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How to ground an AV receiver
Daneurys,The Pioneer Elite VSX-92TXH has double insulated AC power wiring inside. That is why the manufacture is able to use a 2 wire power cord and plug. The Pioneer's chassis is not designed to be grounded to the safety equipment ground of the w... 
Shunyata Power cords Too Boomy and screechy?
How did you burn in the PCs, power cords? Connected to what load/s? Amp draw of the load/s? How many hours of break in time? It sounds like you did not burn in the PCs properly. What you describe is how many after market PCs sound that are not bur... 
6DJ8 measurement error on Hickok 600A
Thank your for your reply Jea48. I did set the tester as you mentioned. I still get about 7000 reading on new tubes (should be around 9250).08-01-15: Cygnus_859Cygnus_859,Are the new tubes you are testing actually labeled 6DJ8 tubes or are they la... 
Bad experience with PurePower of Canada
I'm not familiar with PurePower or their products, but I did see a thread on Audio Asylum where a number of people complained of being badly treated or losing money. Hell not just the money they are out shipping the unit back to the PurePower scam... 
Bad experience with PurePower of Canada
.Same M.O..... Attention, PurePower owners!Posted by FrankC (A) on April 4, 2014 at 14:09:33 My unit was sent in for service in July of 2012. After many months of empty promises and excuses, and refusal to respond to my requests to send back my u... 
Power conversion from 110v to 220v
It appears the primary side of power transformer is a dual winding transformer. Changing the voltage from 110 to 220 requires removing one jumper and changing another from one position to another.What you have now is the two primary windings are i... 
6DJ8 measurement error on Hickok 600A
.Consolidated Test DataFor Hickok Model 533A-600A-605ATube TestersPage 556DJ86.3 EV-7608-0 24 92 P4 9250 Triode #1. ..... EV-2103-0 24 92 P4 9250 Triode #2.Mutual Conductance/ Micromhos, 9250Where are you setting the English for the Mutual Conduct... 
6DJ8 measurement error on Hickok 600A
.600A manualI have a Kickok 6000A. For a 6DJ8 the roll chart shows 7000 Mutual Conductance / MICROMHOS.For a 12AX7 the roll chart shows 1250 MICROMHOS.. 
Ground 'box' what's in them?
How this ground box works is a puzzlement. Does it really do anything? Well if we read posts from people who actually use it then the answer is yes.Entreq Silver Tellus grounding/earthing systemThread: Entreq Tellus groundingThis thing is a separa... 
When To Re-tube ARC REF?
Time to replace the power tubes.Average tube life will depend on several parameters: product type, how the product is installed, loudspeaker efficiency, room size and acoustic damping, listening habits or average sound pressure levels, A.C. line s... 
DOA tube from Audio Research
Some one suggested I should have turned the bias down prior to installation and copied the ARC manual in the post. The implication being that I had somehow made a known mistake in installation and that may have caused the tube to blow. There's no... 
DOA tube from Audio Research
I have a compu-bias meter. I didn't change the bias at all from where it was which by the way was on the low side of what the manual recommends.07-22-15: Dfwlistenercompu-bias meterDfwlistener,Would you please post back what ARC's service departm... 
DOA tube from Audio Research
ARC VS60DOA?The filament is open?The tube arced and shorted out? If so did you back off the tube bias adjustments before installing the new power tubes?ARC VS60 manual. 
I am having a hum after setting up two EAR 890's
Sounds like a ground loop hum.For a test try installing a ground cheater between the plug and the wall receptacle of one of the amps. Check for hum. If you still have the hum try the cheater on the other amp and check for hum. How are you feeding ... 
Ground 'box' what's in them?
Now the Bump in the rug I mentioned earlierAll components should have two separate and Isolated ground planes from each otherOne is the Third wire safety circuit which provide a low impedance path way to the ground rod in the event of a fault or s...