gs5556
Responses from gs5556
| Mark Levinson No. 20.6 vs. Krell KRS 200 vs. Krell KAS Check the fuse size on the amplifier. If it is under 16 amps then you can use a 20-amp circuit breaker and that would be plenty. 1600 watts at 220 volts is less than 8-amps so I would be surprised if the amplifier mains fuses are greater than 10-a... | |
| Coda Audio Video based in San Francisco is running a fraudulent operation Did Raidho state that Coda is, in fact, an authorized dealer? I'm not a lawyer but I think sending money to an AD is the same as sending it to the manufacturer. | |
| Transformer Noise That is also a symptom of a filter cap gone bad. Try using a cheater plug -- if the hum is reduced it's most likely ground loop, If it stays the same, probably a capacitor. | |
| Class "A" sound, as related to Stereophile. If you are going to increase the filter capacitance, just make sure the rectifiers can handle the extra inrush current on start up. | |
| is it ok to leave a tube amp on without speakers connected Most likely the output tubes will be damaged once you remove the speaker load as the inductance in the primary is converted into a very high voltage and the power tube shorts that voltage to ground. But then again, the transformer may damage as th... | |
| Acceptable Level Ground/Earth Noise Connect that ground to where the house ground and lightning ground are connected thereby creating a star ground. This way the voltages across the ground rods will be the same in the event of a lightning strike. As a bonus, the (somewhat) equal vol... | |
| Capacitor pricing Different models -- one is the "Supreme EVO" the other is just the "Supreme". | |
| New system with periodic sound dropouts Latency and dropout... common when using Windows networking for music servers. It's the time it takes to buffer fill and has nothing to do with the electricity in the wall. | |
| "Vintage" high end gear vs new and upgrade path? You'll be forever chasing your tail unless you establish a frame of reference. If it's the recreation of live music, for example, then what venue... a nightclub... first tier center Lincoln Center? Once you establish that then you can easily judge... | |
| How loud in DB, Is "cranking it" Amplifier to speaker power is a lot more complicated than rated power output vs listening dB. The trick is amplifying the entire audio band. Even a low power consumer receiver will crank out 90 plus db but if you place a spectrum analyzer you will... | |
| Upgrading Power Service In New Home Build The utility in all probability will not beef up their wiring. If you ask for a 400-amp service, the utility will ask to see a load letter to justify the request. They will then determine through their experience based on other users with similar e... | |
| Audio research 100.2 any good ????? I have a 100.2. Excellent amplifier. A couple of things to keep in mind is that AR will not service the amplifier (not even recap it) since the transistors are no longer available. If those transistors are damaged or stop working while in their ca... | |
| preamp outputs RCA It's better to use an RCA to camac adapter. They show up on ebay now and then for about a hundred dollars a pair. | |
| 5% THD to .000 THD SOUND You answered your own question -- the specs steered you into spending money towards the advertised distortion spec. Marketing strikes again.THD specs can be misleading if they are taken at one frequency at a very low power output. THD, in general,... | |
| Amps and Preamps has standby, but should I turn them completely off? Your amplifier has a soft start circuit which limits the current inrush through the power supply. Therefore there is no problem cycling the amp on and off as needed. |