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821
... Jim,Jim, Me thinks you have an odd fetish. Most enthusiasts are curious as to what others have in their listening rooms. But you seem more interested in...
Ray McDonald
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Apr 1, 2005
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And boy, do they ever!!!!!!!!!!! Larry Owens <larryo@...> wrote:If you're like me, it would have been one day, but those incessant 'quick trips' to the...
Roger Dirks
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Apr 1, 2005
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... Latest project was installing a Ray designed ... OOOH, ouch! Not exactly an endorsement of RFM's efforts. 8:-(( To Quote Joan Rivers ( related?) " Can we...
Ray McDonald
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Apr 1, 2005
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825
No, NO. First impressions are you de-emp EQ is fine. I didn't mean to say that in conjunction with the wokbench stereo. We CAN talk when you have time. I took...
jim@...
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Apr 1, 2005
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Hi Ray, I deleted that message. Just in case anyone could EVER imagine you could do less than perfect work! jim... ... Anyway, ... upgrade! ... but ... ...
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jimrivers3
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Apr 1, 2005
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Sounds like Jim and Ray are becoming Bob and Ray! Greg in Minneapolis ;) ... <SNIP> Hi Ray, I deleted that message. Just in case anyone could EVER imagine you ...
Greg Stewart
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Apr 1, 2005
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... Thanks Jim, ( T'wern't necessary.) Mrs. RFM would, however, render a dissenting opinion. She does that quite frequently. 8:-)) Also the various landfills...
Ray McDonald
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Gents; Back in the late 1950s, my old man was having the house built that would eventually house his hi-fi rig. He decided to do something similar with power...
Ben Torre
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Apr 1, 2005
7:05 pm
830
I'm listening Greg :-) -bob ... imagine you...
newaag
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Apr 9, 2005
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Related question: If I install a separate line for my system, is it better to have two lines - one for power amp and one for other components? And if two lines...
newsreadertoo
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Apr 10, 2005
8:09 pm
832
When I did the dedicated lines, I first set it up with a separate breaker for each outlet. I had the non-signal outlets (turntable, tonearm pump, CD digital)...
Greg Stewart
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Apr 10, 2005
11:47 pm
834
Does anyone know of a place that sells cheap isolation platforms? I think Bright Star Audio or whatever it is called now is just way too expensive, like 5...
Brucifer
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Apr 12, 2005
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835
I saw some giant butcher block cutting boards. They are 2 by 3 ft in size and 2 inches think. Maybe I can put some isolation feet on the bottom of them and...
Brucifer
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Apr 12, 2005
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... Well one thing is for sure it will look pretty! I would put spikes on it instead of isolation feet… Even better would be to sandwich two pc between a...
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Apr 14, 2005
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I am in the process of building a home and plan on doing the samething… I think the important thing here is having clean lines… No dimmer switchers or...
budandfun
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Apr 14, 2005
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That's a good idea! Which prompted me with another idea! I was thinking since it is 2 inches thick I can use a router and route out a rectangular hole about...
Brucifer
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Apr 14, 2005
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I use a balanced power supply which splits the AC 50 / 50 across the hot and neutral with cap filtering. I was thinking of a better way of getting clean AC....
Brucifer
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Hello tweakers, I am going to attempt to shed some light on the subject of "isolation ." It can be a complex subject that is little enough understood that it...
Ray McDonald
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Apr 14, 2005
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Did you hear any difference with balanced power? I'm thinking of building a box for my tuner and CD player only but before I spend $$ on transformers and IEC...
Paul Baptista
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Apr 14, 2005
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842
How about a battery charger and a bank of filter caps to power one of those automotive inverters? Beware of the low-priced inverters, they may not put out a...
Roger Dirks
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Apr 14, 2005
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I would like to know too if you heard a difference. There is a company that builds and markets balanced power distribution systems (wish I could remember their...
Roger Dirks
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Apr 14, 2005
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844
... Can you explain the 'balanced power supply' a little more -- ideally a schematic ;-) thanks...
newsreadertoo
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Apr 15, 2005
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845
Some components have discrete regulators in their power supply - one or more transistors. Some have ICs instead, like the 7812, and some have 'high...
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Apr 15, 2005
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846
Well good morning Ray! How about this to isolate a preamp or phono or DVD/CD/DAC? Design and build an isolation stand using springs pulled from an old...
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Apr 15, 2005
12:36 pm
847
Hi Jim, if I were you I would give a try to a nice inner tube got from some bike, inflated as minimum as possible. Or even packaging plastic bag (a sort of big...
Stefano Papini
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Apr 15, 2005
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848
Hi Stefano, I might try that. I tried inner tubes under my tube amps BUT the amps are "back heavy" because the three transformers are at the back. I didn't...
jim@...
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Apr 15, 2005
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849
Hi Jim, I had the problem of "modeling" a tube under my TT (drop shaped). Well, my father solved it straightforwardly, simply using a couple of o-ring in order...
Stefano Papini
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Apr 15, 2005
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Hi Jim, I had the problem of "modeling" a tube under my TT (drop shaped). Well, my father solved it straightforwardly, simply using a couple of o-ring in order...
Stefano Papini
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-Hi Jim, And all youse other vibratimg tweakers. 8:-)) 1st. let's introduce a little math. ( I know, yuk.) The natural freq. ( Fn ) of the isolated element...
Ray McDonald
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Apr 15, 2005
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852
the output of a 120 volt center tap transformer has the center tap connected to ground, so that the 'hot' and 'neutral' are each 60 volts away from ground. I...
Roger Dirks
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