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| Bryston Bit 15 For the most part, audio electronics should be able to operate within a +/-10% range. A range from 115 to 125 volts is just fine because pretty much all audio electronics have some sort of voltage regulation when converting this to DC. That bein... | |
| How long does a DAC take to burn in? The general thought is 100 hours. However, I have seen certain components and metals that may take well over 200 hours to burn in. Rhodium takes an extremely long time to burn in and also certain electrolytic capacitors take long hours. It enti... | |
| Help choosing Marantz integrated amp upgrade Let’s not get carried away here guys. There’s a reason I never recommend speakers. That is because speakers are generally such a personal preference that you could definitely miss the boat of what the OP expects from a set of speakers. Also, that... | |
| Parasound A21 help? Hey James, this is a standard US fuse. The UK standard fuses are 6.4mm x 24mm. USA has 2 standard fuse sizes. Small 5mm x 20mm. Large 6mm x 32mm.As far as replacement, you can get any cheap fuse of the same amperage value (check the amp rating... | |
| Classe SSP-800 - Time to move on? I have no idea. If you have a 4k source, you'll just have to try it. It is possible that there might be an audio delay. It depends on how the 4K TV processes the HDMI signal. It could be a "store-and-forward" process or it could be a "passthro... | |
| Classe SSP-800 - Time to move on? @denny001 - I think what you are looking for is to have an HDMI switcher that will switch/process 4K video and send it to your display, while at the same time being able to send your digital audio to your SSP-800 processor. The problem with HDMI s... | |
| Using Cardas 3455R Male/IEC AC plug versus Furutech AC plugs Huh, I can’t find reference where Cardas uses beryllium copper. Post a link if you know where that’s stated.Beryllium copper is actually not that bad of a material to use as a conductor. Both Beryllium copper and phosphor bronze are typically used... | |
| Transport opinions I am assuming we are talking about using the digital coax output from a transport. Some comments....Avoid the Pioneer BDP-51. I had this unit and can attest that the digital output is horrible. It is bright and harsh -- very solid state soundin... | |
| Help choosing Marantz integrated amp upgrade The Polk’s are really nice speakers for the money! They aren’t that difficult to drive, but the impedance does drop down to 4 ohms in a couple places:http://www.stereophile.com/content/polk-rtiii-a1-loudspeaker-measurements#jvJVoa14obi9cxh0.97 For... | |
| Krell HTS 7.1 for 2 channel or a new or used 2 channel pre? Like I said earlier, putting in some 12awg stranded OFC copper speaker wire will really back off on the tweeter/highs. It's so cheap and it's an excellent sounding interim solution. Don't look at buying speaker cable in the $100-200 range. They... | |
| Classe SSP-800 - Time to move on? Just for your information, for many years I continued to use a Krell HTS 7.1 until about a year and half ago when it finally died. Keep in mind this is a product that was released in 2002 (much older than your SSP-800). I had tried several other h... | |
| Used Preamp on a budget advice please. The 250P is the Krell item that was actually somewhat in-between the older Krell sound and the newer "bright/forward" Krell sound. The 250P had good resolution and definition, but had just a tiny bit of warmth there as well. If you’re really worri... | |
| Used Preamp on a budget advice please. Well, the Krell KAV-250p has a "home theater passthrough" mode that can be configured on input #3. You would just take the left/right pre-outs from the Yamaha and connect them directly into input 3 on the Krell. This will save you the cost of th... | |
| Classe SSP-800 - Time to move on? I highly suspect that you would be losing sound quality if you moved from SSP-800 to an AVM 60. Sure, you would be getting the new sound formats, but I think there is a distinct difference in what's put into the analog audio stages.You might look... | |
| Too Much Power? Hah, putting a Boulder against a small 2-way is almost like plugging your main speakers straight in the 120V wall A/C! lol.That being said, I’m sure this has been stated many times before, but it is always better to have an amp more powerful than ... |