erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| Power for two subs. Hey @p05129 - You do you, and that's fine. As I've written elsewhere, whole house surge protectors are not intended for sensitive electronics. Even with insurance, personally I don't want to send anything off for repair. | |
| Subwoofer with center channel OP: I'm actually really confused. Does your system have a sub already or no? If so, just set the center channel to small and the sub should take the remaining bass. Best, E | |
| Power for two subs. I have adverse power effects about twice a month, so none of my gear ever gets plugged in directly. Also, while not as bad as Florida I do live in a lightning prone area. That combination means that I'm never ever plugging in gear directly into t... | |
| Power for two subs. Furman PST-8 is my recommendation. Filters noise, excellent surge protection and below your budget. In general with high power appliances you want to use a power strip (not necessarily surge or conditioner) which has a built in breaker like this... | |
| Impedance - The most ignored and useful measurement tool speakers impedance is good start, but it will not tell us whole story! Nor do I ever claim it is. whole amp+cable+speakers system need to be characterized on frequency and time domain, incl. distortions etc., Why? I was only posting this to... | |
| USB and Coaxial at the same time? I want to add a little. Back in the pre-async USB days there seemed to be an argument that coax was a better option to optical because of lower jitter. I think this was due to the quality of the receviers and transmitters, not really a format pro... | |
| Preamp Output Completely Different with Tube Amplifier versus Solid State Amplifier Amplifier gain is set by convention, not requirement, so while most amps these days have a rather consistent gain, it's not always true. | |
| USB and Coaxial at the same time? No but it would be weird and not a direct comparison. As soon as you connect the USB it may tru to take over the streamers clock. A better comparison will be to do each separately | |
| Is the problem end of life or the new processor? Amps can last a very long time IF the power supply caps stay in good condition. This is why you read so many questions here about getting amps recapped, and 20 years is about the minimum age these days. If you do have them recapped, ask for high... | |
| Impedance - The most ignored and useful measurement tool Honestly, if anyone is interested, head over to DIYaudio were a lot over talented and helpful builders hang out. I didn't mean to start a whole conversation on impedance, just on how having basic diagnostic tools like this one can be really helpf... | |
| NSFW pop ups. C'mon Audiogon, get it together. Personally I appreciate the porn like ads, how else would I learn what MILF stands for? | |
| Roon One Question Yes, Roon can stream music from a file system. It can also stream to your phone with a feature they call ARC. | |
| soft dome versus hard dome tweeters @asctim DIYaudio is the best place to discuss mods to drivers, but I suggest you want a phase plug instead. :) | |
| soft dome versus hard dome tweeters @knotscott Depends. You should ask the fans, but one approach is to use a coaxial or coaxial-full range driver. If you are willing to accept the beaming above a certain frequency though you can get get most of the benefits of being without a cr... | |
| Nuisance tripping of AFCI circuit breaker by inrush of current when turning on amplifiers The only circumstance under which you should change the breaker amp rating to 20 A is if you have 12 gauge wiring already. Do not increase the amp size unless you are sure or rewire. |