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| question about installation of 20 amp wall plug I don't think it's the wall outlet. Popping at the speakers and a smoking amp... that is most likely an open safety capacitor that's in parallel with the filtering cap causing a line-voltage arc over. But judging by the way you asked your question... | |
| Surge protection, no filtering, no regen please... Install a whole-house surge arrester at the main panel. This will protect your equipment from lighting as well as transients from arcing light switches and refrigerator motors. Consult an electrician for what's on the market - there are some inexp... | |
| HELP I think I have an electrical issue?? Popping sounds are caused by arc faults. People hear them through speakers when turning on a light switch also.Have the electrician check the wiring connections from the boiler ignitor to the control panel. There should be a black and a white wire... | |
| Should I do it or Not??? Tech question Apparently Creek Audio saves a bundle on legal counsel for them to even suggest a course of DIY action. My advice: if you do not know what you are doing, don't do it. You can hurt yourself fiddling around inside a power supply. Power supply caps p... | |
| "Watts" Versus "Current" The confusion with amplifier ratings is that amps do not "produce" watts. An amplifier is a voltage source, just like the 120 volt receptacle outlet on your wall. An easy analogy is using a light bulb. What is the difference between a 100W and a 6... | |
| Variac Variable Transformer What I do is start out at 10 volts (or 10 percent, depending on the scale of the variac) for about an hour and then increase by 10 volt increments for about a half hour at each increment. Takes a good six/seven hours. I would clarify with QS about... | |
| You know you're an audiophile if-- ...you can't figure out which amp to buy for your power cord...your cables have arrows on them...you think that tube gear is the latest technology...you can't listen to live music without thinking that the soundstage isn't focused...you put CD's i... | |
| On one leg or two legs? Generally, you should install them on one leg. The reason is that both legs in the panel may not be the same voltage. One could be, say, 120V and the other 118V. If you put one circuit on each, then your equipment will have a 2V potential between ... | |
| Quality inversely related to power output? If the quality of an amp is inversely proportional to its power output, then the corollary would be that two amps of equal power are of the same quality. Obviously not true, because power output depends on the connected speaker impedance and the q... | |
| Who needs power cables anyway? If you must know, the only way I see you doing this legally is to install an electrical box at the connection point on the units. That is, you have to mount the box in the back of your gear so that all live parts are inside the box. Not only that ... | |
| Can excellent tubes transcend modest amps? The price difference of most tube amplifiers has more to do with power supply, voltage regulation and output transformer quality than what type of tubes they use. Tube rolling is basically a tweak; so I doubt you're going to turn a $200 amp into a... | |
| This speaker crossover. Advise on improvement Don't overlook your soldering skills. Less than the factory-quality joints will most certainly negate any benefits of the better components. | |
| Help needed: bizarre voltage readings Get a 3-prong circuit tester and see if the receptacle is wired correctly. If it is, get an electrician to check the wiring at the panel. It sounds to me like you have a reversed hot neutral with an open ground somewhere. | |
| How can we settle for digital? Are you asking us if it's foolish to spend $3K on a CDP? Just keep in mind that a price point is where the manufacturer stops adding any more value to something. If you take two identical boxes and fit them each with the same laser/transport, filt... | |
| First name basis? I just start off with "Hi:", write my message and end with my first name. I then follow their lead for my replies.However, there are sellers who do get a lot of emails as routine so don't be surprised if they shoot back something terse like "How y... |