mgreene
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| EAR 834P + Bent Audio Stepups = greatness? I had planned to do just that. My EAR is not my only phono pre and I had planned to sell it but instead, just for fun, I decided to do all of Thorsten's upgrades, including Romy's air capacitors. I always did really like the EAR. However, in audio... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II Thanks Lew - I looked at the spec sheet. Amplification factor of 70 as opposed to 100 for the 12AX7. You are right, GE's spec sheet doesnt say anything about low-noise, the 5751 is for "rigorous duty", i.e., a missle tube. Nevertheless, on first i... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II Hey everybody!Per Jean, I tried the 5751 in my EAR phono pre over the weekend. Surprisingly, it was a discernable upgrade. I say surprising because AFAIK, the 5751 is just a low noise 12AX7 but it gave the following benefits: stronger lower treble... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II Hey, makes sense. Isn't moving fun :) I do envy you having access to all that vintage gear.I'll give a holler re the 5751 in my EAR. Right now I am concentrating on the new LCR pre. The wood working takes comparitively forever. I finished the circ... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II If you love the PV7 so much - why not send the PV8 for the overhaul and then compare? I have had vintage gear sound completely different after replacing a few parts.Are you saying that Spectral will fix the Sony V-fet components? I agree there is ... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II I know you have someone to ask re the voltage divider :) Just two resistors to take the place of the pot - TECHNICAL! :0)The weak bass on the PV7 "may" just be small output caps meant to cut-off low frequencies - warp and wow, etc. I would be very... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II COme on Jean, I've got a bar of soap bigger than that "ultra-Lenco" - no, wait... :) Just kidding, that thing looks cool - very sixties pastel color. What is that "washing machine green"? We had sinks all over the house that color when I was a kid... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II Heh, heh, heh...I have tried all sorts of tubes in the EAR. If I tried a 5751, I dont remember - but I settled on a compliment of tubes sorted from my big box if nos 12A-- types. I think I saw a 5751 on my desk the other day - I'll pop it in and s... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II I can dig it - I loved the 500C at first - but then after a while, missed the seeming perfection of single ended. In reality though, if you love listening to something, how can it be wrong? Nevertheless, many people describe the stock EAR as being... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II John, you will never know what the EAR is capable of without modifying it. The PV7 and 8 are what they are - short of tube rolling - but the EAR is capable of far more than what is in the little black box. I meant to sell mine several times but al... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II Gee willikers, Jean, I forgot what you asked me after reading all that! Maybe I will move to Canada to be able to buy some of that cool used stereo gear! I remember those technics speakers. Can anyone remember how everybody thought the Japanese we... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II Only by the specs Mumford. By spec, the Dolphin appears to be the exact same pump that Vic uses. The Rena AFAIK, is not adjustable. At $21, what's to worry? At that price, I consider this pump to be disposable if it works for more than a year.Mike | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II It's Mario!I did the leg work on the compressor - I use a pump called Dolphin 5 Star. Find it here: http://www.kensfish.com/diaphramairpumps.html It looks just like a rebadged version of the pump Vic uses. Over $50 at Petco; $21 at the website abo... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II Just posted a pic of my newest Lenco - a rebuild of my Lenco #1 with a Trans-Fi Terminator arm. All I did was add another layer of MDF on the bottom and beveled the top edge a la Francois. Its refinished it in clear shellac and wax. I was exited b... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II It sounds very good - not elegant - but then, we aint millionaires. I havent had a lot of listening time and only used a Ortofon MM - but it sounds awesome. I have to try MC's including Satin and other MM's. I found the M15e Super to be a little "... |