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| 6550 tubes Hello,Out there.Has anyone found decent 6550 tube,I have tried several,Like Gold Lion KT88,Tung-Sol 6550 EH6550 Russian knock off, all of which failed within one month or DOA out of the box. Fact is the only 6550 I found that did work for more tha... | |
| High Pitched Electronic Noise from AC/Heater Unit In our apartment there are electronic combo heater/ac units. One of them emits the classic, high-pitched 'electronic" sound so i turn it off all the time which annoys my spouse whose hearing isn't as acute.EekahilI assume the heating/ A/C units ar... | |
| popping noise To add to the above responses. On startup allow a minute before turning on the amp. This will allow equipment upstream to settle down.On system shutdown turn volume down on preamp, turn off amp, wait at least a minute for power supply caps to blee... | |
| Hubbell 5362. Anyone try this outlet? I use, under recommendation from a long time audio dealer, the Hubbell HBL5262 outlet. This is the 15A version. He insists that unless you are truly using 20 plugs, that this version will provide better electrical contact to the 15A plug blades.11... | |
| Hubbell 5362. Anyone try this outlet? I use, under recommendation from a long time audio dealer, the Hubbell HBL5262 outlet. This is the 15A version. He insists that unless you are truly using 20 plugs, that this version will provide better electrical contact to the 15A plug blades.11... | |
| a strange noise now coming from my tube amp Could be dirty pins on a signal tube.Before you swap out the tubes from one channel to the other you might first try unplugging the tubes from the right channel one at a time and plugging them back in. Repeat the process a few times for each tube.... | |
| UPgradeing dedicated line components You might want to check out the Porter Port. | |
| UPgradeing dedicated line components I seek input on value of:1) Upgrading the breakers in the square D box.2) Replacing the romex for 10ga stranded cable for all lines.3) Upgrading the outlets to PS audio or something of ~equal value.#1) There is no upgrading the breakers. Hopefully... | |
| CD Tweeks...Improve Ripped SQ? However, I don't see those findings as being relevant to the situation the OP was asking about, in which what is being played is a computer file. The computer files that would be compared having in turn been produced by ripping a treated and untre... | |
| CD Tweeks...Improve Ripped SQ? All of my shinny polycarbonate and aluminum platters have had CD treatment done to them.The process I use is:1) Optrix Cleaner2) Audio Desk CD Lathe with black edge marker3) Nespa Pro 30sec treatment4) Acoustic Revive RD-3 DemagnetizeSo the big qu... | |
| Radio Hum To rule out the problem is the right channel monoblock plug the interconnect from the left channel of the preamp into the right channel input of the amp.No hum/buzz the amp is ok.You said you tried a different interconnect on the right channel, co... | |
| BR-series Cutler-Hammer Panel- Good Enough? Anyone know about these BR Series Cutler Hammer panels?Foster_9I believe the BR series has aluminum bus.The CH series has copper bus.I would go with copper.. | |
| Hum in Audio Research This happens on the cd input,Hum through both amps? A 60 cycle ground loop hum?What happens if the CDP ICs are disconnected from the preamp RCA inputs?Just the preamp connected to the amps. Hum? No hum?. | |
| Cable/Fuse Direction Matters? Williewonka,Food for thought. How does music "move" down a wire? Kencalgary 01-17-11 http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?htech&1295324474&01-18-11: ElizabethThink of it like a wave. If you threw a rock into a pond, the splash makes wav... | |
| caveat emptor To be clear ..... The reason why this is so upsetting to me is the fact that I fell victim to a scam HERE at Audiogon by a seller using the very same pictures. I was trying not to reveal that as it is embarrassing for me, but Audiogon admin has re... |