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| 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... | |
| Dedicated power Most, if not all, new receptacles have terminals that accomodate 14, 12 and 10 wire. Even the 15-amp 5-15R. The limiting factor is not the wire but the circuit breaker. The breaker must not pass more current than the wire ampacity that's it's conn... | |
| Power problems.... Ground, dedicated lines, ect Power quality is something that utility companies are starting to take seriously as they know the grids are loaded with motors, computers, digital electronics, variable speed motors, etc. What these do is poison entire neighborhoods with noisy ac ... | |
| Which of Mozart's No.39 & 41 CD should I get? Another variation is the Hogwood/Academy of Ancient Music "The Symphonies Vol.VI Paris & Vienna" on Decca (L'Oiseau-Lyre 421 085-2). It's an old recording from 20 years ago. What's striking about this is a smaller classical orchestra with peri... | |
| Dunlavy SC IVA X-over resistor values Or just look at the color rings. Plenty of websites where you can decode the colors. The values may have drifted over the years so what you measure may not be within tolerance of the nominal value. Also, if the quality of you solder joints is anyt... | |
| Impedance question Extremely important: Make sure the amp is off (better yet, unplugged) before you remove any of the speaker cables. A tube amp will be damaged if powered on without a speaker load connected to it. | |
| Impedance question There's no definitive answer other than experimentation. Usually, one tap will sound better than the other regardless of speaker. But for another amp, the tap can be speaker-dependent. If the amp is stable over reactive loads, then one tap should ... | |
| wire transfers safe? Careful, be very careful. Once you give your routing and account number to me for example, with just a phone call or two I can set up payments to third parties by ACH Debit. This is the way you pay for things over the phone by check. Your bank NEV... | |
| What makes up an Detlof, I don't take the Stereophile list seriously:) You know how many dealers can tell you stories about customers walking in with that as a grocery shopping list and stubbornly refusing to consider advice about alternatives or incompatibilites?... | |
| What makes up an I think that's an expression that can be filed away. One time it meant products that were produced by dedicated engineers and designers who wanted more than the commercial electronics of the 60's and 70's and developed a following that became an u... | |
| How to figure output from efficiency in db ? I also think they are taking listening distance into account. A -7dB to -12dB attenuation translates into 7 to 13 feet (2.2 to 4.0 meters) from the source.The attenuation by distance:dB = 20 LOG (D/Do) where Do is the reference distance of one met... | |
| How to disperse avail. amperage? Don't add up amps, it's not the way its done. I count 5 circuits for audio, one for lights and one for AC. Usually you assign 360 VA (watts) to each receptacle plus air conditioning plus lights. The AC (11 amps at 240 volts) is 2,640 VA. The light... | |
| Pure class A amplifiers = "slow" amplifiers? If you're just telling us that you don't prefer the 'Class A' sound, that's understandable. Class A is not the only way to good sound or else it would be the only type of amplifier people would buy. Just because you prefer one over he other doesn'... | |
| Possible speaker short? The chances of both speakers shorting out are almost none (can you hear highs?). Could very well be an issue with the amplifier. The low frequency circuit most likely is only an inductor (wire) in series with the driver, giving you that continuous... | |
| Why No New SACD Along With New Vinyl It's the way the market is today. According to the RIAA, vinyl outsells SACD and DVD-audio combined by a 4-to-1 margin. Business is business, sad to say. |