I've read that having several parallel low esr capacitors of different values(or constructions) can cause unwanted resonances. I see that this has been dealt with partially in the ppa with the addition of R8 to add some dampening but what about the parallel combo of C1, C2, and C3?

How much space do the Emu's drivers occupy on the HD and RAM? Can the drivers be selected to install on their own(without demo programs etc..)? I would appreciate any info. Thanks. Whit

Recently I built a "tweaking" Meta42 to test things like opamps and gain configurations. However whenever I turn the volume all the way up I get a buzzing/humming noise. I experienced this in my cmoy and corda kit and I fixed both of those problems by grounding the pot's case. This was what I...

I thought I had fixed this but apparently not. When I touch my Corda's volume knob when it is at a volume below 8 I get a hum. I thought I had fixed this by wrapping some wire around the alps screw and soldering the wire to the alps ground pin but I still get this hum. It is less apparent in the...

How do I go about measuring the current draw of an amp? Basically, I just need to know where to put the probes of my multimeter. Thanks. Whit

I got these last saturday from audiocubes but I hadn't had a chance to find out how they sound. Today I get some free time to find out how they are so I plugged them into the 0 ohm jack of my corda and I got a big surprise. There is NO sound from the left driver at all! I'm going to email Kohn...

I'm currently looking for a new cd player. I'm considering the NAD C541i, Marantz 6000OSE and the Arcam CD72. I am open to other suggestions though. The max I can spend is around $800. Unfortunately I don't have any hifi shops anywhere nearby so I can't audition these. Also where can I purchase...