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| Capacitor question David, I ran pink noise from my tuner for 2 weeks 24/7 with the tube bias turned way down and a fan on the amp. Then a day of break.in disc.I believe the reference recording version. Then a listen confirmed that break in was complete and worth the... | |
| Capacitor question Greetings,Those caps take at least 500 hours to break in. You will need to also re-voice your interconnect and speaker. I use the copper cutf from v-cap and they are warm and lush with an organic presence. You may want to try several different cop... | |
| Aerial Acoustics: 10T, CC5, and SR3 Value? Unfortunately not nearly what they cost new. For the 10T anything over 1.5k is great. I have a pair also. The version is an issue as early ones had the top crack until they changed molding material and the process. A great speaker that deserves to... | |
| Speakers for low power tube amplifier The legacy focus and se are good choices as is their new classic hd models. Great prices for stunning sound. You have to spend a lot more to get all this in one package. Great bass wonderful mids and top end. They were in very fine form at the CA ... | |
| Need at least 900wpc in 4ohm Bryston 14bsst | |
| Amp blowing fuses Agreed on the rectifier tube or bad cap. Check for any caps leaking out material. I would bet it is a tube though. I have 3 pair of quicksilvers and never a bad cap. Jallen | |
| Best wire to connect amplifier binding posts? Silver plated copper in teflon or Cardas litz wire in teflon. Pvc and pe dont take the heat as well. Jallen | |
| EL34 tube monoblocks that doubles power at 4 ohms For driving some big Manley el 34 amps work well. 250wpc and up should do the trick or some asl hurricanes. The maggies love power so feed them. Jallen | |
| Vote for best speaker value under 5K$ Maggie 3.6, 3.7, 1.7 all give a lot of music for money invested. Add to that the Legacy new floor standers at about 5k. They are real winners as well. Jallen | |
| Magneplanar 3.7 - recommended preamp and amp The recommendations by Elizabeth are great and add to that the 7Bst and 14Bst from Bryston. Pass labs is also very good. Just be sure to get at least 350-400wpc into 4 ohms. Great speakers. Jallen | |
| Cap life span? Bottom line is don't buy old gear unless you are prepared to replace all coupling caps, wire, lytics, tube sockets and tubes. This is quite common. Jallen | |
| Cap life span? If leaking then replace. Sometimes a new one is bad. If all is working and specs fine leave it alone. I like to change mine when I get a new tube amp, but this an ocd indulgence rather than a sonic necessity. Jallen | |
| World's best Pre-amp for $10K and above? The speakers listed are not what I would put in "world class " status. There are YG, Wilson, Acapella, Magico, Magnepan, Revel, and more including Aerial 20T's I would consider first. This is a confusing info-mercial-personal faves post, leaving m... | |
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| El34 vs. KT88 Consider the quicksilver silver 88 or silver mono...simply magic with Vandys. The m60 quicksilvdr gives you el34 or kt88 options. |