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| Has anyone kept the 6550 regulator tube past 2K hours in a ARC REF6? carlsbad 1,213 posts 12-31-2022 at 03:41pm I’d say a very low percentage of tube amp users actually log hours. Most tubes are run to failure. I'd say very few ARC Ref 6 run them to failure as the remote to the Ref 6 makes in incredibly... | |
| Don’t buy used McCormack DNA 1990s amps Audio Research Corp will not repair their solid state amps. They say it is not possible. A stupid story. I bought my McCormack DNA.5 Deluxe from Progressive Audio on High Street in Columbus OH in 1996 or so. Shortly before, Steve had come to Pro... | |
| What are your top 3 favorite female singers? Steve Perry Michael Jackson Adam Lambert I despise Natalie Merchant but I am fairly certain she could kick all three of their asses at the same time with one arm tied behind her back. I saw her with 10,000 Maniacs when she yelled at the audienc... | |
| Steamer upgrade? Follow up follow up When I was a boy we would dig for them on the beach, take them home in buckets, and my grandma would cook them up and serve with drawn butter. | |
| Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers Thanks Matt Hooper. | |
| Convincing your local dealer to let you try speakers at home Try this for grins. Go to Devore Fidelity’s website and scroll through each authorized dealer, hitting the hyperlink to view each dealer’s site and lines. With some exceptions you will see that the vast majority carry what I call the small niche b... | |
| Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers @prof I hope you will write about "them" here. I look forward to reading your thoughts and hearing which AN model you auditioned. I imagine that with your writing skills you will meaningfully convey the strengths and weaknesses of the MoFi project... | |
| Lyra Etna Lambda SL tracking force The sweet spot is normally 1.69 to 1.71 assuming you have all other parameters correct. I am the original owner of one of these, though it is not an SL. I think you need to let this cartridge break in at the recommended VTF and then and only then ... | |
| Devore O/96 vs Stenheim Alumine 2 I can not comment on the Stenheims but if you like the Devore Orangutan sound you should consider the O/93 in that size room. They are not quite as immediately engaging and propulsive as the O/96's but imho are the more neutral and natural speaker... | |
| Preamp with two volume controls? The Audioprism Mantissa had two volume controls, one for each channel. I believe it was a true dual mono design. Mark Levinson bought the rights to the preamp and amp designs and marketed them under his Red Rose brand. I owned and used one for twe... | |
| Help me understand cartridge alignment @gregchick0 Well, to keep the groove on thread and track, your sell-deprecation is admirable but I am not sure one has to have the hearing of a teenager to appreciate the sound of a great vinyl rig. I saw that you posted previously about cleaning ... | |
| Help me understand cartridge alignment @gregchick0 , your unusual but sincere post made me curious and so I viewed your posts in the last month since joining this forum. You sound like an interesting person, truly. So sorry for the thread drift but how about telling us more about yours... | |
| Stereo cartrdge now playing mono!! You will likely find your answer here https://www.vandenhul.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Phono_FAQ.pdf As A.J. explains, many times it is due to the very fine wire from the magnet assembly/transducer to the pins sustaining fatigue-failure. The ... | |
| Help me understand cartridge alignment Beware. Many so-called high-end cartridges do not have accurately mounted stylii. They are often out by a few degrees, nulling all the efforts we make in set-up. Uh,what does a linear tracker do to solve problems with stylii not mounted squar... | |
| Help me understand cartridge alignment I have said this before and will say it again. VTF, leveling, azimuth, and twist (horizontal alignment) are far more important than "optimum" spindle to stylus distance aka overhang. If you resort to a spherical stylus even twist is not crucial. A... |