jc4659
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| Isolation transformer for laptop charger? If this means that the "hot" slot is consistently the shorter one (across all outlets used for my audio system) then I can get a "polarity tester" and check it. | |
| Isolation transformer for laptop charger? @imhififan,Thanks for the link and the suggestion. The MBP should run quietest from its battery I would think. if it makes a difference then all I need to do is remember to disconnect the charger when listening to digital files, and more importa... | |
| Lowering the noise floor Sometimes you don't know how much noise you are hearing until it's gone. Have you ever been in a room that you thought was quiet and then suddenly the room becomes dead quiet and you realize that the humming noise from the compressor in the refri... | |
| Amp upgrade advice @randy-11: Completely agree with your comment on room treatments for a room this size. | |
| Michael Fremer's system @mr. m. It's called "put your money where your mouth is." I see nothing wrong with what he said so I respectfully disagree with you. Fremer is very fortunate to have a system of that caliber. | |
| Current recording engineers - what cables used? @maplegrovemusic +3 on the pink floyd article. Thank you! It seems that much of the perfection that goes into the sound; the placement of instruments, the room itself, the equipment, the cables is lost when the final product (millions of units in... | |
| Isolation Transformers: my experience and concerns Currently, my preamp is the only component plugged into an isolation transformer. I concluded that this was the best combination and removed all other isolation transformers from my system. Interesting that you found the same results. | |
| connect 2 different wire gauge to pos and neg speaker terminal @almarg One of the best posts I have ever read on audiogon. Your explanation seems logical, takes some of the mystery out of cable theory, and "almost" makes me want to fiddle with cable design. I do appreciate that it is more complex than it se... | |
| Female Vocal Collection on Vinyl?? Looks like it's an ad from HDTracks. I did not see anything about vinyl mentioned. | |
| Ayre Codex dac and headphone connections question Good advice, Bob. I appreciate it. | |
| Ayre Codex dac and headphone connections question Ah. I suspect you are correct. That must be why Moon audio sells wire with two 1/8" amp ends. This makes total sense and sure makes it more convenient to attach and listen to headphones. Thank you, Mark. | |
| Do female audiophiles exist +1 for Terri Inman and the rest of the crew at Stereotypes. Terri knows her stuff. Great sense of humor too. | |
| Does my laptop need to be grounded when charging? Thank you, George. I will try a different one and see if it is better. | |
| Does my laptop need to be grounded when charging? I tried flipping the polarity on the charger plug and no difference. I already own a Regen and was considering the ISO Regen upgrade or move to the Intona. Was hoping other Codex owners would chime in before I spend the additional $$. | |
| Does my laptop need to be grounded when charging? Thank you, Erik. Yes, my dac already employs "galvanic isolation to the outputs" but not really sure if this means I shouldn't be concerned about noise coming into the dac. Some of these isolators are inexpensive while others such as the Intona ... |