Ron's Speaker, Turntable, Power and Room Treatment Upgrades
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Ron,
Is that the Benjamin Electric Subpanel? I was wondering what breakers they would use in their panel and they look like Cutler Hammer/Eaton. Do you know if they are bolt in or plug in?
Scott
Is that the Benjamin Electric Subpanel? I was wondering what breakers they would use in their panel and they look like Cutler Hammer/Eaton. Do you know if they are bolt in or plug in?
Scott
I would love to see a close up pic of the breakers. My other business is selling circuit breakers hence my interest 
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Excellent! It looks like a well made panel. When I bought my house I specified a Cutler Hammer/Eaton panel using "CH" style breakers. I also upped the amperage for my main breaker from 200 to 225 so my outside meter base and wire were bumped up to 320 amp.
From Barry Romo:
The Industrial all copper buss panel is designed by Benjamin Electric and the Branch circuit breakers are bolt/on industrial type by Eaton Products.
Breaker Type (HACR rating):
BB 1020 Single Pole 20 amp Breaker (120/240 volt rating)
BB 2020 2Pole 20 amp Breaker (240 volt rating
The Industrial all copper buss panel is designed by Benjamin Electric and the Branch circuit breakers are bolt/on industrial type by Eaton Products.
Breaker Type (HACR rating):
BB 1020 Single Pole 20 amp Breaker (120/240 volt rating)
BB 2020 2Pole 20 amp Breaker (240 volt rating
As reflected in posts above I decided not to go with a wall-mount, whole system, Torus isolation transformer/balanced power device. But I am installing 240VAC circuits around the room in case I want to add the Torus later.
The Benjamin buss and the outlets will be ground-isolated and connected to one or both (vertical or horizontal) of two different chemical grounds each with very low resistance to ground.
I likely will use a floor mount Torus for the Io and all source components in the adjacent equipment room.
For source components and the preamp I am most concerned about minimising noise. For the Gryphon amplifiers and the VTLs I am more concerned about not having any current issues leading to possible dynamic constriction.
The Benjamin buss and the outlets will be ground-isolated and connected to one or both (vertical or horizontal) of two different chemical grounds each with very low resistance to ground.
I likely will use a floor mount Torus for the Io and all source components in the adjacent equipment room.
For source components and the preamp I am most concerned about minimising noise. For the Gryphon amplifiers and the VTLs I am more concerned about not having any current issues leading to possible dynamic constriction.
Barry Romo (electrician) and Tony Cosko (general contractor) are the go-to team in the Southwest for audiophile-oriented electrical installations.
At Greg Beron's client yesterday I counted fifty (50) big Mooks. This fellow has everything Mooked. There are Mooks underneath every component and there are Mooks on the tops of components.
Greg also explained to me in detail his suggestions for replacing the stock tubes on the Io. I have a lot of expensive treasure hunting for NOS tubes to do!
Greg's client's Clearaudio Master Innovations sit on three big Mooks. I will not put Mooks under the American Sound.
You need them under the IO. It is ok to be stubborn though
I am not meaning to be stubborn. I am open to Mooks under the Io.
But I would bet that the Herzan active isolation platform under the Io would make a bigger improvement.
Probably. But I would not bet on putting it under the AS2000 turntable so easily. The compliance of the pressurized air layer in the platter air bearing creates a resonance with the high mass platter of unknown frequency - how can we be sure that this resonance will not be excited by the servo mechanism of the active table?
You might find both work differently. And if you prefer the mooks on the IO, I take it back with me.
Well, David prefers a very heavy mass table too, if that tellz you something.
The active table surpresses most FR but is a little higher around 1hz iirc. I doubt 1hz is much of a problem. 1hz in the table is between 1k-5k ft, so you don't percieve it much.
Has anyone stood on theif active table? Is it a strange feeling?
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