immatthewj
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| Did I just cook my preamp? I assume the 3 wire duplex receptacle was fastened to a steel rough-in box when you used the "EZ check tool", (and with the circuit dead), you checked for continuity from the neutral contact to the green ground screw. You are a genius, @jea48 !... | |
| Did I just cook my preamp? @obarrett I appreciate this educational thread and hopefully it's okay with you if I piggyback on it just a bit more. @jea48 , you asked how many 2 hole outlets I had in the back of the house, and there are 3 per bedroom making a total of 9. B... | |
| Did I just cook my preamp? @jea48 , I tried to follow this thread but it became too complex for me to understand what was happening, so I apologize if this question was asked and answered and I missed it. Bootleg grounds: now I understand what they are and the reason so... | |
| Im going to regret my cable question The sock-puppets are attacking. Time for Chriso to weigh in? | |
| Do vacuum tube test values reflect sound quality? Yes...better testing tubes will just have more life left. Also think about this; tubes from the same manf. that test the same or close to the same may sound different...manfacturing variances will occur on any mass produced product. Sock-puppe... | |
| Cary SLP 98 users, past and present, are there any left? @decooney , did you ever try the EH Gold Pin 6sn7s? | |
| Using non-terminated speaker wire? I remember your "spades drool, bananas rule" thread, @erik_squires . I take it the heat gun (I have one) is for finishing the job with heat-shrink? The wire I want to shorten is Kimber, and it appears to have 8 individually insulted strands for ea... | |
| Cary SLP 98 users, past and present, are there any left? @billpete , I take it that this preamp has settled in for you and is sounding pretty good? | |
| And the biggest influence on sound quality is... Over the years and upgrades, I have found the preamp upgrades I have made to have the most significant effect on SQ. | |
| Using non-terminated speaker wire? Thanks, guys; if I remember correctly (I bought these cables nearly 30 years ago) the ones I want to shorten are Kimber 8TC with what looks like 4 individual and insulated blue wires/and 4 black wires on each negative run and the same on each posi... | |
| And the biggest influence on sound quality is... @troutstreamnm , I have often just threaded a couple of AN fittings together and made a (to borrow from you) makeshift pipe with a small bowl, and nirvana always followed. | |
| Animals and audiophiles Good job on the rescue dogs, @bikeboy52 ! We have three rescue dogs ourselves. I listen in a room all by myself, and I no longer listen at ear-bleed levels, but quite often when I am finishing up I find two of my dogs have parked them self quit... | |
| And the biggest influence on sound quality is... the best enhancement to SQ is a bong hit That has done some magic as far as my auditory perception goes! | |
| Mike's Barn. “If anyone can explain why one might intentionally have two turntables, I’m curious.” Playing DJ at your keg parties? | |
| And the biggest influence on sound quality is... None of the gear changes have had that much impact on sound quality. Seriously? What gear changes have you experimented with so far? I have heard profound changes with different pieces of gear. |