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| Advice please Hi,Use the 3 prong to 2 prong adaptors to eliminate the ground loop. If that doesn't work, try reversing them in the outlet. However, the best thing to do, especially with the quality equipment you have is to invest 100-300 on a line conditioner t... | |
| What tube amps for the Quad ELS 63 Hi,My EAR 519 100 watt monoblocks barely drove ESL 63s. They did sound amazing once an 18" velodyne was added. A warm amp helps as well as lots of room around the quads. A good sub x-over with a nice powered sub will not only do amazing things but... | |
| Any gear you wish you had bought or not sold?? I miss my Threshold 400A-It would cost $5k to $10k to match it and I only got a paltry sum of $650. | |
| Tubes that Glow Different Two questions: 1-is your amp getting enough fresh air? 2-when you say "longer", do you mean 5 minutes or 2 hours of hard playing? Your only real worry should be if one of the tubes glows very brightly-your bias may be off. | |
| Humming noise in speakers I agree with the adaptor. You can also try to reverse the adaptor. Just turn it 180degrees in the plug. Honestly though, once I got a decent line conditioner, I have never had this problems since. | |
| Tube friendly speakers UNDER 1K? Totems are too inefficient. Try Coincident Triumphs. | |
| Best tube amp for my system ---- 1k used???? See if you can find a Dynaco ST-80. Extremely detailed and accurate. Handles 2 ohm loads! | |
| Amplifier class A/B bias question Isn't it usually about 10% is class A in most amps of this realm? | |
| Instructions to electrician about dedicated line What if you ever change amps? I put in a whole house surge protector as well. It prevents outside problems from interfering but will not protect you from inside trouble(ie feedback from your a/c compressor). For that reason, I also use a line cond... | |
| Is a offer of -20 percent on an OBO ad insulting? If he is so uptight/disgruntled, let him rot in......... | |
| AV receiver for 4 ohm speakers? Hi,That's part of the reason I returned my Yamaha and didn't buy Onkyo. Marantz 7200, JVC DP10(my new one), I believe Sony 5, and most Denons will handle 4 ohms. I blew off the sony because of poor multi room features and an impossible remote. The... | |
| Why Sony watts aren't as good as _____ watts Open them up and see. When driving an amp hard, quality counts. Even Sony vs. Sony ES will use many different parts with the same power output. When you start working the amp hard, those .02 vs .005 distortion ratings make a big difference. I thin... | |
| Opinions about Mullard El-37 Vs. Amperex El-34 DD From what I know, the Mullard EL-34 is the best, way beyond the Amperex and the EL-37 is even better! I'd love to try the EL-37-where did you find them? In my book, the decision is a "no brainer" if you have the money. | |
| 4 ohm speakers with tube amps? Just don't trust all speaker companies. I got rid of my Thiels because they were rated at 4 ohms but readily dipped to 2.5 ohms or so. | |
| Coincident Tech's Partial Eclipse vsRevel's F-30?? I've listened to most of them. All great detail and sound. If you need efficiency and higher impedance (ie SET amps), Coincident is the way to go. I love Thiels but got rid of them for Coincidents due to low impedance drops and inefficiency with t... |