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| how to clean brushed aluminum faceplate? No, diamonds are one of the few materials harder than an anodized finish. When you brush your hand or fingernail against a brushed anodized surface, the ridges in the surfaces will remove skin or fingernail cells and material, leaving something th... | |
| Easy tonearm replacement for Empire 598? Mosin, I was mostly interested in an oil that would stand up for years without loosing much to the air due to neglect. Motor oil works fine too but to not last as long as it seems more volatile. We are talking about years here... | |
| Anyone compared BAT Rex vs. Atmasphere MP-1? Raquel, yes, those old 'chrome dome' tubes are pretty impressive- I've seen them as original parts in equipment that is over 50 years old, still testing as strong as new tubes. We have seen them go over 50,000 hours in our stuff and I would not be... | |
| Anyone compared BAT Rex vs. Atmasphere MP-1? The preamp is designed for 24/7 operation. IMO you get better bang for the buck when the preamp is operated when you are playing music, rather than using up the tubes while you are at work or asleep in bed.It warms up quickly, much faster than in ... | |
| Easy tonearm replacement for Empire 598? We use Dextron automatic transmission fluid. A couple of drops is all you need. | |
| TriPlanar Tips Just a FWIW: although the Triplanar arm is damped, its not a good idea to go tapping on it and especially other arms to ascertain the damping qualities!The reason is that most arms have very fragile bearings, especially if they use cones or points... | |
| how to clean brushed aluminum faceplate? If you have an anodized brushed aluminum panel, here is how to clean it:Goof Off will not harm the panel, but the brushed quality may prevent you from having success. Anodizing is very hard and sharp- many materials will cling to its grooves. You ... | |
| Amp for Martin logan CLS Originals It may well be that the original CLS 1 had a lower impedance at high frequencies. Usually how that behaves with any tube amp is that the amp will be rolled in the highs.Our amps did not roll off with the CLS 1, the same as with other tube amps, bu... | |
| Anyone compared BAT Rex vs. Atmasphere MP-1? Raquel, the way the MP-1 works is it has a direct-coupled output. The output impedance is low enough that it can drive 32-ohm headphones easily. It is designed to drive 600 ohms without effort; obviously its output impedance has to be well below t... | |
| tubes and moisture If you are using a dehumidifier you will be fine. | |
| TriPlanar Tips Jb0194, no, I don't. I don't think its much of an issue in my case- Warps the like don't seem to phase either arm.I run the Transfiguration Orpheus on one arm and the ZYX Universe on the other- neither seems to need the damping. So right now I hav... | |
| Need help fast - Unbalanced Preamp to Balanced Amp If your amplifier does not accept balanced inputs, it won't help to run a balanced cable that then uses an adapter to convert to single ended.FWIW though your amplifier can easily be modified without changing any of the circuit design to accept a ... | |
| Amp for Martin logan CLS Originals The CLS 1 (the original) had a high impedance and was a match made in heaven for tubes, even OTLs.The CLS 2 was an example of Martin-Logan's attempts to make ESLs compatible with transistors. It was very low impedance, 0.5 ohms at 20KHz. Almost an... | |
| Reel to Reel decks FWIW, you don't want to just 'change tape' for a different sound (unless maybe you are looking for an effect??). To get the best out of the machine, if you use a different formulation the machine should be calibrated properly to use that tape. Oth... | |
| Need help fast - Unbalanced Preamp to Balanced Amp Mitch2, my advice if you look for a preamp is look for one that is fully differential and balanced internally, not just at the inputs or outputs. If it is built right, the length or quality of the interconnect will be of no consequence. |