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| Speaker for Mcintosh MC 30 I absolutely would not use EL34’s in an MC-30, unless it has been somehow modified to be compatible with them. The MC-30 was designed for the 1614 or 6L6-GC. The EL34 differs from those tubes in numerous ways, including not only electrical paramet... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Mapman, thanks so much for the exceedingly nice words!I’ll add that I always enjoy, and not infrequently learn from, your invariably balanced, knowledgeable, and level-headed posts.Also, I don’t disagree with George’s characterization of me as a f... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Better get Al here to mediate the situation. I'll have to admit that when it comes to mediating disagreements with Geoff, staunch defender of the faith when it comes to unexplainable and seemingly implausible tweaks, that my reconciliatory abil... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Can you explain just what is used in fuses to create the different amperage ratings that then influence failure at the indicated rating? From pictures, I have always thought that the filament sizes/widths are increased to achieve the higher rating... | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable Can everyone agree on most or all of the following, and then perhaps this less than constructive discussion can be concluded:1)Wires sound different, to a greater or lesser degree depending not only on the wire but on the technical characteristics... | |
| Preamp... Solid State or Tube P.S: One more point is that I wouldn’t be surprised if the input impedance of the KWA 150SE is only half as much in the bridged mono mode Lalit uses as in stereo mode, since in bridged mono mode a single input signal is internally routed into both... | |
| Preamp... Solid State or Tube Dodgealum, first let me digress for a moment and compliment your very fine system. I would especially commend your taste in speakers, phono stages, and cartridges :-)But to address your question: The issue that most commonly arises when using a tu... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Are you saying the 500V rating is safe even though it is twice what the vendor specifies because such an event /surge can never happen? Hi Mapman,Yes, I’m saying that the 500V rating is safe. As you will realize, a fuse does not protect against vo... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... None of those things are a problem, Mapman. See the post I submitted earlier today, at the bottom of the previous page.Best regards,-- Al | |
| 6SN7 tube question How do you check the filament voltage? It would have to be checked by touching or connecting the probes of a voltmeter (or a multimeter set to measure volts) to the filament pins of one or more of the tube sockets, under the chassis, or to some ot... | |
| Preamp... Solid State or Tube Lalit, a point to keep in mind is that the input impedance of your Modwright amps is specified as "Min. 15K at 50Hz; 23K at 1Khz." While it's not made clear in the manual if that applies to the unbalanced input or the balanced input or both, some... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Gpgr4blu, I’m sure Tsushima1 is correct about the physical size and voltage rating of the fuses that are required for your ARC gear, but to clarify about the voltage ratings: The 500v and 250v ratings refer to how much voltage a fuse can withstand... | |
| New Luxman DA-06 doesnt sound so great. Will it get better? I checked the voltage it is around 2.5V, varies a little bit because I am playing a cd. As you appear to realize but others may not, 2.5 volts is the specified **maximum** output voltage of the DAC, that will only occur when the digital data corre... | |
| New Luxman DA-06 doesnt sound so great. Will it get better? It appears that the step-down transformer you are using probably has a two-prong plug and outlet, while the Luxman has a three-prong IEC receptacle. While in most circumstances that might be sonically advantageous, as it would break any ground loo... | |
| Is 74 dB too much gain for the Dynavector XX2mkII? P.S: I just noticed that the photo of the preamp in your system description thread shows it as being a McIntosh C220, rather than a C2300 as stated in the equipment list. However the specs on the two models that are relevant to my comments above... |