface usually does not also provide a wifi interface. (And for that matter the DEQX HDP-5 I have in my... | |
| CD players sold in Japan can work in US with no problem? @jkbtn, I see in one of your other posts that your Accuphase preamp is apparently a C-280. I took a look at its manual, which can be found at hifiengine.com if one is registered there, and it is described as having switches located behind a remov... | |
| Ground Loop(?) leads to blow speaker P.S: Now that I think of it I presume that "2-pin" and "3-pin" were references to the number of prongs on the power plugs of the amps. And since the problem appeared when you used the Carver which has a two-prong plug that would seem to further co... | |
| Ground Loop(?) leads to blow speaker It’s not clear to me what you mean when you refer to a "2 pin connection" and a "3 pin connection." Initially I thought you might have meant RCA vs. XLR, but several rear panel photos I found as well as the manual for the Creek amp (which you desc... | |
| Better sound with ethernet cable? @david_ten Hi David,I of course always highly value and respect your opinions and experiences. And I recognize your point to the effect that wifi is shunned by designers of high end equipment, in favor of ethernet.One of the reasons for that, of c... | |
| Better sound with ethernet cable? Kijanki 4-20-2019In either case, wireless or Ethernet, you’re sending just data (no real D/A timing involved). Both can produce electrical noise, radiated or coupled, that might affect the sound but it’s hard to tell which one will sound better ..... | |
| Using A Lower Wattage Amp For Mains With A Powered Subwoofer If you follow Elizabeth's good advice and contact the manufacturer, two things I suggest that you ask are (a)what is the crossover point between the powered section of the speaker and the unpowered section (i.e., at what frequency does that occu... | |
| Has anyone tried these stunning new CPT power cord? @hasmarto Perhaps/hopefully all that has failed are the two internal fuses on the affected channel. I see the following statement in the manual: Two internal fuses are mounted on each of the two amplifier circuit boards. These fuses have two gre... | |
| Has anyone tried these stunning new CPT power cord? @hasmarto I see that your Donizetti amplifier is the Anniversary Edition, which is described as being fully balanced. So you were correct in not connecting the sub’s ground wire to a negative output terminal of the amp. However the manual for the ... | |
| Has anyone tried these stunning new CPT power cord? @hasmarto By any chance did you have the REL subwoofer that is listed in your system description connected to the 255se at speaker-level? And if so were you connecting the ground (black) wire from the sub to a negative output terminal of the amp?I... | |
| Turntable hum I took a look at the manual for that turntable, which apparently dates back to around 1960 or thereabouts. One thing I would try, assuming that its two-prong power plug is non-polarized, is reversing the orientation with which it is plugged into t... | |
| CD players sold in Japan can work in US with no problem? Assuming the player uses linear voltage regulators, which is a good bet, running the player with 20% more AC voltage than it is nominally intended to be used with will cause the amount of power that is dissipated by some of the parts in the regula... |