electricity

Hi all, I recently moved to a new apartment and have since been experiencing something odd/annoying. My stereo setup (Sony TA-555ES - Dual 505-2 - KEF Q350) has started producing frequent high pitched buzzes, and I have a strong suspicion this has something to do with teh electricity wiring in...

Hi all, Continuing to troubleshoot an issue I have on my TT, and I've noticed something odd (to me). Hoping others can shed light on this. I provide a narrative of my troubleshooting journey, but if you want to jump down to get to the meat of the question, it is #4 in this post. Stereo...

Guys please help...this is happening for the first time, completely confused. I know this is more general topic but hope some of you experienced members went trough this kind of trouble sometimes so you could shed some light on this gremlin in my system. Last night had some friends, played some...

Hi all, I used to live in Canada and own an SL-MA1 which I haven't used in some time. I live abroad and will be moving to the Netherlands where I was hoping to resurrect my vinyl system and bring my 'table with me. Initially I assumed that it would have a universal power supply and then I...

Hi Everyone, Got a question for the collective wisdom of the group - been thinking about purchasing a power conditioner. But, I'm having trouble determining how many AMPs I need. I've look at the back of my receiver and I've checked the owner's manual for a couple of my devices but all I find...

Yesterday I had an electrician at the house attempting to resolve an issue in our bathroom. Between 100 m.p.h. talking and inattentiveness (on his part), it didn't dawn on him (or me and my wife) that the electricity was still on via the junction box in the basement . He touched a connection of...

xpost audio repair tldr: Multiple receivers have been fritzing but only while plugged into one outlet. Brought one home from the store that worked great there and it blew a fuse as soon as I pushed the volume above 1/4. Outlet w/ cheap surge protector is powering turntable, receiver, and has...

Hello AK. I have lived in my home over ten years. It's a single story townhouse in Southern California. This autum and winter I've experienced a more than average (average equals typical electrical static on a normal day) amount of static in my home. It's abnormal. I touch the cat-shock. I...