devinplombier
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| Old SS amps Techs who work on high-end gear are scarce, and really good ones are rarer than flying pigs. They (justifiably) command high rates. The downside of this is that at $100+/hr it doesn’t take long for a repair to become economically unfeasible, or t... | |
| Old SS amps @invalid Of course, although it’s always nice to know that if it does it’s less likely to take your speakers out. In any event, I would definitely recommend a sensible preventative maintenance program. Out of curiosity, which Krell do you have? | |
| Selling towers - keep getting bad actors/scammers when doing local pickup only. If cash is an issue, how about a cashier's check? Forged cashier's checks are all over the place. Of course you can call the bank to verify. Oh, it's 6 pm! The buyer was held up in traffic | |
| Old SS amps @ronmen No worries, these are good questions. I don’t have a strong opinion as to whether an amp used daily for 30 years is more likely to need a recap than one that has sat unused for 20 years because caps will deteriorate in both cases, albei... | |
| Where to invest the most in the "digital chain"? I have experimented with a variety of cables and purifiers in the path and have sent them all back Excellent! Monies for such are better spent on liquor. | |
| Is it possible to really know what you're doing? And no matter how deep you go, you’ll never quite reach the bottom. Oh, many folks do! And then they keep digging. @lanx0003 Playful sarcasm aside, your post is right on point. | |
| Old SS amps @ronmen The idea of the variac is to let dried-out caps reform progressively and spare them the full blast of inrush current while in a compromised state. So going back on the variac at this point is unlikely to make a difference. Re question 2... | |
| Old SS amps @ronmen As stated above, gear stored for many years should not be plugged into the wall. It needs to be visually inspected and if everything looks ok then it needs to be plugged into a variac and brought up to line voltage progressively over a p... | |
| Selling towers - keep getting bad actors/scammers when doing local pickup only. Venmo, Paypal, and the like are backed by a credit card to which the buyer could contact and file a claim/ dispute resulting in the seller losing out. Yep. Ask me how I found out I'd be interested it what "details that lead (you) to cancel th... | |
| Is it possible to really know what you're doing? I would say that the first step is for a person to determine what type of speakers they prefer. That is, not brand or model; but rather speaker architecture. Is it open baffle? Planar? Stand-mount with subs? Active or passive? One of these will ... | |
| Selling towers - keep getting bad actors/scammers when doing local pickup only. Like @viridian I've never had a bad experience with craigslist. The worse it gets is those folks who insist on meeting in a supermarket parking lot, which is really annoying because you can't test the gear. But then again that lets you make a sign... | |
| New electrical wiring specifications Especially the multi ground rod people you’re only supposed to have one ground rod per meter. @raysmtb1 Actually that’s not true. Code allows multiple supplementary rods as long as they’re connected to the main rod which is itself bonded to t... | |
| Old SS amps @boomerbillone What you need is a dim bulb tester, not a gas mask 😂 | |
| Old SS amps @drmuso Thumbs up from a fellow Classé owner! The David Reich designs were fantastic. I definitely have a pair of DR-3 VHC on my bucket list. Happy listening! | |
| Old SS amps @emergingsoul sadly there is no variac for wine! 😁 |