electronics

I need a 1U rack-mount mixer in my studio and I'm considering the BEHRINGER RX1602 V2, which is perfect for my needs but there is a slight snag: it has unbalanced outputs. However, the audio interface that it would be connected to (RME UCX II) has balanced inputs, so does that even matter? My...

I've read about the PS Audio P12 being ineffective on this site. I also watched the YouTube video with the PS Audio Noise Harvester not doing anything useful. Power conditioners can be sold for hundreds of dollars or a lot more! Do these products actually clean your electricity? And if so...

I don't know what to say in the first sentence. So basically me and my father hang out and visit pawn shops mostly every Saturdays. Most of the time nothing changes because these pawn shops only pay 1/4 to 1/5 value on items versus pawn stars famous 1/2 value. I guess you can think of this a...

I have come across some discussions about the enclosure material of electronic devices like DACs affecting the sound quality. I am not talking about loudspeakers, which are obviously affected by the enclosure material, but electronic components like DACs, amps, etc. Some companies even offer...

I'm surprised there isn't a thread about this topic yet. This thread discusses thrift store finds or other places you found electronic goodness, in the past and present. Recently I found something good at my local DAV thrift store while hanging out with my father. Usually they have just 4:3...

I don't entirely know where I got the notion, possibly mental leakage from hard powering off PC's but are there any reasons not to power on / off your audio equipment. With recent interest in grounding, and the depth of electrical knowledge on here I thought perhaps someone would have some...

Since we already have a rather entertaining thread about snake oil theories, I thought it might be nice to start a thread collecting links and docs regarding content that puts audio-related snake oil theories where they belong: in the book of myths, in the poison cabinet, in the wastebin, or...

[This thread is now closed as the Tableau dashboards are no longer in service. Please refer to the Master Review Index to see the latest information regarding ASR data + dashboards.] Hi everyone. I wanted to let folks know about the new version of the Electronics Review Index. Some new...

I posted on a couple of other forums. i haven't had much luck. I realize this post is very specific & complex. But i can't figure out on my own what my mistake is. Hoping someone here will be able to help me out. Using this post as a reference, I tried an experiment. I connected a Extech...

This is a buzzword these days in high-end tweaks and products. It is a real effect and worth knowing about it but certainly does not justify the use of the term in our high-end world. From my favorite electronic blogger, Dave Jones: