kellymack

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Bi-amped system
just looking for (KT88) tubes that may excel in midrange and a tube that may excel in bass, since i have 2 amps i could easily do that since one amp is for bass and one for mids. I’ve tried Ruby, Gold Lion and Svetlana, I’m happy with the GL’s.  ... 
Looking to buy new to me pre amp 2.5 k max
Vac, or Conrad Johnson pre’s  
Problem with biasing
I like the tubes, they are so much more musical  
Problem with biasing
Wow, 40 tubes, that’d be expensive to re-tube I bet. What are you running?i  
Problem with biasing
It was the tube. I was able to bias them all to .97 volts… that right, what would that be in ma? I have 2 amps for a bi amp system. Yea one is in ma and the other volts? I like if they’re 85 ma  
Problem with biasing
Right, I’ll check the tube today.   
Harmon Kardon citation 2 bias question
Thank you, sounds right  
Should I bi-amp or bridge my amps to feed my speakers
I did use one amp for left and right tweets and mids. one amp for left and right woofers. I didn’t bother bridging the amps, because I was real happy with the bi-amp configuration   
Should I bi-amp or bridge my amps to feed my speakers
I feel like an idiot. I bi-amped my speakers this morning and it’s night and day difference, sound stage is more distinct and the speakers have disappeared.    
Should I bi-amp or bridge my amps to feed my speakers
The room is 14 x 20. This amp is already louder than I can handle. Once in a while I turn the volume up half way on my pre-amp. Sounds good, but don’t need it that loud. I just want a little more bass. I’ll try bi-amp ing this weekend. According t... 
Should I bi-amp or bridge my amps to feed my speakers
I should have mentioned the tube amps are in stereo they’re  HK citation 2’s. They have both been rebuilt. Also speakers are Virgo's the first series 4 ohm. Soix got it right!! i have considered a small sub woofer, but haven’t made a move on it.   
What is the voltage To bias a marantz 8b?
I ordered one from amazon, thank you for the help 
What is the voltage To bias a marantz 8b?
Thank you, that’s pretty much what I’ve been doing. I using some old tele’s and just wanted to make sure I don’t have toomuch juice on them 
What is the voltage To bias a marantz 8b?
Thank you for your efforts, I’m not familiar with the procedure you speak of. it’s over my head, I don’t understand it. I can Only adjust the bias if I know the voltage. I’m really not a tech guy, just want to listen to my tube amp.I have a Dynaco... 
What is the voltage To bias a marantz 8b?
Thank you, I see that it is 50mA... i don’t know how to convert that to voltage. Can you help?