immatthewj
Responses from immatthewj
| Cary Audio SLP-05 First Impression Something else that interests me are the meter readings: going from memory I think that you said that "plate voltage" (VDC) was pegged out, and that "plate current" was down to 30 Ma. I really have only a less than rudimentary understanding of th... | |
| Cary Audio SLP-05 First Impression And I believe that they would be possibly meaning that something (damage) had occurred that created a gap somewhere (where there was once continuity) in the circuit, and the arc that they are referring to would be the current jumping that gap. | |
| Cary Audio SLP-05 First Impression That must have been a typo on their part. I am pretty sure that they meant "an arc in the circuit." | |
| Cary Audio SLP-05 First Impression BTW. is there anyway I can visually check if a tube is bad or not? Just curious. Upon occasion I've had tubes that took on a strange glow or put on lightening show when powered up; however, in your case, I think that the visual you would get... | |
| Cary Audio SLP-05 First Impression @xcool I respect you for not wanting to screw over either MD or Cary Audio, but returning a product that you paid a lot of $ for, and one that is not operating at all or operating as advertised, is not what I would define as screwing someone. As ... | |
| Cary Audio SLP-05 First Impression @avanti1960 that is a good dealer! @xcool I am going to go out on a limb & say that I don't think being overheated is the cause of your problems; older model SLP05s (such as the one I bought) were actually designed by Cary with indentations i... | |
| Cary Audio SLP-05 First Impression Yes, the tubes fit tightly in those sockets. Personally, I would prefer to grip the tube by the base when I inserted it or removed it, but that was one of the first things I noted about this pre that I thought was flawed about the design--the fact... | |
| Cary Audio SLP-05 First Impression . . . I just looked at a note I made re my own, and I am usually reading 230 to 240 VDC and 55 to 60 Ma. I am also curious: in the email exchange, what was the troubleshooting advice that Cary Audio gave you? | |
| Cary Audio SLP-05 First Impression Wow, Xcool, as a relatively new SLP05 owner, that was a bummer to read. My experience in the past with Cary Audio (SLA70, SLP90, power bank, V12) has been extremely positive. That stuff I listed was/is extremely reliable & when I did have que... | |
| Upgraded McCormack DNA-1 or Dennis Had Inspire SEP? What is the minimum efficiency rating of speakers that one could get away with (with that amp)? | |
| Intergrated Amp suggestions for B&W 805d4 I know that the B&W 805s have come a long way since I bought my pair of 805 Matrix speakers 25 or so years ago. But I liked all three of the amps that I have owned with those speakers, and they were all tube amps. My first tube amp was proba... | |
| Tube Amp question:TUBE replacements: explain MATCHED? @rodman99999 I was thinking that if Moose didn't have a multi-meter he could have killed two birds with one stone (always good to have a multi-meter handy) and if he did have a MM, he could have saved the $ on that one and just bought the leads.... | |
| Tube Amp question:TUBE replacements: explain MATCHED? @moose89 just my two cents, but I’d work on getting the EL84s & the 12AX7s real good first (before or even IF you decide to try to find a way to go hog wild on the outputs). Sounds like you have everything you need to check & adjust you... | |
| Tube Amp question:TUBE replacements: explain MATCHED? @wspohn That’s what I told the individual who was helping me troubleshoot my Cary when he told me about how he had to bias his ARC. I said, "That’s interesting." But, I also said that I thought that it must make for a better tuned amp. I once ha... | |
| 1st Tube amp question @decooney for sure. I don't particularly want to trash out people or companies in public, but I don't mind relating the good experiences I have had. I always thought that DH was great (it blew my mind when I called Cary to clarify something no... |