georgehoffmann60
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| When to replace old drivers? roberjerman & cd318, thanks for the encouragement to leave well enough alone. I wouldn't trust myself to iron the whizzer, but getting a backup pair of Fostex is an appealing idea, DeKay... looking around, the 166e and more recent 166en are in... | |
| Discernment is bad. Self awareness is good. +1 maghister | |
| Your most indispensable "tweak"? For me, the earliest and cheapest was adding a dedicated line (took one afternoon, less than $100). The most recent, and maybe best, was Krissy's boxes from former PPT: game changing. In between, early-1960 6085 and 7062 tubes (in place of 12ATx a... | |
| What's the deal with Vintage Tube Service? I waited 6 weeks for 7062s from Andy but he warned me he was behind. They arrived and were wonderful 1962s at a fair price. Brent Jesse was also excellent and quick. Would recommend both. | |
| What have you been working on in 2020? Like lots of others I rekindled one of my oldest but dormant loves this year:--got a cheap turntable (shout out to my buddy, Chris, for pushing me): this began it all in January--realized my AVA dynamo pas III pre-amp phono stage was gone, got AVA... | |
| End of the World system mahgister +1 | |
| No longer need 16' speaker cable pair- options? Hadn't ever thought of that, Chuck; of course, makes perfect sense--there's almost a 4ft run in my floor standing speakers from the connectors to the drivers, and I am sure there is room for improvement. Thank you. | |
| Are MULLARD NOS EL34s and LTA ZOTL40 REF worth the price of admission? The nice thing about LTA is that, in that amp, those tubes should last you a life time... I have the ZOTL10 not the 40, but upgraded to vintage 6085s and 7062 in place of the 12AU & AT Xs in the line stage (from the two suppliers mentioned abo... | |
| Help with upgrade bug... bigkidz +1 | |
| Basic Digital Audio Setup Advice The Roon/Nucleus solution looks appealing; I agree wireless options and headless Mac minis are undependable. One cheap solution: a long toslink cable to your MacBook if it's one that still has the optical out, or to a HMDI splitter if it's a new M... | |
| Advice on replacement of Stereo-70 (for Cain& Cain Abbys) There was a loud pop, then loss of power and strong smell of burning following. The week prior one of the EL34s started overheating--something that has happened before (I believe it's a known problem with this model). I was trying to get the last ... |