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| VTL MB-450 Bias adjustments For the record, I found the manual today and there is a diagram of exactly what I was looking for!Indeed it is as I laid it out above, tubes are numbered from L to R, Bias Pots, and measurement points as well. | |
| VTL MB-450 Bias adjustments Mine are the Series 1, or just the MB-450.It’s actually one drawing, the top straight line of numbers represents the pots, the bottom two lines are the tubes.So you’re agreeing that (for instance) the number 6 pot in the top row adjusts the bias o... | |
| VTL Binding Post - Sources? Sorry, messed up the links. http://www.cardas.com/content.php?area=oem&pagestring2=&pagestring=+(closeup)&content_id=11&part_id=80http://www.cardas.com/content.php?area=oem&pagestring2=&pagestring=+(closeup)&content_id=... | |
| VTL Binding Post - Sources? Thanks for the helpful replies, I've only hand tightened, but I do have a good grip. 8~)I found these short post options from Cardas, by unplated did you mean copper? Also one from Vampire with Red / Black marking the Cardas misses. Might any or a... | |
| DAC needs a Pre Amp ? I've only recently experimented with bypassing my preamp and going directly from DAC to power amp - the results are amazing - you're already there. I'd agree with Jkj25, if you can't get a great preamp don't get one.So then is this the question: D... | |
| DAC needs a Pre Amp ? Unsure if you have an external DAC now? Many DACs now have volume controls and can double as preamps. From the inexpensive Emotiva to the popular Cambridge, and on to the well regarded Wyred 4 Sound. | |
| B&K 200.5 S2 Power Amp problem - Please help Well, think I figured it out. Put the amp on my workbench and ran the same test as last night; this time only 2 channels were bad. Started playing with the switches and noticed some noise, sprayed some contact cleaner in and worked the switches se... | |
| B&K 200.5 S2 Power Amp problem - Please help I'm hoping I can re-open this thread as my problem is similar. A B&K 125.7 Amp I used for about 5 years without problems - balanced connections. I boxed it up about a year ago and a friend wanted to buy it so he took it home and set it up. 4 o... | |
| Help need speaker to match Threshold 4000 amp.... I'd say you're between a rock (Soderberg) and a mountain (Pass), both extremely knowledgeable about Threshold (understatement), but like Taam I'd have to give Nelson the nod. I was the one who sold the 4000 and posted the specs you linked, Nelson'... | |
| Soundlabs and magnepan mix on front stage????? Two great speakers, I chose 20.1's but would have had M1's if a used sale had gone through (for my 2-channel system). However I think they sound different enough that mixing them across the front of an HT system might create a noticeable discontin... | |
| will there be a collapse in processor prices Some companies (like Anthem) offer an HDMI upgrade on their pre/pro's (although at the moment only to 1.2), that would allow their equipment to remain competitive (for a price.)On the other hand many people send HDMI directly to their display and ... | |
| Tube amps with BALLS in the low end registrer ??? I've been very pleased with the bottom end on my VTL MB-450's, full and extended (as John mentioned they couldn't be called moderate power, though in triode mode they're about the power you're looking for). | |
| Your Favorate JBL's from the 70's I can't say they were my favorites (as many other JBL's were certainly better at the time) but I had a pair of full range JBL LE8T's that I built my own cabinets for and drove with a Dyna PAS-3 and a pair of Mark III tube amps (that doubled for gu... | |
| Best used DVD Player...Not interested in Blue R... You have lots of good answers here and the Oppo's sure have a good reputation. I'll just add that I'm considering the Toshiba HD-A2, A3, and A30, all can be had for at or less than $300 (new). They also have a good rep for upconverting standard DV... | |
| multi-channel amp size height I have a B&K 125.7 (125W x 7) that I also like. It's about 5.5" high on feet or ~3U if you were to rack it and has both balanced & unbalanced inputs. They also make a 200 watt version that their website shows at the same height but the pic... |