dgarretson
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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lewm, I can confirm similar results with an Acme silver fuse at AC inlet on my BAT VK75SE. I have not tried their fuse holder. | |
| Where exactly do I add oil to VPI classic motor In my instance the brass collar below the pulley was too close to the bearing to let the syringe pass through without working blind. In this hobby good eyesight may be more helpful than a brain stem.BTW, even though the motor was not noisy before ... | |
| Where exactly do I add oil to VPI classic motor In view of the analog care and feeding that is necessary to properly mount and allign a phono cartridge, it is remarkable how reluctant some people can be to remove and reinstall a simple VPI pulley and brass collar requiring no more than an allen... | |
| Where exactly do I add oil to VPI classic motor Andy, some VPI motors have an external brass collar toward the base of the motor spindle. The collar is secured to the spindle with a set screw. If yours doesn't have this, simply remove the plastic belt-drive pulley(some models are press-fit; som... | |
| Digital microscope recommendations Sbrownnw, I just purchased one of those. Depending on the advertisement they claim up to 800x magnification. Full magnification requires pulling the clear plastic barrel off to get close enough to focus. It provides a good overall image of the sty... | |
| Which resistors to use for KT88 output tubes After noticing Caddock 1W MM215 resistors in some top commercial audio gear, I intend to try this non-inductive model singly and in parallel in a future upgrade. Has anyone here experienced these or perhaps the MS or MV series? Caddock factory dir... | |
| Capacitor question Charles1dad, I'm not familiar with every BAT product, but their SE-series tube preamps have offered optional parallel bundles of PIO film caps to bypass or replace select electrolytics. This option has not been available in VK tube amps, but REX m... | |
| Capacitor question Cathode, BTW a friend with VK-120s just replaced all 14 electrolytics in the input and driver stages of each monoblock with 110uf/700V film caps. This was the most significant improvement in sonic performance of many internal modifications, but re... | |
| Capacitor question Before you change any cabling in your system you should look into upgrading the stock 24" Belden wire from XLR to PCB inside the VK150SE. | |
| R.I.P. Andy Williams The claim is that it ended up being Bacall, with possibly a few dubbed high notes from Andy. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Yes, one of these went to my friend. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lew, my only info on point is a Trans-Fi friend who compared M420, M415 and LPM312 to a recently acquired NIB M320III STR. (I have compared all of these except for the LPM.) He felt that the M320III STR clearly surpassed the others, as well as all... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? As one in the 'linear group' whose 'set' also includes both Acutex 420STR and 320III STR, I propose a further set division between flat- and long-nose cartridges. Through this distinction one also finds a useful simile to describe certain posters.... | |
| R.I.P. Andy Williams Fascinating that the film studio allegedly recorded his teenage voice as a possible overdub for Lauren Becall in To Have and Have Not. Like Lawrence Welk, a product of the middle-brow mid-west who managed to sing for America for a long and bland m... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Agreed, one abattoir is sufficient. |