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| Vacuum Tube Testing Services? Make sure you get the manual, some have supplement books This one restored, recalibratedhttps://www.ebay.com/itm/324626522534?hash=item4b953fa1a6%3Ag%3AwGEAAOSwly1goJvG&LH_BIN=1 | |
| Vacuum Tube Testing Services? Yourself!https://www.ebay.com/itm/133738676352?hash=item1f23724080%3Ag%3AzsQAAOSwvB1ggtLP&LH_BIN=1I have a big fancy Hickock, and the earlier Accurate Instrument 157.The little portable 157 has never been wrong. I'd like to have this 257.I hig... | |
| One man's quest............. Enthralling, I just remembered I'm supposed to be doing something, but thanks for this, I'll finish it later! I'm gonna watch the Steamboat saga also, thanks for that. | |
| What does clipping sound like? From what you describe, it is NOT clipping. IF it was clipping, it would occur no matter what source, and only at high volumes. 60 wpc/91db/6 0hm is a fairly easy combo unless going for a lot of volume, likely unpleasantly loud before clipping.... | |
| Thoughts on upgrading TT signal chain How are your cartridge balance/alignment skills? All must be right for any cartridge, the existing one may be worn, or poorly balanced aligned. I suggest you start with a new moderately priced MM cartridge, advanced stylus shape: SAS, ML, MR, Shib... | |
| My Last CD player I ain't deaf yet: I hear differences, prefer LP to CD, prefer R2R tape to LP; prefer Tube to SS. Within the last 2 years: Cooped up with Covid; Inherited Some Money and 4,000 lps; SS back to Tubes; Buying LP's again; Wife retired, listening togeth... | |
| Teac A-3340S I had one, here’s it’s manualfile:///C:/Users/ellio/Downloads/Teac-A-3340-S-Service-Manual.pdf It is really for a musician to make recordings: 4 separate forward tracks, and professional speeds: 15 ips; 7-1/2 ips; there is no 3-3/4 ips. My Teac X2... | |
| Cheap Audio Cables Gotham USA has a lot of sale items.http://www.gothamaudiousa.com/textpattern/index.php?s=saleChance to buy only the lengths you want, buy for cost per foot, cut the connectors off, put your own on.i.e. Cut 20' into four 5' add your connectors .... | |
| Cheap Audio Cables I searched all over hell today, finally went with these:https://www.ebay.com/itm/122028614401Component Cable = 3 RCAtwo = 3 pairs interconnects: 6 lf; six 9's copper; locking rca connectors$50. totalI'll peel them and make 3 pairs, each pair diffe... | |
| Trades... One of my best experiences was a trade made with Bill whom I met here on Audiogon. He lives a bit less than 2 hours from me here in NJ. We have traded, listened, and visited LP stores together since meeting.I re-worked my office focusing on the so... | |
| What’s a mistake you made by being impulsive? I just got lucky, a mistake I made had no consequence, but it certainly could have.I researched a lot of vintage preamps, I needed shallow depth to sit on top of a bookcase. Luxman stood out. ALL the Vintage Luxman Tube Preamps had pre-out/main-in... | |
| Audiogon Friday Feel Good Story of the Week OP,congrats.Have you considered, NOT hooking up the sub is WHY it sounds so good!!!??? | |
| cheapo phono preamp, $20. ridiculously good until you find something better. mijostyn,Surprisingly good, exactly my point. Also, it’s small size, and linear cables in/out arrangement make it easy to fit out of sight. Wall wart transformer avoids interference concerns.UNTIL you find something better. That’s not easy with ph... | |
| cheapo phono preamp, $20. ridiculously good until you find something better. fuzztone,I’m 72, I and many of my friends have been vaccinated, the spring weather and world opening up, the timing of finishing all 3 systems is a happy coincidence. Still being cautious, but getting out some, to dinner last night, such a normal ... | |
| cheapo phono preamp, $20. ridiculously good until you find something better. who? |