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ozzy

Since my system is in a basement dedicated room, and is carpeted over concrete, I decided to not use carpet padding.
The carpet spikes do spike into the concrete below. To me, the spikes are an...

Since the Minutes are about 220 lbs. each and that happens to be the top of the range for the Gaia 1's I decided to upgrade to the ISO Acoustics Titans. Still the same height, perhaps a little larger...

I owned for quite some time the Shunyata Sigma 2. I thought they were dull sounding, no excitement in dynamics, soundstage etc.

Currently I own the AQ Thunderbirds. They took quite a while to...

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So, I disconnected the lead from the Lumin X1 ground lug but kept the ground connection on the X1 power supply to the Russ Andrews unit. I also still have the signal ground from the X1...

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Interesting. Presently I have both the grounding lugs from the Lumin X1 & the PS ground going into a Russ Andrews grounding unit.
But I also have the signal ground (rca) grounded to my...

Thanks for the replies. I just wish the on/off switch was on the front panel.

ozzy

Puma Cat,
Thanks for the reply and help.
But as per my original question, is it good to keep the power supply always on, doesn't that shorten its lifespan?
BTW, Angus reply was not really helpful....

Thanks for the post.
It's not that it gets too warm, it just seems that it does not really go into a "sleep mode". If the Lumin power supply on/off switch wasn't so difficult to reach on my rack...

So, I posed this question directly to Lumin and below is Angus response.

Hello Ken,

The stand-by mode will leave most of the unit’s function on for music playback. Please switch it off using...

Just got a 2-meter XLR and a power cord from Ice Age.

I haven't tried the power cord yet but first listen using the XLR interconnect with my Lumin X1 and I am a little shocked. They sound really...

So, Rick and I have communicated. I am interested in his cables. So, we shall see... hear?

ozzy

I think I agree with you, but what bothers me is the unit remains warm while in stand-by, so is it good for the unit in the long term?

ozzy

Thanks. I think the remote control also can be used in the same manner as the Lumin app. However, with either method the blue light remains on, and the unit remains somewhat warm.

Thus, my...

I have been turning my Lumin X1 on/off by the rear rocker switch. I must admit it is kinda of a pain to reach behind the power supply to access the switch.

Yesterday, I turned it off by the remote...

I did send a couple of emails, and never received an email reply. I also sent a message through your website with no reply. Perhaps there were glitches early on. So, I just now sent another message...

I sent several emails to you with no response. Not a good way to start a product.

ozzy

And anchoring the speakers to the floor increases bass coupling. Resulting in tighter, deeper better-defined bass.

ozzy

So, today I reinstalled the Critical Mass footers under the amps. Even though the bass may seem to be less, the soundstage is wider, deeper and more enjoyable. (BTW, I have 6 sets of the CM footers...

And.. for some reason, even though it is only a minor change in elevation, to me, they look better!

ozzy

Thank you for the comments. The amps are sitting on top of a 4" maple base which has 2" Audiopoint's underneath. Perhaps I have too many?

ozzy

Critical Mass Footers under Amps?

I am not sure if using the Critical Mass footers 1.0 size under my mono amps is a good thing. The bass maybe seems a little less dynamic and deep, but I am not...

Thanks for the inquiry.
I made sure they are level. And I do like the look of the speakers being perhaps overall 1" taller, they do sound better.

I think some of performance improvement is due...

So, after living with the Clarisys Minute for a few months, I decided to try a set of the ISO Acoustics Gaia 1's underneath the Minutes. I had these installed previously under my rear subwoofers, so...

Thanks Mike, for that explanation. Sounds like maybe it will be in my future.

ozzy