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| Does high end system with dedicated circuits need grounding products I have the SR active ground block with the better ground wires and orange fuse. I also have the 12-outlet power conditioner UEF-SE and a black outlet. I have a dedicated 8 GA wire line. Like Tom said, your mileage may vary. In terms of improvemen... | |
| Streaming: WiFi or wired?? Most equipment manufacturers will advise to use a wired connection if the device can do both and you have a choice between the two. Everything being equal, the best a wireless connection can do is be as good as the wired connection. It will not be... | |
| Too good a post to waste As it happens with most things, JH was only half right when he said if it measures the same, it should sound the same. We all know the story of Bob Carver making one of his amps sound like an ARC amp by measuring what he calls the “transfer functi... | |
| Your One Bullet Point Solution; Electrical Upgrade Doug, don’t forget a meter socket SPD. This is the first line of defense in terms of surge protection. Depending of where you live, you might have to ask the power company to install it for you and they will charge you a small monthly fee. It goes... | |
| Dedicated 20 amp circuit - Electrician laughed! Hi MitchI suspect that 10 AWG is very adequate for your distance. My panel is much farther to my outlet (50+) and since I was going to start from scratch I figured why not do it by the book. I probably would not change a thing if I had a 10 AWG... | |
| Dedicated 20 amp circuit - Electrician laughed! @mitch2 Please read the link that I provided and you will understand where 10 gauge might not be optimal. You might get away with it, heck! I got away with 14 AWG. And it wasn’t bad, just not optimal. | |
| Dedicated 20 amp circuit - Electrician laughed! Hi tvadi used an outlet that came with my PC 12 conditioner, they call it the black outlet. It accepts up to 10 gauge. The electrician used a reducer to go from 8 to 10 gauge. I then used a 2-gang box with a dummy outlet (not connected) to make su... | |
| Dedicated 20 amp circuit - Electrician laughed! Hi DtxI had a dedicated line with 14 AWG wire that I recently upgraded with a 8 AWG line and noticed very positive differences. I followed the advice of Vince Galbo of MSB (see the article here: https://www.msbtechnology.com/faq/how-to-wire-your-... | |
| Power Conditioners Hi ecrottyYour question is a very sensitive one and if you play your cards right you can be ahead of the game. I happen to have the Furman that you are considering. I also have a Zerosurge ten outlet power surge protector and a Synergistic Researc... | |
| What is to become of Marantz Reference and HIFI as we know it I am sad to hear of KI passing. I have a reference series streamer/DAC, the NA11S1 that I think is very well put together and that sounds great to boot. That’s one of KI brain child. RIP. | |
| Which is better for a DBA (Swarm); powered subs or unpowered? You probably would be better off with powered subs IMHO. The second hand market is a good place to start. You can get a used Martin Logan Grotto i for less than $500 on EBay. If one amp goes bad in a powered Swarm, you don’t have to shut down the ... | |
| The bass is the place... Millercarbon and Atmasphere said it all much more eloquently than I could. I will only add that getting the bass right is about 30% of the speaker conquest according to dr Toole. Also it’s not very easy even with four subs. One still has to put in... | |
| Need help in trying to trace cause of distortion Hi rvpiano it’s not a simple problem but if you do as someone else suggested, by elimination, you will be successful. My guess is similar to yours, I think it’s the speaker. Luckily, this one is the easiest to eliminate. Check to see if it does it... | |
| New Tweak --- Its Fantastic Hi snackeyp You might be going about it the wrong way. You need to have a strategy. If later you decide to do inside your components you would need to redo the power cords and interconnects again. The reason for that is that the TC need time ... | |
| New Tweak --- Its Fantastic Ok. I will look into that but we need to find a way to communicate without taking this thread hostage. I will try to PM you again. Stay tuned. |