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[terrybooth]

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[Geoff.R.G]

There are cables, those used for some headset microphones for instance, that I can strip with my finger nails. Others require rather more grip and PTFE insulation on very small wires is a complete pain. Some aviation insulation would be impossible with teeth and can even be difficult to strip with the correct approved tools.

[Lindsayt]

If you have a solid state amplifier with a damping factor of 4000 ( http://www.hegel.com/products/integrated/h360 )
is there likely to be some trade off in the overall sound quality to achieve this?

EG like a load of components in the signal path that wouldn't have to be there in an amplifier with a damping factor of 200?

[Dr Bunsen Honeydew]

*Things* tend to make damping factor worse not better.

[karatestu]

Are there any disadvantages from putting a power amplifier power supply in a separate enclosure to the rest of it ?

Increased impedance from length of umbilical?

Stu

[Dr Bunsen Honeydew]

Not really, but only worth it with big VA transformers or multiple there of.

[TheMadMick]

Doc

If balanced mains are so brilliant, why are power supplies not made that way in the first place?

[Dr Bunsen Honeydew]

They could be but it would over complicate things. One big transformer to feed the lot is far more cost effective, you would need an extra transformer in every box.

[Lindsayt]

How loud would 0.1 watts be through a high efficiency speaker like an EV Patrician 800?
How loud would 0.1 watts be through an "average" efficiency speaker like a Heybrook HB1?

Are amplifiers capable of feeding a signal of 1 microwatt to a speaker?
How loud would this be through the two speakers mentioned above?

Sorry for this being a bit of a time-waste. I already know the answers to these questions, but I've been told in no uncertain terms that I need help on this topic.

[Dr Bunsen Honeydew]

As loud as you hear it as loud. If it is loud it is distorting as loudness is a factor of distortion not power.