erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| Focals latest - Cat Houses? Giant fuzzy Pez dispenser? | |
| Focals latest - Cat Houses? @jasonbourne71 - Love the lighter idea! I think I see where some of the decisions are coming from in terms of cabinet volume and the overall domino tile shape. I’ve gone through some similar iterations in my current speaker design. The desire... | |
| Focals latest - Cat Houses? We really should not have discussed these without looking at the sides though... | |
| Focals latest - Cat Houses? Trash bins is another interesting idea, as the tops do look like they should flip up when you press down on the foot lever. That is a foot lever, right? Honestly if I was to be extremely generous they evoke haute couture luggage. As for comp... | |
| Focals latest - Cat Houses? I think the center channel doubles as a litter box. | |
| I need a replacement preamp for a TV pre tuner and stereo system. Parasound P7 | |
| lightning storm @hifidream Wifi streaming is safest for your devices but may not be ideal depending on your neighbors and other factors. My experience, as someone who not only streams but also needs a reliable network connection for work is that Ethernet is st... | |
| lightning storm Welp, somehow things always get muddled. For the record, I recommend the use of an outdoor coaxial surge protector mounted ON the grounding block. A grounding block is required for any coaxial cables entering a home from the outside, whether fr... | |
| Battery-Powered Audio System Buzzing? OP: You can get any Kill-A-Watt type of meters. Just plug them into a nearby outlet or get one of these. I like the latter as the N-E measurements are sometimes useful. | |
| Battery-Powered Audio System Buzzing? Hi OP: I'm curious if you watch your incoming house power. Do you find the voltage keeps fluctuating or do you think it's more of a noise issue? Best, Erik | |
| Klipsch and Capacitors +1 for only electrolytic caps are likely to wear over time. There's a large cap on the woofer. If that's electrolytic you should be careful replacing it with a modern as the difference in ESR may be significant. For the tweeter caps I might... | |
| What do folks do with old SMPSs? Put them in a box and carry them with you for the rest of your life no matter where you move to. That's just what I do though. | |
| Hooking up a NAD 3020 v2 to a PC Double check your PC. Lots of them have optical S/PDIF connectors hidden among the connectors. | |
| New electrical wiring specifications @skyy92677 At the suggestion from another user I bought the little red Amazon plug in circuit tester. It’s showing me I have 7 milliamps going to ground, Google says this is quite bad. I turned off the all the breakers and that didn’t change ... | |
| New electrical wiring specifications Personally at the distance you almost should consider a new 60 Amp subpanel in your listening room and very short runs to the receptacles. I haven’t done the math in a while but I did ages ago for a workshop. The 4 gauge wiring required for the ... |