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| Biasing Question: ARC VS 115 Hifigeek Hello. Well first off I normally set bias at 120Vac input. The bias always shits around a bit and it depends on your DVM and how often it samples the voltage it's measuring. How much variation are we talking about? Remember you are measuring mV's,... | |
| Audio Research SP-11 MK2 ... That preamp uses 6922's. | |
| Any HiFi equipment sound similar to YBA sonics ? That being said, Yves-Bernard-Andre is still technical adviser of the company. This is a good thing. | |
| Audio Research SP-11 MK2 ... Bassphil..I know. I've recapped and re-tubed quite a few of those. Amazing isn't it??? lol | |
| ARC SP-11 MK1 and ARC SP-11 MK2... I will try and find out for you on Tuesday as the factory is closed today. | |
| Retubing an ARC VT100 mkll Well I'm not a fan of KT-88's in any ARC amp. I would make sure the output tube sockets were nice and tight and go with the KT-120's. Just so you know you can't just put any 6922's in that amp. I get them from ARC and it requires a 1-2 hour set up... | |
| Audio Research SP-11 MK2 ... I've worked on both the SP-11 and the SP-10 extensively. The SP-11 is probably a bit quieter in the phono stage then the SP-10. Both are marvelous preamps. Both bench test very well. Before comparing a new preamp with a rather old preamp one would... | |
| Driver/Input tubes Wolf, who knew your amp was such a 'swinger'..... | |
| Locating capacitors Make sure the amp has been off and you know the high voltage power supplies have been bled. Otherwise you might be in for the shock of your life. I also suggest you get caps rated at 105C. The Panasonic's are quite good. The bigger issue for radia... | |
| Retubing an ARC VT100 mkll Awesome. Well they don't keep me in the loop. So the issue isn't whether the amp can handle the increased heater current because it can, the issue is the fact that the tubes are mounted horizontally. Because the KT-120 is longer and heavier, there... | |
| Retubing an ARC VT100 mkll It's bound to happen at some point. | |
| Any HiFi equipment sound similar to YBA sonics ? I own a YBA 2HCDT. I will never part with that amp. | |
| Retubing an ARC VT100 mkll I received the list from ARC as I am a warranty repair station for them. I suggest you contact ARC and speak to Kalvin. I suppose it's possible they updated the list. But that's news to me. | |
| Retubing an ARC VT100 mkll The filament supply was not designed for the extra current needed to run the KT-120. The above list is from Audio Research and represents what they have tested and are comfortable with running KT-120's in. Caveat Emptor. | |
| Retubing an ARC VT100 mkll Thank you Jedi. May the force be with you always! |