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Preamp Deal of the Century
.Jay461, .After a lot of trials, I have had by far the best luck with the following:Rectifier - Philips Miniwatt GZ 34Regulators - 1st choice WE 350b (absolute best) 2nd choice Philips Miniwatt EL 37.Do wait about 200 + hours or more before trying... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Joe,.Thanks, I snagged a pair of the 6F6g's - You have earned your place in heaven with this one (or at least part of the way there)..Rgds, Larry. 
Is the EMM CDSD transport in very short supply?
Tireguy,.Please let us know your reactions to the EMM transport when it finally arrives..Acquiring minds would like to know..Thanks - Larry. 
Best commercial press for flattening warped LP's
.Tobias,.Thanks for the quick response and help. Sorry not to have caught this sooner. I am looking into possibly getting one of these machines. If I do get it, I will post a short review..Rgds, Larry. 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Slowhand,.Miami, Florida. 
Preamp Deal of the Century
.Slowhand,.The EL37's I have are Philips Miniwatt (made in Gt. Brittan) and are 1957 NOS. They measure just under 4.5" tall from the base (not the bottom of the pins) to the top of the tube..I was told that the Philips was the best of the EL37's a... 
Breaking in power cords
.Psychicanimal,.I don't think that there is anything in there worth running after, but thanks for the advice/encouragement.. 
Breaking in power cords
Shasta -. I know the refrigerator cylces on and off. I was referring to the idea that you can set it up and walk away from it and it will be running on and off constantly 24/7. 
Breaking in power cords
.Refrigerator is my first choice. Easy and it's running 24/7 anyway. Audiogon member subaruguru sells cords fairly cheaply that makes the process easy..I found that my power cords kept getting better with up to 900 or more hours of break-in (I use... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
.Slowhand,.Now look for some Philips Miniwatt GZ34's and EL37's and a pair of reasonably priced WE 350b's and you are set for the line stage..On deck is some work on the phono stage if you have an interest..From what I have been told, you are in f... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Hi Harry,.How long ago did you receive your Cabernet ?. 
Preamp Deal of the Century
.Slowhand,.Mine is in the 6sn7 format and it is just wonderful (using Tungsol, Black Glass, Round Plates)..I just can't imagine with all we do (spend) that it would be worth it to try to save on the tubes at this level. .Having said that, I have n... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
.Budget......I don't need no stinking budget !. 
Graham 2.2 damping fluid amount?
.David,.Thanks for all of the help and advice. I will drain the damping fluid from my Graham 2.2 and start from scratch when I have a long weekend to work my way through the process of finding the ideal amount of fluid for my set up and report bac... 
What do you do when nothing seems to get LP clean?
Stew3589,.Premiere is not intended for Mold (fungus) removal, but it is terrific at removing the Mold Release compounds used to allow the LP's to be more easily removed from their molds during stamping..Buggtussel Vinylzyme would be another choice...