edward78
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| Biasing issue with Audio Research VT100 Mk II Wow, this is great insight and advice. @jea48 Model number? The multimeter is KAIWEETS HT118A. Did the amp come to you with all the new tubes installed in the tube sockets already? The amp was sent with the tubes packed separately and n... | |
| Biasing issue with Audio Research VT100 Mk II Yes, thanks, I understood to only swap the output tubes. So I tried swapping the left and right output tubes and slowly raising the bias adjustment and that actually solved the problem. I'm still only able to get to 129m V but that is close enough... | |
| Biasing issue with Audio Research VT100 Mk II Yeah, I contacted the dealer and they said they are contacting ARC. That's a good idea with swapping to see if the problem travels with tubes or stays (with the amp). Will give it a try, also raising the bias slowly. Thank you! | |
| Advice on Repairs for Audio Research VT100 Mk II Since you mention that it is your first tube amp I want to mention that hopefully you are aware that you should not turn a tube amp on and off and back on quickly without giving the capacitors a couple minutes to discharge. That can lead to prob... | |
| Advice on Repairs for Audio Research VT100 Mk II Did you or the guy you bought this amp from install new 6922 tubes in the Amp? Or maybe did the guy you bought the amp from pull all the tubes from the amp for shipping? If yes each tube would have to have been marked for each tube socket they... | |
| Advice on Repairs for Audio Research VT100 Mk II Many thanks to everyone for the very helpful responses. As to dealing with local tech shop, I also prefer just trusting the tech guy to give me a fair price, but when we're talking EUR 2,300, I want to understand what I'm paying for and why. I do... |