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| Totem Winds are Too Bright I would guess that it's the room. Hardwood/tiled floors? That's the biggest culprit. Bare walls/mirrors? Also, anything between the speakers can cause early reflections (uncovered bay window, equipment and racks, TV etc). Are the speakers toed-in?... | |
| How to calculate gain You should refer to the spec sheets. However, gain can be calculated but only with some assumptions.The M300: if the 300W are into 8-ohms, and assuming the output voltage stays put, the output voltage is SQRT(300*8) or 49 Volts. If 0.9 volts is re... | |
| Tube power vs Solid state power, how much is enoug You're looking at it backwards. It's not how much power is enough but how efficient the speakers are to produce the volume level you want. A highly efficient speaker, say 101 db per one watt/meter, will blast eardrums with only a couple of watts o... | |
| Exactly where is the ''jitterclock '' located ? Both the transport and the DAC have the "clocks". | |
| Free air resonance? Going by Fs alone to predict performance will not do anything for you. Unless you're absolutely sure that the other parameters do not change, a new driver can throw off performance. The biggest change can occur if the impedance curve is different,... | |
| If Thiel, Wilson, Sonus, made active speakers????? If they'll sell, they'll make them. I think these speaker manufacturers did their homework in this regard and determined it's not in THEIR interests to pursue this product line. The last major shift the mainstream and high end audio manufacturers ... | |
| Tube amp help- You may, in all probability, have a shorted rectifier tube. I would test or swap the rectifier before anything else. If it's not the rectifier or the wrong fuse type, then you may have to have it serviced (shorted power supply cap or output transf... | |
| Connect my amp out of phase? Your preamp is of a simple design, although unconventional, not something exotic. Most amplifying devices (tubes, transistors) change the polarity of the input signal. In order to provide the correct polarity at the preamp output, another gain sta... | |
| Looking for dedicated power line advice. If you have a six-breaker panel with six 20-A breakers installed then you have no choice as to the phasing; the panel is full and you cannot - at least never attempt to - reconfigure the panel. Word of caution: overloading one phase of a 120/240 l... | |
| Help My AC line voltage is 128V Power companies deliver voltages from 114 to 126 volts, which is the accepted tolerance. The higher voltages are delivered when transmission line lossed are expected so that the customer furthest away will get 120 volts or so. Also, the utility vo... | |
| Question about Gain, amp power and volume I think you are under the impression that there is an increase in sound quality with a higher volume knob setting. Not true. Keep the playback volume level where you like it. It's determined primarily by your listening room and the distance to you... | |
| What is the difference in CD transports? A transport is no different than amps or preamps with respect to the internal circuit components - the better the quality, the better the sound. This is because preserving an audio signal is is tricky (and expensive). A transport that sounds bette... | |
| Abandonning Powered Speakers - Why? Audio is a business and the sellers know that the sickness of the audiophile is in the equipment and sound variations. An all-in-one doesn't usually fare well; whether it be powered speakers, integrated amps, or CD/Preamps. Why do you think one of... | |
| Impendance - Resistance & the story of "Z" A very simplified definition, though not technically correct, would be:Resistance: opposition to current that is constant no matter what the frequency (60 hz, 2kHz, 1MHz, etc.)Impedance: opposition to current that varies as frequency varies.A resi... | |
| Dedicated Line, Surge and Safety 10 gage is not overkill. You're house will not catch fire either by surges or because #10 wire happens to be capable of carrying extra current - the circuit breakers and the grounding system protects against that.With respect to surges: surges are... |