immatthewj
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| JJ preamp tubes - repeated problems Popped the top on the preamp and the top of the tube was completely burned out. Sorry if I misinterpreted that, @samzx12 , when I initially read that it just sounded almost catastrophic was all, and I was thinking that it must have been a lot ... | |
| JJ preamp tubes - repeated problems I had a preamp JJ 6922 go bad at about 100 hours. Heard a crackling and then the left channel went silent. Popped the top on the preamp and the top of the tube was completely burned out. When I went to pull the tube the glass completely disinte... | |
| Bananas rule, spades drool. End of discussion. but from my in depth studies on a dozen other things that shouldn’t matter, but do… little stuff that other folks with more experience than I recommend that don’t cost much, I’ll just do. Not worth the hours of fiddling to figure it out. I agre... | |
| Cary Audio SLP-5 Preamp Tube Replacement. @couger4u , I meant to ask you who you ordered from? (I may want to upgrade in those four sockets myself.) | |
| JJ preamp tubes - repeated problems I have used JJ tubes for the past 7 years, in my case re-branded tubes with the McIntosh logo on them. The 12ax7 tubes are quieter than the 2 Gold Lion 12ax7 tubes I am using in the line stage. This weekend I will swap out the Gold Lions for 2 ... | |
| JJ preamp tubes - repeated problems Popped the top on the preamp and the top of the tube was completely burned out. When I went to pull the tube the glass completely disintegrated. I had a pair of 6550 (output) tubes (in an amp) redplate for way longer than I ever should have l... | |
| Cary Audio SLP-5 Preamp Tube Replacement. I have dozens of pairs of 6SN7 tubes and the LinLai's have become my tube of choice @pinwa , just a few questions for you as I am also a SL05 owner/operator who is always interested in better living through electronics: 1) how have you config... | |
| Bananas rule, spades drool. End of discussion. I have been told many times by folks more knowledgeable than I that the best sound is from finger tight connection and using more will degrade the sound. I cannot comprehend why that would be, but there is a long long list of stuff in that cate... | |
| How much does power amplifier really matter comparing to other hi-fi components? 50% amp, 25% cabling, 20% electronics, 5% speakers. That's pretty radical. | |
| Cary Audio SLP-5 Preamp Tube Replacement. . . . and if you think of it, give us a follow up on how you feel about those Psvane CV181-T MKII (6SN7)s in 1 through 5 after you've had them in for a bit. | |
| Cary Audio SLP-5 Preamp Tube Replacement. Yes: 3 and 6 are for your left and right balanced input buffer and 7 and 8 are for your left and right headphone amplifier. | |
| Lu’s Jukebox Saw her a couple weeks ago The last time I saw her was the summer of '03 at TLA in Philthy. | |
| Bananas rule, spades drool. End of discussion. They're heavy brass, not good. That link was onlty to illustrate what my binding posts look like. I don't know what B&W actually used. | |
| Cary Audio SLP-5 Preamp Tube Replacement. I do not have the Golden ear but I do have a SLP05. If you are using RCAs and NOT using your balanced inputs, you will get absolutely nothing by replacing the two balanced input tubes. As a matter of fact, the reviewer who reviewed the SLP05 for S... | |
| Bananas rule, spades drool. End of discussion. @coppy777 , here is a picture of kind of what mine look like. I did the search for that AQ wrench you mentioned because I was thinking that maybe it was machined to match those (what I am referring to as) knurls that B&W used on my binding p... |