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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #945: I hate those people. by Romy the Cat on 2011-12-20 
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Thanks, Clark, I will go with regular commercial Romex. There is no such a thing as “specialty AC cable” and the thing that they write about their cable is crap in my estimation. “Our custom high-end Power AC In-wall cable is a 10 AWG (5.27 mm2), spe...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1694: Pure Power Solution is over 90% effective by Amir on 2019-08-27 
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[quote user="rowuk"]Alex, I have a APC RT UPS which is a regenerator and UPS in one. I use it for on site recording as you never know what you get from the wall socket. Dimmed lights, PA and all sorts of other devices like air conditioning and refrig...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1230: Antennas by Paul S on 2014-02-04 
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We do have a cable thread somewhere on this site that might be better for cable-specific posts. As far as purely electrical "issues", in the end, better sound is still the main consideration. Shielding power lines is not only very difficult to do, i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1668: This is not voodoo by Amir on 2019-08-17 
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[quote user="rowuk"]We really do not need reports of voodoo or a last wet dream. If you want to be taken seriously, describe the test procedure and outcome of each test. What does „better bass“ mean in this context? [/quote]Rowukif you have Pure Powe...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1906: I can not measure DC by Amir on 2023-03-04 
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When I use Pure Power then I hear no noise/buzz from Big transformers of Power amplifier.It seemd Pure Power 3000 blocks DC .I have no device for measuring DC voltage of AC line.I did not use any DC blocker before Pure Power and I have no idea about ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1227: Shielding of dedicated power lines. by Romy the Cat on 2014-02-04 
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I feel that shielding of dedicated power lines is kind of arguable subject. First of it I do not know if it is necessary. What will you shield from?  The main point is what kind shielding and how it affects sound.  It might be shielding that is i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1896: Earth is not necessary for all Audio Equipments by Amir on 2023-02-20 
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[quote user="RF at Ona"]Romy and friends,Reading about the sensitivity of your system to electrical power supply problems reminds me of the days when I used to make my own equipment as much for the learning experience as for the final result.One of t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1764: Update by N-set on 2021-01-11 
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A bit of the background. Before acquiring the PP, the whole system had been moved from it's previous location in Gdansk to a new one in Warsaw. New, busy city, new apartment, new electricity. Straight after the move and connected to the new house...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1541: Power cords mania by N-set on 2017-02-20 
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[quote user="Paul S"]fiogf49gjkf0dWe do have a cable thread somewhere on this site that might be better for cable-specific posts. As far as purely electrical "issues", in the end, better sound is still the main consideration. Shielding power lines i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #83: First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... by anthony on 2017-02-02 
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It looks good to me.  As you can see I have left plenty of room to add a couple of more channels.The bottom level contains the power transformers and relays.  The diode bridges hang from the the middle shelf and the chokes and filters are on the top ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #24: Hammers as the only solution by Bud on 2008-06-30 
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Romy,Try wrapping a copper wire around a power cable, then "inject" it into the power line through an isolation transformer. The wrapping only to help defeat the antenna event of other signal sources that only have one vector.et all,For cables, the m...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Ferrite, ferrite , ferrite , ferrite ... by Romy the Cat on 2008-07-21 
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[quote user="Antonio J."]So I thought my tuner weren't properly adjusted. It has not been serviced nor recently aligned, I have no proficient technicians around who I depend to let them put their hands into the tuner. The damn thing always ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: That's much more ferrite than I've used by Antonio J. on 2008-07-22 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Hm, this is interesting. I my case nether neither CEC nor Bidat affect other of the tuners. Lavrys do but not Bidat. Try to put ferrite on ALL Sansui inputs: antenna, power cord, output cables. I have 3 bids on each leg of ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #948: Some thoughts about dedicated lines. by Romy the Cat on 2011-12-20 
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This subject is interesting but unfortunately there are more options then time in life to experiment with all of them. The idea to use fatter cable is right atop of surface. It is not about current caring but the lower impedance of the cable. Remembe...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1759: Victory over GND by N-set on 2020-12-08 
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1) GND NOISE After more experiments, I can proclaim a victory over the 100Hz noise on my End of life phono. For whatever reason the GND connection does not want to run in a close physical proximity of the line and n...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #947: JPS Lab conversation. by Romy the Cat on 2011-12-20 
