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Mar 25, 2005	Cary SLI-80 Tube amp suddenly blowing fuses Ok I just rechecked the BIAS. I had it set to 175mV instead of 75mV. Heh heh. Hope I didnt wear down the new tubes too much. Could that have been the problem? Keep in mind it was the AC fuse that blew, not the tube fuse.Thanks,Jason
Feb 01, 2005	Cary SLI-80: static when I touch the balance knob Solved.Low and behold one of my outlets was not grounded properly. When I moved the Cary to a properly grounded outlet, the static noise is gone.Jason
Jan 31, 2005	Cary SLI-80: static when I touch the balance knob Forgot to mention: the static and crackling will happen only even if I only slightly make contact with the balance knob. I do not even need to be turning it.
Jan 31, 2005	Cary SLI-80: static when I touch the balance knob Positive. No crackling at all when a source is playing. So I think that rules out a dirty POT. The bizarre thing is - is it is not even the volume POT that crackles, it is the balance knob. Any more ideas? I may call Cary today, to see what they s...
Jan 20, 2005	switching between unique amps using biwire posts? You found the DPS-1 chintzy? Was this in terms of build quality -- or did you notice any sound degradation?Thanks for the reply
Jul 05, 2004	No Volume Swing -- help Swampwalker,Ok, so it sounds like I have 2 options to attenuate the gain on the amp:1) Use the gain controls right on the amp2) Buy the Rothwell attenuators and keep the amp volume gains at full.As it is now, I dont notice any difference in qualit...
Jun 29, 2004	Am I damaging my Preamp? I'm worried that I might overload and destroy the input devices (transistors, caps, chips) and potentially the pc board itself (which would mean you’re totally screwed). You know that silicon burning smell… but you guys are probably right -- it wi...
Jun 28, 2004	Newbie Question: Why do you need a PreAmp? Elizabeth,If my 'volume sources' sound thin, and I decide to send them through my analog preamp, is there a possiblity that I could damage my preamp? I've heard that you should never plug a variable output into your analog preamp inputs: youll ki...