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| ESOTERIC DV50S FUSES ANYBODY KNOW WHERE IS LOCATED? The fuses are marked "ICP-N50" (F-4, F-5) and "ICP-N70" (F1 - F3).Those are IC protectors that are through-hole soldered to the board. They are short out on overcurrent and then reset. The unit does not have user service parts inside and unfor... | |
| InfiniCaps or V cap upgrades for ARC LS7 You have to consider that a pair of V-Cap TFTF 2.0 uF output coupling caps will set you back about $800. | |
| ESOTERIC DV50S FUSES ANYBODY KNOW WHERE IS LOCATED? If you don't see a removable fuse near the power receptacle then it has IC protectors or soldered fuses on the power supply board. Common on Japanese CD players. | |
| What makes an expensive speaker expensive The price of anything is what the producer accepts to provide that item in quantities the market demands at any point in time. It's not whether a $100k speaker is ten times better than a $10k speaker. If Magico priced the Q5 at $10k they would not... | |
| ground the outlet or not?? Makes no sense whatsoever. What the Equi-Tech does is supply power in the same manner as a 2-pole 240 volt circuit only at 120 volts. You still need the grounding conductor on 240 volt outlets as Jea48 nicely summarizes the code and safety issues.... | |
| QUALITY AND SECURITY OF "LITTELFUSE" PRODUCTS That's the only fuse I trust in my electronics (I am happier when they aren't fried -- they tend to sound better that way).Also, for surge and fault protection: if your Spectral amps have crowbar fault protection, Littelfuse SCR's and diacs are t... | |
| Need Theta Digital DSPro Gen V schematics That's surprising. I talked to Theta less than a year ago and they said it is possible to service the Gen V analog or power supply sections (but not the digital components) as long as the parts are available. What information does this tech need, ... | |
| Is a stereo amp, when bridged to mono, by definition differential? The short answer is no.Push-pull means the output stage is has complementary devices that alternately control about half the signal by sourcing and sinking current -- not voltage -- between the positive and negative voltage rails. How much of the ... | |
| Shiit yggdrasil Ordered one myself and kept it. Why not, 15 day trial and $2300?Outstanding Red Book playback.This DAC along with an Aurender N100H beats hands down all other DAC/transport combos I had. First digital front end that threw a sound stage outside my ... | |
| Krell KSA300S Power Conversion You are going to have to call Krell. There are other things associated with conversion (fuses are going to have to be changed to a lower value at a higher voltage, e.g.). Conversions are done either by switch, jumpers or a combination of both. Som... | |
| Can I plug a PS Audio's power plants appear to be similar to UPS battery backup units where they maintain 120V output regardless of the voltage at the receptacle. All you have to do is call them; they'll be more than happy to help.Voltage fluctuations down to ... | |
| New Luxman DA-06 doesnt sound so great. Will it get better? (Please don't take this as an insult but check to make sure the tag behind the power receptacle says 100V and not 120V. If it's an import they may have changed the xfmr)The easiest way to see if there are problems with the unit is to check the vol... | |
| Changed amps - center image moved I looked at the picture of that amp and I could see myself easily wiring the right speaker in reverse polarity. Every amp I had has the red (positive) speaker terminal to the right of the black or above it. The Maker has them mirrored so it may be... | |
| TRANSFORMER FOR JAPANESE DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT Check with the manufacturer. Power transformers can be wound with 100V and 20V primaries so that they can be configured to run on 100, 120, 200 and 240 volts by either a switch, jumpers or both. | |
| CAT SL-1 Reference repair Assuming your TT was working fine in your previous preamp and both channels are equally affected, do you have a digital source hooked up to the line stage? If so, turn it off and then run the phono section. If you get the same thing then it has to... |