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Hammond transformer vibrates......ALOT
Well I talked to Antique Radio Supply and they were no help at all...Since I bought it from them it would make since to me that they would help.....Forget that !! So I called Hammond about it and they told me it would fail and to send it to them a... 
Mil. spec .25 oil cap as good as Jensen oil Caps
I haven't been able to try them because I had to remove the power transformer and send it to Hammond to get a replacement....I talked to Mark Mercer at Hammond and he told me to send it to them and they would replace it....What a nice guy....He wa... 
Mil. spec .25 oil cap as good as Jensen oil Caps
I have been working on a transformer vibration in this amp so I haven't tried the mil.spec caps yet....Where I was going to try them was the coupling caps ...I have the .25 oil caps at 400 volts ...The transformer thing has got me for the moment..... 
IEC to a 2 prong-wire amp
I do this to every amp that I rebuid , which is alot of amps....20-30 a year.... I use a Green-lee punch which costs 400.00 to cut the hole ..... I used to do it with the nibbler...I then wire the socket to the two old wires, I then run the ground... 
vintage speaker find--are these anything?
Do your speakers have any rim code numbers on them ?? That will tell you what kind they are....Will 
No Fiberglass Insulation In The Klipsch Heresy
Then I would assume there would be no gain to put insulation or sound deadener in them.....What about stiffening the back or sides with bracing ??? I'm not trying to make 1000.00 out of them , just any improvement I can while I have them apart . I... 
Please, DON'T TOUCH
Why would a reasonable person invite a child anywhere near his audio system....I had a friend bring his child over to my home for a visit and I met them at the door and wouldn't let them in.....The kid was known to be death on speakers..... 
Filter capacity in 2A3 amps
Thanks Gs5556.....Thanks for the detailed description of the problem and solution....Autospec 
Audio Research D125 - help re problem
I have seen in my days as a repairman that a tube socket will get a loose pin in it...When the amp is on the pin in the tube will get hot from the bad connection and melt the solder out of one of the pins on the tube...If you pull the tube out and... 
Velodyne ULD 15 repair
For what it is worth, I had a ULD-12 without the amp about 3 years ago and I call them about getting a new one....After about a week of figuring they desided they could build me a new amp with spare parts for 150.00.....I can't say enought nice th... 
Old Janszen E-stats sound very good
I had a friend that had a pair of "Bozak-Janszens"back in the early 70's.......They really sounded good.. 
How do you determine how much to spend on speakers
I always ask my wife...... 
Soliloquy 6.2 Very Poor Treble .....
That is a "cool" web-site ....How in the world did you find it ? I have put it in my favorites. I have a old rheostat that is 0-20 ohms that I'm goint put in the crossover and listen to it at different setting untel I find where they sound the bes... 
Soliloquy 6.2 Very Poor Treble .....
I have changed the 4 ohm resistor to a 2 ohm for a couple days....I'll let you know what happens..... 
Soliloquy 6.2 Very Poor Treble .....
I have to agree, we are finaly getting somewhere.....Now we can get this system sounding pretty good..... Thanks Will