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1. Technology's lineageWe gave a couple of Sprout integrateds to relatives for Christmas this year. They were thrilled. What they really were excited about is Bluetooth. The capability...December 26, 2014
2. Ho, Ho, HoIt's Christmas morning and I wanted to say happy holidays to everyone of you. Thank you for all you do for the community, for music, for...December 25, 2014
3. If doing the right thing fails...So let's imagine you've taken my suggestions, done all you can to fix a ground loop hum issue at its source and you still have hum....December 24, 2014
4. IsolationI mentioned one of the biggest offenders of hum creation in our systems through a ground loop comes from the cable TV connection. If you have...December 23, 2014
5. Fixing ground loopsWe've been discussing how to identify a ground loop. Now it's time to fix what we've identified as a problem. But let me warn you of...December 22, 2014
6. Ground loopsHappy first day of winter. What better subject to warm the heart on a cold winter's day than ground loops. Keeps us grounded and humming along....December 21, 2014
7. Working backwardsIn any good detective novel we start with the crime scene first and work our way backwards to find the culprit. It's no different when discovering...December 19, 2014
8. Hummin' alongWhy do systems hum? Not in answer to the classic Audiophile joke or Ella Fitzgerald's famous 1960's memory lapse, which earned her a Grammy for Mack...December 19, 2014
9. One step at a timeIt's typically easier to fix than to find problems. Finding what the root cause of a problem is takes time and a careful routine. For example,...December 18, 2014
10. Shedding light on problemsIn yesterday's post Troubleshooting, I described a problem I was having with my garage door opener. It just suddenly stopped working. Nothing I could think of...December 17, 2014
11. TroubleshootingFinding and fixing problems is a learned skill that can be honed over many years of experience. I have rarely seen this skill come naturally to...December 16, 2014
12. FearFear's a funny thing. Useful for some things, not much for others. Fear's good to keep you alive. Fear's bad when it holds you back from...December 15, 2014
13. Need anyone say more?My friend Mark (aka. Soundminded), a frequent contributor to the comments section of these posts, posed a question of his own. I will paraphrase: "Would I...December 14, 2014