judsauce
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| Vacuum Tube preamp with my KRELL KAV 250a, a no no......WHY? @immatthewj you're too funny. Nothing to get off the pot on. Check my virtual system. It's the preamp that I have that's in question. It has the best music coming out of my system that I have ever heard. That's why I'm scratching my head. @lyn... | |
| Vacuum Tube preamp with my KRELL KAV 250a, a no no......WHY? I tried calling Krell close to where I am, they're in Connecticut. But when I went to leave a message with tech support I got a nice sounding man who said, "please leave me a message". Then his mailbox promptly told me, "voice mail box full". So, ... | |
| Vacuum Tube preamp with my KRELL KAV 250a, a no no......WHY? @immatthewj @invalid Thank you both! @erik_squires When you say "over time, the coupling capacitors can leak", what if they were replaced during the reconditioning? And, what would you consider a time frame for malfunction: 50 hours, 150, 2... | |
| Vacuum Tube preamp with my KRELL KAV 250a, a no no......WHY? I was told that vacuum tube equipment was "old 1940's technology." And that tubes created conditions and extraneous signals that could/would fry certain components within the amp. Is that so? | |
| Advice needed on upgrading tonearm for VPI SCOUTMASTER @stringreen @tonyptony string: I did notice lots of unipivot arms in stock at VPI. Tony, you confirmed they are still available, but going forward with a focus on gimbal arms. That's good. Every time I set my unipivot down on my wax, I always br... | |
| Should we care if a piece of equipment comes from a pet-free, kid-free, smoke-free home? @audphile1 I can't stop laughing. I'm hiding all transformers in the closet tonight. No Papua here. 😁 | |
| Think I ruined stylus @tsbarro I think your stylus was jealous! | |
| Advice needed on upgrading tonearm for VPI SCOUTMASTER @ije I never heard of VAS, or the Nova cartridge. Just checked out that site and will research that option. Looks very interesting. Thanks for the suggestion. | |
| Advice needed on upgrading tonearm for VPI SCOUTMASTER @elliottbnewcombjr Thanks for your advise. Spoken from experience. Makes sense, if nothing is wrong, which there isn't, why the pursuit? | |
| Advice needed on upgrading tonearm for VPI SCOUTMASTER @ije , I am buoyed by your support of the Scoutmaster being a great table. I'm glad you are still happy. I have noted all of your suggestions and will follow up with more research. @pinwa I get it about the preamp and going the route of a differ... | |
| Advice needed on upgrading tonearm for VPI SCOUTMASTER Thanks folks. It's a metal wand. And I can't update to a longer one. Wouldn't work with current arm board. Judging by the response, I guess it's not a great idea. | |
| Loud pop/screech when powering on amp I used Steve at theservicedepartment to recap and fix a recall issue on an older Krell KAV 250 AMP. He did a great job and is a super nice guy. The only thing is that he has a long wait list. And you'll probably pay at least what you spent on you... | |
| Component contributions to “sound stage” @elliottbnewcombjr , I totally agree with you! Just a quick observation from me. After not having changed a component in almost a year, I took a leap and spent close to 4k on a new vacuum tube preamp with self generating power. I could not believ... | |
| The molecular level explanation of "cable burn-in" Two Styrofoam cups and 20 feet of string works great for me. I order drinks from my wife, Wilma, in the kitchen for my friend Barney and me. Fred, Yabadabbadoo! | |
| Stolen property I agree with Roxy. The OP has written only ten words and is totally unengaging or the least bit thankful for all of your advice. Move on from this one. |