jallen
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| Tube amplifier bad caps My guess is that the caps are fine. One of the switches on the front is the likely culprit. Move the switches back and forth and see if the sound crackles. If you find the one, use a cleaner like Rat Shack zero residue cleaner or a Caig product, o... | |
| Turntable sound bad Antiskate needs to be checked after you are certain the table is 100% level. Use a test record with a grooveless section. Be certain the arm will float with neutral weight to the spindle and to the arm rest, thus checking the bearing laterally. Cl... | |
| otl vs push/pull OTL can sound good or bad as PP amps. Matching with the right speakers is critical. The factor which keeps me from OTL is if a tube shorts and blows, the speaker may get toasted. Proper protection is a must....safe music is a must...jallen | |
| Help choosing coupling caps I am in the process of breaking the V-caps and they sound very fat and bloated, no space between the instruments for the first 100 hrs. I am at about 200 hours and they are now listenable, top end is better, and they are starting to sound differen... | |
| turntable newbie: need advice for better sound The Shure cartridge is a bit dark and will not be a brilliant sound, say like a Sumiko BPS. Try isolating the table a bit better, and raising the VTA a bit, say just above parallel to the record. Be certain the table is level, very level. IMHO, al... | |
| What planer speaker to start with? Budget 2k take the trash out on time a few more times and ask for enough to get the 3.6..MMG is dwarfed by them...MMG is good for the money, but not close to being within sniffing distance of the 3.6...Jeff | |
| Looking for some cheaper Speaker Cables-$600 or so For long cables, go with the Cardas Neutral Reference, hard to beat. They are just clean, uncolored, and very, well neutral. A long break time though. Jallen | |
| Turntable advise needed - Norway callin' i also agree with the VPI evaluation, great table for a small investment. | |
| Sub-woofer/ Source for MAgnepan MG 1.6s I have the 3.6 and have tried the james 10, 12, 15, and I have a large room. They all helped the very bottom end, I crossed over at 50-55hz, and the impact is just greater. The sub is not really heard, just more ooomph on big drum and organ transi... | |
| Someone tell me where to find wooden volume knobs Antique Electronics has a lot to examine. | |
| Can excellent tubes transcend modest amps? IMO, NOS is very overrated. The most important thing is quality capacitors, well built power supply, quality circuit, and a well matched dammping factor between amp and speakers. NOS is just a blip in a far more complex chain of events. Good tubes... | |
| Do I need a power cable - if so what brand? Dedicated lines do make a positive improvement, if for no other reasson to get the dimmer whitches out of the line, or to get the loose fitting AC receptacles and wire out of the front of the audio. Many homes are equipped with very low quality AC... | |
| Oil for TT bearing - any advise? I have used synthetic motor oil for years in VPI tables as well as AR. Mobil 1, Castrol, Valvoline, Amsoil, are all viable oils. A new bearing a 10w30 is great, well worn, 20w50. In a BMW manual transmission, synthetic ATF is recommended as a lite... | |
| Best of the 80's &90's Amps & Preamps The Music Reference RM9, MKI, MKII were great as were the ARC, and the PSE were superb for the money. Missing is the Quicksilver Silver mono, the M135, M60, M80. They needed the caps changed out and the Rel caps replaced as there are better ones n... | |
| From LP12 to where...? I had an LP12 and liked the pleasant colored sound, but went with the VPI Scoutmaster and it is far more neutral, faster, more dynamic, far more interesting, and makes the Linn sounded very dated. I know there are a lot of Linnies who will disagre... |