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| Did the Cable Guy Do It? Go outside and look where the cable company's cable attaches to the house. Do you see something that looks like a splitter with a wire connected to it. This a a lightning arrester. Does the wire that is connected to the arrester go to a ground rod... | |
| NOS tubes for Sonic Frontiers Line 1 I owe the Siemens CCa tubes an apology. It took about 25 hour of break-in time for the CCa to start to open up and come alive. I now have about 30 hours on them and I am impressed. So much so I cancelled my add on Agon. I couldn't replace them for... | |
| Cleaning Cassette Decks Denatured isopropyl alcohol. Rubbing alcohol has water in it and can cause the laminations of the head to rust. Yes you can use alcohol on the capstan and pinch roller. Be careful not to get things to wet. The Q-Tip only needs to be moist not drip... | |
| NOS tubes for Sonic Frontiers Line 1 Well, I like the Amperex PQ tubes better. The PQs are cleaner, quieter, more lively than the Siemens CCa. The CCa is warm and smooth but I found myself dosing off. Now my search for a matched pair of USA made white label Amperex PQ 6922 gold pin e... | |
| NOS tubes for Sonic Frontiers Line 1 Tubes came today. Did not get the Siemens E188CC 7803. By the time I made up my mind to buy them they were gone, already sold. I bought a matched pair of Siemens CCa gold pin tubes from the 60s. The sound, different from the Amperex PQs. The CCas ... | |
| Tube for Sonic Frontiers SFL-1 I was using the SFL-1 before I got the Line 1 I am now using. In the SFL-1 I have a Mullard 6201 tube. It was supplied with the unit when new. The 6201 number is off the tube box cover. It has a nice warm sound. If you want a lot of bloom check ou... | |
| NOS tubes for Sonic Frontiers Line 1 Well I am now looking at an early 60s matched pair of Siemens E188CC 7308 gold pin NOS tubes. I want to see if I like a warmer sound. Any opinions? This tube rolling could become addictive. Have any of you experimented with the placement of tube d... | |
| high ac voltage destrucive or not? Did you take you voltage readings with a load on the circuit? Especially The Powervar. Turn on all your equipment, then take a voltage reading at the wall outlet and the output of the Powervar. Let us know what the readings are then. Also when was... | |
| NOS tubes for Sonic Frontiers Line 1 They came today in the mail. The Herbie`s HAL-0 9 tube dampers. Sound, Tightened up everything. Cleaner, more focused. I do think I lost a tag of the bloom, but I think It needed to.Sirspeedy, If you have not read "Joe`s Tube Lore" I highly recomm... | |
| NOS tubes for Sonic Frontiers Line 1 Snipes, I posted a question on AA...Tubes...On 02-05-05."Sonic Frontiers Line 1 standby, shorten tube life"? Check it out. Sam 1104, who I bought my tubes from has a line 2 and he turns off his unit also. I am now shutting my Line 1 down at night. | |
| NOS tubes for Sonic Frontiers Line 1 Snipes,The 2 tubes in the far back row Will yield the biggest change in sound, LV1 and V1.Next is the middle row, LV2 and V2. Front row, LV3 and V3 least effect.I learned this from Bill and Sam.Question for you. When not listening to your SF pream... | |
| NOS tubes for Sonic Frontiers Line 1 I got my tubes today. Sound, Incredible!! Just can not believe the midrange. Jeffcott, I ordered the Herbie`s tube dampers. Should get them this week..Jim | |
| NOS tubes for Sonic Frontiers Line 1 Well I ended up buying two matched pairs of used Amperex PQ 6922 gold pin U.S. made Orange label tubes. Just couldn`t justify the higher priced white label Amperex tubes. I want to thank Bill, a Gon member, for putting up with all my email questio... | |
| NOS tubes for Sonic Frontiers Line 1 Jeffcott, Thank you for your reply. I did check the forums on AA.Maggie3, thank you for your reply, you saved me some money, I was going to buy four of the electro-harmonix tubes for LV3, V3, LV2, and V2. I was wondering about tubes for LV1 and V1... | |
| Use of adapter to convert 15amp P/C to 20 amp IEC Byfo,your cords do not need a 20amp rating. If your connected load is below 1800va you are fine. 1300-1400va no problem.Jim |