mitch2
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| Contact Enhancer Deterioration 4est, in a post on 11-20-10 you stated,After you clean them, you might want to try using Stabilant 22. It is the active ingredient in what used to be called "Tweek". It is a bonified contact enhancer used in military, communications and IT fields.... | |
| Contact Enhancer Deterioration Used to use Quicksilver, but cleaned it all off and now use Deoxit for cleaning and ProGold for treatment. I have sometimes wondered how well the expensive Furutech Nano Liquid works. I have found the Furutech products I have tried to be excellent... | |
| PCOCC Cable is it worth it in the long term? once this stuff is gone, there will only be higher cost alternativesWhere did you hear this? There are many manufacturers selling PCOCC hook-up wire, and both Furutech and Neotech sell both bulk cables and hook-up wire made from OCC copper . To yo... | |
| MUSE Erato II - Anyone using this player? It is in transit and scheduled to arrive on Thursday. I had them include the attenuator option since the cost as part of the upgrade was not that much and also because I can still choose to use it through a preamp with the fixed 2V output module w... | |
| Help needed to diagnose preamp channel unbalance. 6550c, an Endler is an in-line adjustable attenuator, basically a discrete resistor attenuator. I actually mis-posted there (it was late) and I meant to say an Rothwell, which is an in-line fixed resistor attenuator which some use to adjust (reduc... | |
| Help needed to diagnose preamp channel unbalance. The control goes from about 7:30-8 o'clock (lowest) to about 4:30-5 o'clock (highest). The problem begins to go away at about 9 o'clock, so it occurs at the lower settings, during low level (everyone else in bed) listening levels. I had some balan... | |
| marantz 11s2 sacd player modifications Tennis,I hear you about the tube thing. Based on your posts, you have been looking for awhile now and I am glad you have found a set-up that you like. | |
| Why no remote controlled discrete resistor volume? Ralph, I was not clear. I was pointing out how manufacturers of very expensive preamps use a low cost $35 part for one of the most critical aspects of a preamp - the volume control. My experience indicates the volume control is important to the so... | |
| Why no remote controlled discrete resistor volume? I had a DACT in the TEAD Vibe I used to own. I liked the sound of that preamp for solid state. Resolution was quite good, but I have heard better dynamics and better high frequencies.Nikki, I am sure Gilbert's Blue Circle attenuator sounds outstan... | |
| Why no remote controlled discrete resistor volume? Byron - that's great! I was not aware anyone had accomplished that. I still find it amazing that something so simple and relatively inexpensive (compared to the $5K+ preamps we purchase) has not been implemented by more companies compared to using... | |
| Why no remote controlled discrete resistor volume? Shadorne, my experience is that I like the discrete resistor controls better than pots, because I sense greater clarity, definition and coherence. I only have one experience with a chip control (which I think sounds ok) but received some feedback ... | |
| Alon/Nola sound Resolving, fast, and clear are words I would use, but I might also add "slightly dry" unless used with tubed equipment, which is their sweet spot IMO. Unfortunately, the sensitivity is not that high so they require pretty beefy tube amps if you go... | |
| Aesthetix Calypso vs. ? Finding a balanced tube preamp is not all that hardah, true, but unfortunately not as easy as finding a single-ended preamp or a psudo-balanced preamp - especially outside of Minnesota :?) | |
| Aesthetix Calypso vs. ? Ok. None of those I listed above have balanced ins or outs. That is my problem also. | |
| Aesthetix Calypso vs. ? Since you are asking such a broad ranged question you are likely to get responses all across the board unless you further define your requirements and preferences, such as balanced-XLR ins/outs, display, remote, tubed or SS, active vs. passive, ma... |