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I just had a conversation with the guy who runs this JPS Lab. I did anticipate much more idiotic presentation, similar to what they have at their web site. To my surprise the gay was rational. It is not that I agree with all that he was saying but it...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: Cords and cables and bidats by Vance on 2008-04-22 
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Yeah, the power cord was nothing special. The Shunyata cord PLUS the Hyrdra conditioner represent the single best upgrades to my system aside from John's mods. I was skeptical about power cords and conditioners, but I'm a bit of a fanatic a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Lavry D9a26 Power Supply by totaltech on 2014-09-04 
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Hi All,Can anyone please help me with this?I have a client who has a Lavry Da924 and someone before him has heavily modified the power supply board.Could someone please help me identify the 4 requlators in the picture along with the power supply boar...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #944: That's a whole lotta work... by clarkjohnsen on 2011-12-20 
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...I recommend you take notes as you proceed.Also you might consider running specialty AC cable (not Romex), to wit this item from JPS Labs:Power AC In-Wall CableThe first high-end power cable for home or professional dedicated AC wiring. Dramatic im...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1461: Suggestions by JOHNR on 2015-11-21 
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I can only offer a simple solution to this problem.Decide on which row you wish to place digital services.  I would also include anything that has a switched mode power supply because of the Y capacitor thing.  Assume Row 1 will be used for digital s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #857: Location. Location! Location? by Romy the Cat on 2011-04-26 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I got my last PP2000, after the repair was done. My second new unit works since I got it repaired; it runs the whole playback, sounding very well and my attempts to add a second PP2000 led, as I described to worsening o...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #55: Yes, that sucks... by Romy the Cat on 2011-11-02 
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[quote user="KOTriode"]It's 60Hz hum, caused by both mechanical and magnetic field coupling to the output transformer. I used a toroidal transformer and thought it would not caused this problem but it did. When using an external power supply for ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #36: The ML2’s input power filters and everything else… by Romy the Cat on 2007-01-05 
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Jessie, Actually the tendency of manufactures to isolate ground becomes almost common among any more or less serious manufactures nowadays. The main’s ground is so polluted in US hat it is scare… or even dungarees. I remember a few years ago when I...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: How to manage audio power cables. by Romy the Cat on 2013-06-16 
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This is very ugly topic as I have been looking a solution for years and I do not have a consensus with myself regarding this. I have 21 AC power consumers in my playback. Well, the 21 that require good power, another 8 might be plugged to the utility...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #263: Lifting ground without moving a mountain by jessie.dazzle on 2009-02-19 
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drdna wrote :"...What was more concerning is today some 60 Hz hum also re-emerged in the system... As everything is plugged into the PP2000, I am not sure how to deal with it..."Before opening up AC outlets and breaker boxes, here's a way of disconne...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1100: PurePower+ - new units and customer service (!) by hifigirlgeek on 2013-04-16 
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I’d like to post some information about my own experiences with the new PurePower+ 2000 unit, and the customer service (or lack thereof) experienced under the new regime, so that people can be advised.  I ordered and paid for my unit in October last ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #82: Also there is much room by Amir on 2019-10-22 
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[quote user="rowuk"]In live music, we have intermodulation. Two trumpets or a trumpet and oboe playing together create sum and difference tones that change depending on pitch interval for instance. For music in major keys, this intermodulation is add...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #45: It may not be the right time... by anthony on 2017-10-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Deep End DIY - Australian take one Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  87 Replies 
...to obsess about speaker wire.  Thinking about this a little more I realise that my preference for foil cables has always been in relation to speakers with passive crossovers.  DSET is much more simple, the amplifier is driving the transducer direc...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #49: God is in the wire by manisandher on 2008-09-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A quest for a better monitor. in Audio Discussions  97 Replies 
Thanks for the advice Romy.But actually, I may not need new tweeters after all (for the time being, at least, until the dreaded 'Autumn Sound' arrives).You see, when I connected them up, I didn't really think too carefully about the speaker...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1481: MDB grounding by JOHNR on 2015-11-24 
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Paul, Please be careful here because good ol' USA is quite different when using residential  pole mounted feeder transformers.What you may have is a neutral wire coming off of the 0 volts tap of the 120-0-120 secondary.  This center tap is connected ...
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