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Re: Ayre & AC

Posted by Charles Hansen on February 22, 2007 at 15:52:23:
<< I imagine you have a hi-fi at home and a computer. How do you isolate the two? >>
Unlike home A/V equipment that uses switching power supplies, computers do not need to respond to remote controls when they are "off". So normally when you turn a computer "off" it is really "off". I don't work on my computer and do critical listening at the same time.
However if there are several people in your home that all work on computers, I would strongly recommend a wired Ethernet network instead of a wireless Wi-Fi network. The Wi-Fi will cause audible degradation in the sound of your stereo.
Plus Wi-Fi operates at the exact same frequency as a microwave oven. I don't know the wisdom of turning your home into a low-level microwave oven.