joeylawn36111

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Tubes and their problems
Atmasphere, you're right, but I just went ahead and replaced all 6 tubes (which were Electro Harmonix and Tung Sol) with matched and cryo'd JJ's. 
Tubes and their problems
I heard popping from my Jolida FX-10's tubes on my right speaker. To see if it was the tubes, I swapped all the tubes from left and right channel and visa versa. The popping then happened on the Left side.This proved it was the tubes - I went ahea... 
Is it possible to down-mix stereo outs to mono amp
At the risk of sounding wishy-washy, Almarg is right - it's better to work into a load for any output - otherwise, you're basically shorting the left and right channels to each other. 
Is it possible to down-mix stereo outs to mono amp
Mofimadness, yeah, you're right - I was just overthinking it. No matter what, he can't hurt anything by trying that. 
Best Audio Related Story (or joke).
Albert, LOL, good one.British Humour is like British Audio, usually both are excellent. 
Audiogon has no 'likes'
Some sites (ESPN.com for instance) require you to have a Facebook account just to post there. 
Is it possible to down-mix stereo outs to mono amp
Yes, can be simple as using 2 resistors, along with with more advanced ways of doing that.Google "stereo to mono mixer". 
0 feedback sellers
Ebm That sounds like more trouble than it's worth LOL 
Anyone got a Linn Kudos tuner? Question
I'm afraid the display on the Kudos is made that way - to turn off after a few minutes going to two horizontal bars.I like to modify tuners with LED displays by changing the color of the display. I mention this because my Kudos was doing the same ... 
Who do you trust?
Syntax, that post was Comedy Gold! 
My wife passed yesterday
So sorry for your loss. I'll be praying for you. 
Olive customer service
My Olive 03HD is acting up real bad. Mainly it's responsive only after several tries.Heard all the nightmare stories about Olive customer service, so I haven't even tried that, nor will I.My Yamaha CDR-HD1500 works a lot better, with no problems w... 
Walwarts
General "Wall Wart" compatibility guide:1) the plug from the transformer must fit the device and have the same polarity order on the pin2) the supplied Voltage from the transformer must be the same as required by the device (along with the same ty... 
A speaker so loud it can kill you
Loudest ever was the giant steel and concrete horn used by NASA to (I guess) simulate what effects the sound of a huge rocket (like the Saturn V) would have on the surrounding area. It was made at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL... 
Cables more hype than value?
There's just no way I'm spending Big Buck$ on cables/speaker wire....