Recent content by smarkgee

thank y ou guys i ahev had a new dedicated ring main circuit installed with docs - so it can't be that

hi Vlad, thank you for your input. no i have not tried that (I think). what exactly are they ? (I've googled it and a lot comes up) I do use an extension lead with surge protection and filtration in it.

@tannoyed ty 4 your input when the power amp trips the on light goes from green to amber. the master circuitry on the fuse box does not trip remote control: there is none on the cheap sony amp ELCB - i have a new dedicated ring main. housed in a different (newer) fuse box there is sound...

well i've now had the elexctrics checked, i've HAD PUT IN a dedicated ring main. still have probs my cheap sony amp works much better than my arcam pre and power amp but still has very bad degradation. i can hear the degradation with headphones plugged in the amp - so i guess that takes out...

normally i cant tell the difference however i have a cheap £30 amazon jobby and a more expensive musical fidelity x24 dac...the difference is very significant. volume/clairty etc etc. however the £30 is quite acceptable

BUMP! I've tried to link each of my PC sound cards to different zones...seemed to work in terms of the right signal sent to the right speakers BUT the sound was awful with the Sony amp. do the amps have to be the same (same in terms of some sort of rating/impedence or whatever rather than...

basic setup: PC to DAC to AMP I have two options for every component eg 2 AMPs, 2 external DACs. Only one PC tho. 1 of the DACs has a SOUNDBLASTER EXTERNAL BOX. I have a sound problem. Awful sound, loses a channel etc. If I use headphones its the same - if i press the DIRECT button it...

my 9 pre-amp currently nicely services my 9 power amp how do i use the zones to allow the arcam 9 pre-amp to output to a sony integrated amp as well as to an arcam 9 power amp? in fac, do i use zones? or do i daisy chain from the power amp TO the Sony Amp? or is there another way to get the...

hi guys thanks for the replies. I'm not asking for advice about ring mains or other stuff. I'll clarify. It is for EMC/RFI shielding. so i want to attach earths as outlined - I'm just not sure exactly how to do it. It's the HOW TO that I need the answer on not the WHY DO!!

hi guys i have a separate thread for the many possible causes of my 'tripping' and investigations by sparkys. Let's leave that to one side. I just want to investigate how to earth the various units. I have an arcam 9 preamp and power amp. the earlier comment appears right about the PHONO...

I have a; PC, DAC, pre-amp and power amp. Only the pre-amp has one of those funny earth screw/nut things on the back. none are earthed and I have amp tripping/noise problems. how do i earth them and do i earth them all please. I would assume: 1. connect to a true earth eg mains water in...

well yes, i assume lots of people do but thought i'd ask!! mine is also next to the fuse box where there are lots of circuit and the proper main cable coming in. and also the only using one socket thing is a possible cause as well...i don't know the electrical formulae behind it all

@cheeseboy ty another thought crossed my mind i've run an extension cable from a different ruing main...still does it. it only happens occasionally and is not repeatable...prob when the sparky comes (luckily i know one who lives 4 doors away!!) one thought tho. i run a Pc and pre and power...

------------ thanks guys - it is appreciated ------------ I am trying once again to power it all froma different circuit in the house. I will get a sparky in. follow on question 1. What is the sparky actually checking for? As I said I already have a basic certificate which shows there are...