lowrider57
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| VAC 70/70 mk3 tube rolling question @roxy54 Almarg is no longer a tube guy, no more VAC. Can you believe it?Of course, his wisdom is always welcome. | |
| VAC 70/70 mk3 tube rolling question @yuhengdu_tiger .Yes, I agree. Nice work finding that pic. | |
| VAC 70/70 mk3 tube rolling question Good luck, @yuhengdu_tiger . You have a beautiful amp. And your 2 sets of tubes should work well together.🤞 fingers crossed. | |
| VAC 70/70 mk3 tube rolling question Correct, V1,V2 for left channel.V3,4 for rt. channel.Sorry, I can't help identify which is gain and which is driver. Hopefully a VAC owner will chime in.But, designers like to keep things organised, so I would guess that the gains are V1 and V4. O... | |
| VAC 70/70 mk3 tube rolling question Use matched set of Rca, matched set Raytheon.The input circuitry of the Renaissance Seventy/Seventy is derivative of the unique Williamson circuit, which provides pure, direct coupled, inherently balanced input amplification and phase splitting. T... | |
| VAC 70/70 mk3 tube rolling question One pair 6SN7 are for the gain stage, the 2nd pair are the phase inverters.Example; RCA L, R gain stage.Raytheon L, R phase inversion (drivers for output tubes) | |
| Where do you buy your CDs these days? I haven't bought a new CD in a while. I buy used from Discogs. I really object to Amazon's $3.99 shipping charge. Two CD's from the Marketplace will cost you $7.98 shipping. | |
| l just discovered another one of the record companies dirty tricks? https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/list-of-reverse-channel-stereo-digital-albums.487020/https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/reversed-channels-on-recordings.447279/ | |
| l just discovered another one of the record companies dirty tricks? The swapping of channels on a recording or remaster has happened over the years, sometimes it’s individual songs and not album sides. This happens during the production chain, orders are not passed down from the record label. It’s usually blamed o... | |
| l just discovered another one of the record companies dirty tricks? Jimmy Page corrected the L,R channels on the remaster. Many of the original LZ 1 releases had reversed channels, some were correct.I have different pressings of LZ 1, some have guitar on left, some on right. | |
| CD Cataloging Problem Assuming he kept the backside cover art:On the back cover art there's a fold that fits into the spine of a jewel case. You first have to remove the inner layer of the jewel case. Carefully...don’t break the plastic. | |
| Power Supply for Schiit Mani Phono Preamp You can’t compare the quality of a wall-wart transformer to a LPS containing a large toroid or R-core transformer. OP...If you plan on keeping the Mani for awhile, get a LPS with quality internal components.OTOH, your Well Tempered deserves a bett... | |
| Thoughts on DAT tape? Any users? https://www.ebay.com/itm/124247492053https://www.ebay.com/itm/193504611021I can only vouch for Sony; made in Japan, excellent build quality, worked very well. They have the typical Sony PITA menu dialogue as their other components.In a pro setting... | |
| Thoughts on DAT tape? Any users? Hi Uber, I used R-DAT in studios without any issue. Fast, accurate cue-ing, indexing features and excellent SQ. One studio was NFL Films where all sound was shot using DAT. It worked flawlessly in the field and studio. First generation decks had s... | |
| What isolation feet under your amp with great result? @jhills +1 for the spikes into maple platform.Between the maple and shelf I use a gel type material which gives me a floating platform.Re: wood blocks. I used a ayer of cork under the Myrtle blocks. I still had the tight bass and open soundstage,... |