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| Audiophile Receptacle question badger_erich8 posts 10-06-2019 8:14am Hey guys...noob here. With one of these outlets you’re referring to, I still need to buy and use some sort of surge/power protection right? If so, is that going to screw with the clean power coming from the o... | |
| Audiophile Receptacle question @ daveyf Agree. | |
| Audiophile Receptacle question daveyf1,318 posts 10-05-2019 1:25pm Wait a minute, if you are using a vintage amp, are you not supposed to use the vintage plug ( two pin...non grounded) that came with it! Plug that into any wall outlet and you risk....well you know.Change ... | |
| Audiophile Receptacle question zyphryx15 posts 10-03-2019 3:18pm @jea48 and yes; Romex is a brand name. I was using it like I would say "I need a band-aid" instead of saying "I need a sterile adhesive strip" or kool-aid instead of powdered drink mix or Kleenex instead of boxed... | |
| Audiophile Receptacle question You can use 12/3 or 14/3 Romex. The braided 4-wire is for 220v ranges & dryers. It’s braided because if it were solid you couldn’t pull it through studs and joists. Canceling EMI wasn’t really a consideration although it may work. It’s not br... | |
| Have you ever been blocked by an E seller here? @stereo5 How about the Link to the ad.... | |
| Tube life @ jrod68 OP Any suggestions on tubes other than stock? https://www.audioasylum.com/scripts/d.pl?audio/faq/joes-tubes.htmlhttp://www.audiotubes.com/12at7.htmhttp://www.audiotubes.com/12ax7.htm | |
| Tube life Small signal tube life, (example 12AX7 and 12AT7), for new production tubes is about 4000 hours average. NOS signal tubes from the 1950s, 1960s are said to average up to 10,000 hours of life. The average tube life depends on how hard the designer... | |
| Loud Popping When Preamp Tubes are Touched When you pull a tube from the socket is there a physical pulling resistance or does the tube pull out easily with little effort on your part?If there is good contact pressure, therein a strong physical pulling resistance it may be the tube pins an... | |
| Audio Research VT100 MK1 and LS15 HELP!!! @almarg No Al, I was wrong. The bad thing is I knew better, LOL.... Like I said I must have had a brain fart moment. Here is a picture of the back of a VT100https://www.google.com/search?q=audio+research+XLR+single+ended+shorting+jumpers+for+vt100... | |
| Audio Research VT100 MK1 and LS15 HELP!!! My bad! The jumpers install into the XLR balanced input jacks. I must have been having a brain fart. They would have to be removed before the balanced cables could be plugged in. All my posts about the jumpers being installed when using balanced c... | |
| Audio Research VT100 MK1 and LS15 HELP!!! Would it damage the system if i dont have jumper connected while using rca? Damage, no. Read the owners manual why the jumpers should be installed when using RCA single ended ICs.Didn't the seller give you the jumpers for the amp? Surely he ment... | |
| Audio Research VT100 MK1 and LS15 HELP!!! kentrent OP35 posts08-29-2019 9:20pm@jea48 yes. The shorting jumpers were removed. I used RCA interconnect. This will effect the sound if jumper not removed? The jumpers MUST BE REMOVED if using balanced ICsThe jumpers Must BE INSTALLED if... | |
| Audio Research VT100 MK1 and LS15 HELP!!! Just right now, i used another old 80s preamp from Sony and the sound is boomy boost of full bass and tone control was on neutral (imagine if i crank that bass up). So this confirmed the vt100 is working and my LS15 preamp is not giving that soun... | |
| Audio Research VT100 MK1 and LS15 HELP!!! chip_29508 posts 08-29-2019 8:15pm To clarify my earlier post, test the preamp without a load. No input cables attached. No output cables attached. See if the sparking stops.If not, steal a 6922 from the VT100. It has 8. Swap it in for the spar... |