jea48
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| NOS tubes for Sonic Frontiers Line 1 I just experienced my first NOS tube failure. One of the Siemens early 60s CCa tubes. The bad tube was installed in the center row of the line one, V2, right channel.Here is what I experienced. When switching line inputs from the front panel I got... | |
| AC polarisation. Does it matter? >"With the reversed cord going to my hydra and reversed cords from my hydra to the amp and preamp does it not balance out assumnming the house is wired properly? As for the CDP and tuner they would be reversed because their cords are properly w... | |
| AC polarisation. Does it matter? Yes Polarity is very important. If incorrect it can effect the sonics of equipment. Hi-End manufactures check and make sure the primary polarity of the power transformer is correct. Check the archives for the proper method to check for proper AC p... | |
| Listening devices when will they start to fail? >"I'm not sure of a correlation between age and hearing loss"<>>>I wish that were true, but like everything else of the human body age takes it's toll....====="Age related hearing loss is a progressive loss of the ability to hear hi... | |
| Do you get Ringing in the Ears from your hi-fi? Jndean, do you use a sound machine to help you sleep? Jim | |
| NOS tubes for Sonic Frontiers Line 1 Well nothing like starting over. In the last three weeks or so I have acquired two pairs of early 60s NOS Siemens CCa tubes. The first pair about 3 weeks ago. Time enough before I was told the center row was the most important on the Line one. Up ... | |
| Music for Riding a Storm Out? Rhyno, If you are reading these posts, that means you have power, give us a status report....Jim | |
| Music for Riding a Storm Out? CCR, "Bad Moon Rising" "Who'll Stop Rain" | |
| NOS tubes for Sonic Frontiers Line 1 Here is a response I posted on another members thread.http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1126736041&openmine&zz09-19-05: Jea48Gsselling, I spent most of yesterday experimenting changing tubes around in my Line 1. Lately I ha... | |
| Attention Sonic Frontiers owners..... Gsselling, I spent most of yesterday experimenting changing tubes around in my Line 1. Lately I have been running a pair of early 60s NOS Siemens CCa tubes in the back row LV1 & V1. In the center row LV2 & V2 a pair of Amperex early 60s PQ... | |
| Replacing Sonic Frontiers Line 3 SE Just my 2 cents try some NOS early 60 tubes as I described in my earlier post. You did not respond and say what the Siemens tubes were you used, but I bet they were not the early 60s Siemens CCa tubes. A small investment considering the system you... | |
| Using Bad Recording to Evaluate a System >>"Well, I put that CD in and cued up a track, and when the music ended the dealer asked why I was using such a horrible sounding recording to audition. (I think he looked kinda slightly pissed. Maybe because the music sounded shrill and irr... | |
| Replacing Sonic Frontiers Line 3 SE How about early 60s NOS, Telefunken E188CC 7308, Telefunken E88CC 6922, Amperex PQ white label 6922, or Amperex PQ white label 7308 tubes.What was the siemens tubes you used? | |
| Replacing Sonic Frontiers Line 3 SE If I may ask a question what are you using for tubes in the Line 3SE? | |
| Attention Sonic Frontiers owners..... Gsselling, did you email Chris Johnson?.Jim |