carlsbad2
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| Swiss Digital Fuse Box - "What headroom sounds like" @vandy357 Don't expect nearly so much improvement or maybe none at all from low power equipment such as DAC, streamer etc. Fuses have much less detremental effect when the current is very low. | |
| Swiss Digital Fuse Box - "What headroom sounds like" @recklesskelly How much product liabiity do you think Buss assumes for the 99c fuse that this breaker replaced? Breakers are not new or different. Not sure why this one is attacked other than fear of the unknown. I guess people don't understan... | |
| Martin Logan ESL Expression 13a amp removal, woofer not working I don't know this amp but most subwoofer amps are similar inexpensive class D amps (not critcizing, that is quite adequate for bass frequencies). I've replaced amps in subwoofers the blew. I think the one I ordered from HSU was about $250 and to... | |
| Front L/R matching Advice I have yet to find a bot that tries to reply to this question. No reply is an answer. | |
| FAVORITE POWER CABLE under $100 (1M) This thread popped up again. I just reterminated a batch of chinese cables this weekend. While they often use surplus cable from good manufacturers (this cable was marked Cardas) the workmanship needs to be checked. Here are pics of one of the ... | |
| Front L/R matching Advice Are you a bot? | |
| Focal 1028BE - protecting speakers for a move Don't even pack them. Prepare a padded location and place them one at a time in the bed. If you can pad 2 ok, otherwise make 2 trips. Do it at a time when there is litttle traffic and drive like you have a warm pizza on your lap. | |
| Returns @recklesskelly I would hope so. And I think restocking fees are a reasonable thing. | |
| Returns So buy it, return it, then buy it again at the reduced "open box" price? | |
| Returns @mulveling I 100% agree with you but i'm not sure I haven't gotten returns when buying new. I have never gotten something that didn't work so I have never complained but sometimes they seem to be resealed. Of course the factory might have reali... | |
| Network optimization for serious streamers @thyname thanks. That should be what I get for and extra $480/yr. I'm contemplating it. Jerry | |
| Network optimization for serious streamers @thyname What is your download speed? Cox and Spectrum are probably about the same. Verizon FIOS isn’t available here. ATT has a fiber option available with a whopping 50Mbs claimed speed. the wireless (5G) options probably all suck because Cal... | |
| Update on good Ethernet switch @audioman58 thanks. Not warm means it isn’t generating much heat, which is a good thing. | |
| What's your DAC's sweet spot for sampling rates? DAVE DAC with M-scaler. I find I listen mostly at 176.4Hz. It is a few years old. The M-scaler claims much higher upsampling rates but I like the sound here. I will say that when I first got my M Scaler I was streaming wirelessly. I hated ... | |
| Can a better power cable make a difference if NOT plugged directly into an outlet? BTW, I mentioned "even a generic Chinese cable will get you most of the way there". Sorry but I forgot to mention that you have to reterminate them. If you are the kindof guy that does this, you'll be pretty good for cheap. If not, try ice ag... |