dgarretson
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| BAT Blinking blue LED I had the same thing & BAT sent me a replacment bulb. Very simply to install, but I haven't gotten around to it yet, so I can't say for sure that it will solve the problem. | |
| Tubes for BAT VK60. Need help Regarding choice of taps, with the VK60 or VK75 you can try using different taps for t & w. I found my 8R Merlins had a sweeter treble and better bass control with t on the mid tap & w on the high tap. Just couldn't get the best of both wo... | |
| Tubes for BAT VK60. Need help BTW I've found that when retubing 6C33Cs the occasional new output tube fails to bias up. This is usually remedied by swapping output tubes around. I've become superstitious since the time I had two output tubes on one channel arc out simultaneous... | |
| Tubes for BAT VK60. Need help The Pearl Coolers do help with microphonics. The ones designed for small signal tubes include a carbon fiber mesh that slips between the tube & the vaned metal cooler. | |
| Tubes for BAT VK60. Need help Parts Connexion has the Pearl Coolers or you can get them directly from Pearl. For the hot power tubes, make sure you get the 3" tall Coolers with the red silicone O-rings. The black rubber rings dry out and break after awhile. | |
| Tubes for BAT VK60. Need help Chris at Parts Connexion stated to me that upon request he will test each 6C33C and offer a 90-day warranty.After many retubings of 6C33Cs in the VK75SE without Pearl Tube coolers, I noted (subjectively) about a 50% extension in tube life with the... | |
| Tubes for BAT VK60. Need help You can get those 6c33 tubes from Parts Connexion for $27, or from tubestore.com for a bit more. I believe they all come from the same Ulyanov factory regardless of distributor. As remarked by jfrech, in the BAT they lose their punch after about 1... | |
| Waltz for Debbie - Analog Productions _ BIl Evans The Fantasy/Riverside vinyl rerelease-- which came out shortly before Analog Production's version-- also sounds great. I think the WFD session master tapes must have been exceptional to begin with, as the sound quality of this album surpasses many... | |
| Joule Preamps? Pubul57,In the same general family you might like the Atma-Sphere MP-1, which I use in combination with the VSM-MX/BBAM and a BAT VK75SE. The Atma is extended and resolving at the frequency extremes & well developed in the midrange without bei... | |
| Impressions of the Atma-sphere MP1 mark3 preamp I recently bought an MP-1 MkII.2. My understanding is that power supply mods in the MkIII improve dynamics and ease. The unit I bought was unoptioned except for REL teflon caps in the LS. I added Mundorf Silver/Gold couplers and Caddock TF020 resi... | |
| Tweaks with overpowering resuults. Walker SST silver paste contact enhancer is impressive, particularly on tube pins. But first, just cleaning all electrical contacts end-to-end about every six months can make a startling improvement. | |
| Excellent review of CAPACITORS Must read I received a favorable review of Mundorf Silver/Gold who compared them to V-Caps and preferred the Mundorfs as couplers. After chatting with Mundorf about the differences between Silver/Oil and Silver/Gold, I installed the Silver/Gold in the phono... | |
| Tubes becoming microphonic Almost any signal-level tube in a line-stage exhibits some microphonic behavior. It's a matter of degree. If the tube is really bad, there will be a shimmer or whistle in the sound or bass thickness introduced by chassis or air resonances. If wrap... | |
| SONY TRINITRON ON 11 YEARS Similarly, a buddy of mine who works a business out of a basement office in his home had an XBR running continuously down there for 10+ years after a lightening strike wounded the set so that it needed a long warm-up to stabilize the picture. So h... | |
| Jazz vinyl- go for originals or new reissues? The Coltrane Atlantic LP box sounds very good-- though not quite up to the level of the Miles/Coltrane Mosaic boxes. For me at least these put to rest the matter of tracking down the originals. The extra material and resequencing in the Mosaic box... |