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   From: phil_a@tpg.com.au   
      
      
      
   > In the US, we have two voltages in (all but really really old)   
   > houses: 120 and 240, although most outlets are 120, the ranges,   
   > clothes dryers and air conditioners are 240. And that 240 is balanced.   
   > If we were SERIOUS audiophiles, we'd have 240 volt four pin dryer   
   > outlets put in our listening rooms and run our power amps on 240.   
      
      
   ** Only if we were serious  AUDIOPHOOLs  -  that is.   
      
   Home hi-fi installations can suffer from earth loop hum and transformer   
   radiated hum fields  -  neither of which is fixed by using "balanced power".   
      
      
      
   ...  Phil   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)