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| The sound of my new electrical service: Day 1 FWIW, the line from the pole appears to be large wires protected by a plastic shield that is bolted to the pole. It goes into a large access box under ground beneath the pole. It's like a water meter box. From there it is underground in large plas... | |
| The sound of my new electrical service: Day 1 Sorry Jim, did not get to the box last night. I'll do that tonight along with testing the voltage. Something tells me I don't want AFCI's. We'll see. Not sure what our County's requirements are but passed two inspections on the day of the work. | |
| The sound of my new electrical service: Day 1 You all make good points. Yes, the system was tuned by ear over a long period of time. Cables, tubes, isolation, etc. All chosen for synergy and musical pleasure. Any change, be it higher or lower voltage, fresh transformer and wire, etc. will sho... | |
| The sound of my new electrical service: Day 1 Thanks for all your interest so far. The job did include a new ground rod by the way. jea48, not sure, I will look at the box tonight when I get home.I don't know what the voltage was beforehand, but I will check though and make sure it is at norm... | |
| The sound of my new electrical service: Day 1 I should add something that occured on all these discs. It's as if the instruments and voices are stepping on each other. The focus is not as sharp. It's hard to pick out and concentrate on exactly what a musician is doing or playing because the o... | |
| My personal experiences moving from Sttaf to Hawk Wow, what a thorough and informing discussion. I'm using Forests, but always heard that the Hawk was the sweet spot in Totem's line. Wish my current thread was written so eloquently, thanks. | |
| Afraid to buy new speakers How about "The Clue" speakers. Designed to work their best with wall placement. Below your budget, but so what! Something like that with careful room treatment could work really well. You may have to scale down your high-end expectations and find ... | |
| Akai Speakers I heard a small pair of Akai's years ago and they sounded incredible. And I had Magnepan 111A's at the time! This was in a friend's non audiophile set-up with an old Sansui receiver. I had the same receiver, so I knew what that sounded like. These... | |
| Tube amps demonstrated with totem element series Well, there you go then. You'll have no trouble driving the Earth's with just a cap on the tweeter. Like the good old KLH and Dynaco 2-ways of the past. I've been inside the Forest and the crossovers are much more complex. Taking your amp into the... | |
| A Shout-Out for Grado Service Their cartridge replacement program is good too. Send in your old one and they will not just re-tip, but replace it with a new one for a reduced price. Mine was shipped out the same day they received the worn one. | |
| Tube amps demonstrated with totem element series Well, the model 1's are not known for their efficiency and I heard Vince demo them many years ago with the medium powered Audio Prism amp. Sounded fantastic, and years later, I became a Totem owner with the Forests because of it. My point is that ... | |
| Taking Suggestions for New Speaker Cables I disagree with some of the above. No reason not to give the Totems the best cable they can sound right with. That does not have anything to do with the price though. Just what mates succesfully. How about "The Cable Company"? You can audition cab... | |
| why do hi-end fuses keep blowing, while std don't? Are you sure you are not confusing a slow-blo fuse with a standard one? | |
| Why not these cables for my TT Some of those cables like Blue Jeans, or Anti may not have enough shielding for phono signal use. Good shielding is of course a must for the tiny phono signal. | |
| grills or no grills on your speakers..matters? Grills off, clothes off. |