gmuffley
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| One of the best power amp with 6CA7 tubes Quicksilver Mid-Mono | |
| 12bh7 TUBES The 12BH7 tube draws twice the filament current of a 12AU7, so that can be an issue if the filament supply has marginal current capability. | |
| Adcom 555 Mk 2 Questions Something is wrong. I have 2 555s I use for bass amps and they do not run hot. | |
| an equipment poll I agree with Stevecham | |
| MM Tube Phono for $1000 Used Quicksilver phono stage (about $500). | |
| Tube amps that kick ass? Used Quicksilver M-135s, but they are hard to find. | |
| Audio Research or Conrad Johnson Tube Pre-Amp??? PV-9A or PV-12. | |
| Krell KSA100 Mk. II I think they are great amps. Pure class A, unlike the current models, and they will drive any speaker. You might want to replace the electrolytic capacitors, because they are at least 20 years old and exist in a high thermal environment. I have be... | |
| Audio Research Tube AMP Reliability I have owned many ARC amps and preamps over the last 35 years. I have found them to be very reliable. The few malfunctions I experienced were tube related, not faulty circuit design or reliability issues. | |
| Vpi Aries 1-3 difference between tables? Save some money and buy a used Aries 1. It came with a heavy platter that you pay extra for on an Aries 3. The Aries 3 uses an inverted bearing, but it is not inherently better than a conventional bearing--it is ALL in the execution. | |
| Fremer/SSM w/Rim Drive Give it 2 years or so and a new generation of belt drive tables will be introduced to address the perceived shortcomings of direct contact between the motor and platter. | |
| Phono stage with volume control? Music Reference RM-4+ | |
| Need help with Jadis JA200 The first tube (closest to the front)is the 12AU7 and the second is the 12AX7. | |
| Conrad-Johnson Premier 3 - worth repairing? List it "as is". You won't recover the repair costs. | |
| Service or Replace ARC D90 Amp Sell it. It is not worth $2K in upgrades. |