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What does moving from a 150 watt amp to a 400 watt amp get you?
Miles,  There are many well respected in the industry the agree with the following.  Happy reading.  BruceFrom Musical Fidelity Website around 2009   Technical background to our dynamic range/power claims.   This section is slightly technical... 
Sleeper CD player DAC
PS Audio DirectStream DAC.  Current and latest technology, free firmware upgrades.one on eBay at about half retail (not mine).http://m.ebay.com/itm/PS-Audio-DirectStream-DAC-D-A-Converter-Black-/222493349537?hash=item33cda316a... 
Refinishing Yamaha NSM-1000's
Crossover rebuildhttp://www.troelsgravesen.dk/Yamaha-NS1000.htm 
step up transformer?
I am confused.The Fosgate sig should have more than enough gain straight in, and as you know is designed for both MM, and MC.Why is it that you want the SUT? Do you want to bypass the first layer of amplification and switch to the MM position?Bruce 
DIY power cord / cords - really good
Templetech,Just paste the link in the post above yours into your browser. It should give you all the detail you need, along with pictures.:-)Bruce 
Fuse for Tice Powerblock II
Jedinite,Yes you are correct, they are pretty much bullet proof.The blown fuse would indicate there was a shorted piece of equipment, or at least a short of some type on the secondary side of the isolation (Tice PB) transformer.The interior of the... 
Should I ground my Tice Powerblock / Titan Combo?
You can have your cake and eat it too.You can have ALL your grounds AND improved sound, but it just might cost an arm and a leg.Check out this July 2009 Dagogo review by Norm Luttbug. It does touch upon the evils and a solution for multiple ground... 
Should I ground my Tice Powerblock / Titan Combo?
Oh yea, I forgot.Once you decided which piece will be the master ground, lift the ground on all the rest of the equipment and get rid of the cheaters.Bruce 
Should I ground my Tice Powerblock / Titan Combo?
Jim is correct. People certainly have been killed for lack of a ground.I will just add a couple of bits of information and you can do what you will with them Kingsley.There certainly are horror stories of what has happened with ungrounded equipmen... 
Should I ground my Tice Powerblock / Titan Combo?
Kinsley, et. al.,Since the early 90's grounded wall plugs have been required in all new construction.From Wikipedia; AC is the form in which electric power is delivered to businesses and ...Westinghouse Early AC System 1887 (US patent 373035).So, ... 
Should I ground my Tice Powerblock / Titan Combo?
Hey Kingsley,Hang on. I WILL have a definitive answer for your today. I have a Power Block/Titan, and a Power Block II/Titan, and..... some original literature, newsletters, and a service bulletin.Let me look through them and get back to you in a ... 
DIY power cord / cords - really good
Posted online. You can see pictures here;http://www.carveraudio.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=11564&start=0 
Is the moscode 600 a great amplifier?
One further thought on modified and tube rolled Moscode 600's. George once told me that he had bridged some 600's for a famous record maker (to remain un-named), because that is what they wanted. However, in his opinion they did not sound as good ... 
DIY power cord / cords - really good
I just sent the file out to a couple of Agoners. If you were not one of them email me through Agon and I will get back to you. 
DIY power cord / cords - really good
Several have asked me for the Word doc with pictures. I have that as a single file, which is about 3MB or six individual pages that are 0.5 to 0.8 MB each.It is easier for me to send the all inclusive file, however, if your email account will not ...