POW! POP! Powering Equipment On and Off in the Right Order

April 1, 2013 Mixed by Chris
Don't knock down your friends with the power of the POP!Photo provided by abulic_monkey

POW! POP! Is that what you hear in the house speakers when you turn off your equipment? Ummmm, that's not good.  There is a specific order in which audio equipment should be turned off (and turned on for that matter).  Following this order, the POW's and POP's will stop and your equipment will thank you for it. Audio gear components can emit a power spike, which is heard as a POW, POP, or THUMP, when they are turned on or off. This spike is then transmitted through the audio system, [keep reading]

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How to Protect Your Electronics

October 22, 2010 Mixed by Chris

The very first computer I bought came with a power strip.  "You don't want to fry your computer during a storm," said my friend.  However, electrical protection is more that just ye ol power strip.  What happens when there is a voltage drop?  What if the electrical line is dirty?  I've cover these questions and a whole lot more.   There are a few topics I need to cover before we get into electrical protection; How Does Electricity Work? What [keep reading]

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Review: Furman PL-8 II Power Conditioner

September 20, 2008 Mixed by Chris

One split second.  That's all the time it takes to fry your electrical equipment.  If you are like me, you spent countless hours searching for just the right piece of equipment to add to your sound system.  Perhaps that equipment was a new mixer or new amplifier.  Then you searched high and low for the best price.  There is one piece of equipment, however, you might be lacking in your sound system...and you don't even know it. A surge suppressor (a.k.a "surge protector") is a device [keep reading]

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