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Tube dampeners on ARC gear ... FREE TWEAK

Here's a cheap (free) tweak for owners of ARC gear using the black tube dampeners. If you move both dampeners as far up toward the top of the tube as possible without having the top one fall off, taking care that both dampeners are solidly touching each other, you will get better dynamics, bass, mids, highs and a lower noise floor. Try it ... you'll like it.
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czarivey
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Try to remove dampers and see what's there.
Tubes don't need to be 'dressed'
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geoffkait
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czarivey
Try to remove dampers and see what’s there.
Tubes don’t need to be dressed.

Gosh, that’s weird. We’ve known all tubes are microphonic, even tubes that are marked "non-microphonic," for eons. Didn’t you get the memo? The good news is that you’re partially correct (if accidentally) as most dampers do more harm than good.
oddeophile
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Frank as I expected.  Nice!  Thank you for trying that. Glad it improved your system
once again. You're like me. I listen very early in morning. It's the only time I have enough energy or lowest pain levels to be able to do so. 
I have to wait until I can be healthy enough to get my Ref40 out of my rack to do this. ☹️

Can't wait now. 

Thx again Frank. You rule brother. 

All the best

Richard

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oregonpapa OP
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Richard ...

AhHa ... another brother suffering from chronic pain. Its hell, but it sure beats the alternative. Music is one way I medicate. 

Hang in there ... 

Frank
oddeophile
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Thx Frank. It's mine as well. I'm sure like you some days it's too strong to even enjoy music to refocus ourselves and calm our spirits. 

You to as well ill my friend. 

All the best,

Richard
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