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Linn Kairn internal battery replacement.
Another continuing story of a quack thats gone to the dogs.Anyway on the the Kairn. My linn Dealer tells me that the brilliant powersupply is faulty and will send it back to UK for full upgrade to slimline-bps for 300us ( this will include a full ... 
Linn Kairn internal battery replacement.
The continuing saga...........I left the amp powered up over the last couple of days to see if the internal battery could be charged. I turned it off and on at the switch and now it wont turn on again, no led t at the switch, nothing. Very Interes... 
Linn Kairn internal battery replacement.
Thanks Newmanoc, I've found an ex-dem wilson benesch full circle (including ply) for around 2000USD which I'm contemplating at the moment. (I used to own an Orbe/smeV/MC30) and I've got around 2000 lp's. So in the long run it'll save me money in t... 
Linn Kairn internal battery replacement.
Thank you Gentlemen, you've eased my worries somewhat. I'll contact my local dealer here in Auckland and get them to give it a once over. What are your guys opinions of the onboard Phono stages in the Kairn ?? I've really bought it as a way back i... 
Avantgarde Duo 2.2 Amplifier Match.
Hey Guys, Thanks for your posts, I have ordered a Yamamoto direct from Yamamoto-san in Japan. It seems a very interesting way to go. I'd love to try the Audiopax amps too but dollar for dollar the Yammy seems like considerable value. From your pos... 
Audio Research vt100mkll question
Final update...............................Every thing turned out fine in the end. I've had my amp in with a fantastic Auckland based Technician who has replaced my burned out resisters and set everything up for me. The amp now sounds great. It co... 
Audio Research vt100mkll question
Update.............. More Help please.A technician friend and I have dialed in the 6922's almost perfectly. Plus we tested individual tubes to look at plate current etc. All looks good apart from one 6550c running a bit hotter than the rest. (see ... 
Audio Research vt100mkll question
Gmorris, Thanks for the info. The guy who gave me the jj tubes has a test bed that I can use. He has offered to go through the adjustment processes with me. I'll do that this weekend. He also has a large collection of tubes that he's offered to le... 
Audio Research vt100mkll question
Ok just in case anyone is still checking this..............DISASTER NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOI warmed up the amp and tested across the resister on the Power valves (130Mv) and was only able to adjust to 98 Mv max on right ... 
Audio Research vt100mkll question
Thanks for all your advise guys.Just to let you know that the person who supplied my tubes has matched/supplied them up in relationship to their use in the circuit described in the schematic that Leonard sent me(together with the original biasing ... 
Audio Research vt100mkll question
Hi Guys, I managed to talk to Leonard who advised that there could be some perminant damage due to the use of the wrong valves, so weeping, with a screwdriver in hand I took the cover off the VT100 and found that the valves were in-fact 6922's not... 
Audio Research vt100mkll question
Thanks again guys. I tried to talk to Leornard this morning but he's not in untill Tues. :-) I'll give him a call tonight. Any thougts on the single ended operation without the balanced jumper pins ?? Should I perhaps be thinking that connections ... 
Audio Research vt100mkll question
Thanks for your replies Guys, I bought this amp on the weekend second hand. It came re-valved with 6h30's so not my doing. They have only been in there a couple of weeks so hopefully no damage has been done. I work in the Telco industry and there ...