immatthewj
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| Question about adjusting the balance @carlsbad2 So the question is, how is your tube bias set? I prefer manual tube bias adjustment so I can match any 2 tubes. Theoretically, an auto bias circuit should do this also, but if you’re getting different voltages, then maybe it isn’t. ... | |
| Records and CDs And all this time I thought I was missing out because I don't have a TT and a LP collection (anymore). | |
| Question about adjusting the balance Don’t be put off by "lopsided" speaker placement to achieve center focus of the stereo image. Your hearing and gear are not perfect (L/R balance) Imagine adjusting binoculars. Okay, I just didn’t think that there was anything unreasonable abo... | |
| How does bi-wiring work? I tried (WBC) jumpers on my AZ Satori Shotguns. I hear exactly what you describe. It's not subtle, they're staying! Thanks for the tip. I did the same thing (WBC jumpers) with my shotgunned B&W 805s. I think it sounds better, but I d... | |
| Question about adjusting the balance Thank you, @carlsbad2 , I’ll follow your advice, but since you are a physicist and I am only a retired mechanic, what would the explanation be for the sound pressure meter showing a different calibration for balance with the different test tones? ... | |
| Question about adjusting the balance @secretguy , why is it hard to believe it is a serious question? I use my sound level meter and run test signals with two different test tones and the meter indictates that after I balance the sound level by using one of the tones, when I check ... | |
| which 6sn7 gives the most air?? I favor 6f8g tubes not for air but for fuller sound. @shkong78 , I just recently acquired the good fortune to have a few pairs to play with in the balanced input sockets of my SLP05. I am currently playing with a pair of National Unions and I... | |
| JJ preamp tubes - repeated problems I recently had a relatively new (about few dozen hours) JJ 6922 gold pin in my preamp went "pop!" then died with the glass badly cracked near the base. Wow--sounds like an epidemic! Pics? | |
| Tube tester BTW, The link works on my end. Norton must be feeling overly cautious tonight. | |
| Tube tester All I get when I click on the link is a message from Norton that says "dangerous web page blocked." | |
| Signal tube versus power tube, sound impact? Amp manufacturers know that people are going to roll tubes anyway - it's part of the charm - so why not let them do that for themselves. That is also what I think, @bolong . +1. | |
| Signal tube versus power tube, sound impact? I think they are shooting themselves in the feet when they put JJ tubes, which consensus seems to say are lower quality, into their tube amplifiers. Hmmm . . . I just looked at your "JJs suck" thread and counted the positives and negatives, and... | |
| Cary Audio SLP-5 Preamp Tube Replacement. I have read somewhere that all tubes interact with each other in the circuit so the sockets has to have tubes in them I have read the exact opposite. And although I realize that this discussion applies to the SLP05 preamp, back in late 2017 (wh... | |
| Seeking Honest Opinions: Your Experience with McIntosh Audio Gear I had a SACD player up until a few weeks ago when I sold it @glennewdick , I know this is the amp/preamp forum, and I also know there is a digital forum, but I have been really curious about the Mac SACD player for a while now. What did you t... | |
| I Don't Understand What Determines When A Thread Gets The Axe Speaking of axed: did the "Krell equalizer delivered to wrong addy" get the axe? |