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What kind of outlet wall plate do yo use?
Albertporter, Last night I stopped at Home Depot. They did not have any of the Pass & Seymour nylon plates, but they did have some made by Leviton. Leviton ProGrade "Midway" Unbreakable nylon commercial grade. Kind of pricey, 44 cents each.I l... 
What kind of outlet wall plate do yo use?
>>"However, if I place a plastic outlet cover over the silver fillings on the right side of my mouth everything sounds really liquid. So far my wife hasn't complained about the drool stains on my shirts."<<>>>>>>>&... 
What kind of outlet wall plate do yo use?
>>"The best outlet plate is no outlet plate. An outlet plate can only add distortion, eliminate it if you can." >>>>>Yep. someone posted that one also on AA. I tried it. On my system the sound was thin, bass was light...Fellas... 
What kind of outlet wall plate do yo use?
Rwwear, tell you what I will do. If you have a separate outlets for your preamp and power amp you buy 2 non magnetic ss plates, 2 magnetic ss wall plates, and 2 Pass & semour nylon plates as Albert suggested. Try them, If you do not hear a dif... 
What kind of outlet wall plate do yo use?
>>"You people have to be on drugs or kidding."<<Rwwear" >>>>>>>>Nope..... When it comes to audio I keep an open mind. I will believe anything out there untill proven otherwise.This simple tweak will cost you abo... 
Help troubleshooting amp
Jond, sounds great. $180.00 thats not bad... Thanks for letting us know what the problem ended up being. I wish more members would follow through on their threads like you did.Jim 
Looking for a mid-priced tube preamp
Sonic Frontiers Line one. Remote control, Balanced inputs/outputs. Uses (6) 6DJ8/6922/7308 tubes. http://www.audiophilia.com/hardware/line1.htmJim 
Sonic Frontiers Line 2 Tube Position
First..... LV2/V2..middle rowSecond...LV1/V1..back rowThird......LV3/V3..front row 
Bob Crump passes away over holiday.
How many of you know what "TG" stands for, in "TG Audio"? Bob must of had a heck of a sense of humor.This is part of a thread from AA for those of you that may not have seen it. http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/tweaks/messages/125293.html 
Break In Time..just being on...or music played ?
I agree with Jmcgrogan2, you need signal traveling through the electronics of the preamp. You do not have to leave your power amp on. 
Bob Crump passes away over holiday.
Audio Asylum members are also honoring Bob.One of the members offered these pictures. http://www.audioasylum.com/members/mgeneral/messages/73558.html 
Bob Crump passes away over holiday.
Sorry to here that. Bob was nice enough to answer some of my questions over on Audio Asylum. He was always there to help others. Bob will be greatly missed.Jim 
Please educate me on tubes
Mike, I found this on Google, lots of info on the Eico FH-81.http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Eico+hf-81+&btnG=Google+SearchJim 
Help troubleshooting amp
Jond, if I understand you correctly you are going to take the amp and old tubes with you to the repair shop. They will be able to test the old tubes while you are there. Does the Amp have auto output tube bias adjustment for the power tubes, or do... 
Help troubleshooting amp
>>"I should be able to get my hands on a replacement quad of tubes today and if those don't work it's time for repairs. Wish me luck!"<<JondJond, imho if I were you I would take the amp to the repair shop first. Without knowing for sur...