This.
The coolest air is at floor level.
And it makes for the shortest speaker cable runs.
And people that buy mega-high end audio salon battleship amps also spend $300 a foot on mega-high end krypton-treated and blessed-by-elves speaker cables.
What's with amps on the floor?
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The coolest air is at floor level.
And it makes for the shortest speaker cable runs.
And people that buy mega-high end audio salon battleship amps also spend $300 a foot on mega-high end krypton-treated and blessed-by-elves speaker cables.
FWIW, I can still lift my main amp (not as well anymore). But once you start getting above 70 lbs,, you don't like to move them around too much.
I keep it on a low 20" high stand, because I don't like to bend down to the floor to turn it off and on.
And when they sit on the floor, they need more maintenance and cleaning. Floor dust and such. No one is going near it with a demolition derby Kirby.
I guess I'm lazy now.
I keep it on a low 20" high stand, because I don't like to bend down to the floor to turn it off and on.
And when they sit on the floor, they need more maintenance and cleaning. Floor dust and such. No one is going near it with a demolition derby Kirby.
I guess I'm lazy now.
sqlsavior
Lunatic Member
No kidding, that's really a bad practice. The only turntables on the floor should be in '50s slumber party photographs, along with the records.
Mystic
We're all born mad
Exactly, and what a great image that description conjures... pillow fights, pyjamas & "nighties", hairpins, night retainers, hair tied "up", a pile of 45s, etc. lol
Blue Shadow
Waiting for Vintage Gear from this century
Why would they buy the cheap stuff? $25k for a nice pair of 8 footers or so ain't gonna get much for 300 bucks.
For $25,000, I expect a direct energy beam connection to the warp drive engines, just like the M5 computer did on the Enterprise. If anyone gets in the way, they are toast.
But my big Thiels do love those Goertz alpha cores. A lovely 10awg ribbon of juice. Fortunately, mine are 25 years old, bought used, and long ago paid for. Right before mass insanity took over the cable business.
Now I get embarrassed if I pay more than $100 for an interconnect anymore.
JoeESP9
ESL's & tubes since 83
Not so! I've been using ~20' IC's from my preamp to power amps for 35+ years. I actually measure my in room response. There is no HF roll off between my preamp and power amps.
As long as the output impedance of the preamp is sufficiently low their is no loss when using unbalanced IC's. The average SS or hybrid preamp with SS outputs will have no problems. All tube preamps are more apt to have a problem.
I have noticed no audible difference between balanced and unbalanced IC's in my current or previous systems.
AvFan
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Good to hear! I was considering balanced cables ability to shield from noisy electrical environments better than unbalanced cables. I don't think I'd make that statement for all cables but, in general, it is thought to be the case. I thought speaker cable was less likely to pick up hum etc. Not correct?
savatage1973
Addicted Member
Speaker cables, just like with ICs (interconnects) and PCs (power cords), the amount of interference (of pretty much any type) is dependent upon the quality of the cable--the actual connectors, the conductors, and the shielding.
IME, the biggest causes of actual "hum" (60Hz or some multiple thereof) lies with grounding issues (could be within a component, amongst components chained together, or in the line source power itself--wall outlet) or an inadequate or failing power supply in one or more pieces of gear.
AvFan
Super Member
I have found careful attention to cable management is vital to avoid noise. I'm going to build a new cabinet for my gear but before I finalize my design I'm testing component location and cable runs (signal cables perpendicular to power) in a cheap Ikea shelf unit. Maybe pushing the amps away from the rest of the gear plus having them on the floor minimizes noise and saves medical copays from injured backs.
grillebilly
Empty Head
My guess if you have a large dedicated listening room, having them on the floor is no liability. I have to have my junk on shelves so they don't get bumped or kicked. It's also going to keep them from collecting as much dust.
If you have high-dollar gear I would think you can afford a custom audio stand. My stand could hold a ton of gear, maybe more.
If you have high-dollar gear I would think you can afford a custom audio stand. My stand could hold a ton of gear, maybe more.
Pio1980
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Then it's a question of what the floor under the stand can support.
Pio1980
AK Member
None of mine actually sit on the floor, a bottom shelf of a stand as I have a self imposed weight limit of ca 70 Lbs, the Marantz 8 is the heavy at 55 lbs and about all I care to handle there days.. They didn't skimp on iron.
Don’t spikes couple to the floor?
Pio1980
AK Member
Yes.
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