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| Rolled some 12ax7's recently... Larry, one day I just said, "this really sucks!" and I got some Q-Tips, gathered a few old European tubes that had almost no printing left, and set out to try every solvent I could think of to see if anything would spare the printing. Naphtha was ... | |
| "Watts" Versus "Current" Swamp, in the beginning, most of us (I know I did anyway) conceptualized 'impedance' and 'resistance' as being essentially the same thing; because they are both expressed as ohms. and we were taught (first) that ohms are a measure of resistance. S... | |
| "Watts" Versus "Current" Swamp, not to take away from Dan's similar explanation, but if you read my post at the beginning of this thread, you'll realize I said the exact same thing:Therefore, all watts are not created equal. 1 amp (of current) X 10 volts = 10 watts of pow... | |
| DIY solid core speaker cable: connectors? Actually H., bare wire is best. Enameled solid wire is easy to protect against oxidation and to see any if it forms (versus multi-strand jacketed wire); plus there are many contact protectors that will prevent oxidation for a long time without re-... | |
| "tube watts" versus "solid state watts" 2-left: this current thread (nopunintended) has some pretty good explanations and resources:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?htech&1235758642&openmine&zzNsgarch&4&5#Nsgarch | |
| "Watts" Versus "Current" OK, smarty pants!What color amp should I buy???does it matter? surely whatever color(s) it is, it's bound to match several things in your pièce derrière le garage ;-) | |
| "Watts" Versus "Current" You're quite right, nothing really happens until those watts are called for, but when they are, the device appears to the amp as a certain kind of load. And it's the nature of the speaker load (or more accurately, the nature of the speaker's react... | |
| Rolled some 12ax7's recently... B-man, we were all beginners once, and although people have to have their own learning experiences, it doesn't hurt to ive folks a little heads up.As for current ('reissues') vs. NOS (honest people now call them ANOS = almost new old stock = sligh... | |
| "Watts" Versus "Current" Current is a component of watts (power) as Dan just indicated. Therefore, all watts are not created equal.1 amp (of current) X 10 volts = 10 watts of power. But 10 amps X 1 volt also = 10 watts. Further, the basic W =A x V really works for direct ... | |
| Rolled some 12ax7's recently... B-man I've heard rumors (un-verified by me, mind you) that the BB's with the permanent labels (not the Amperex orange globes) might be fakes. I would suggest doing a bit of research first. I could be wrong of course, however I find "Trust but Veri... | |
| Sme arm "Bridge Removal" After reading all the discussion I could find on AA, the overwhelming consensus seem to fall into the "no difference" or "very little difference" results. Maybe different cartridges respond to the alteration differently? Personally, I prefer to av... | |
| Rolled some 12ax7's recently... I know none of you will believe this (until you try it!) but the best way to clean tubes, and especially European tubes with that delicate white printing, is naphtha (as in: Ronsonal lighter fluid.) Anything with even a hint of water in it (almost... | |
| Calling Mark Levinson owners 26s (no remote) or 326s (with remote) | |
| Sme arm "Bridge Removal" Hartmut -- could you please explain what 'preload' means (in terms of the mechanism itself.) Sounds interesting.. | |
| Rolled some 12ax7's recently... Thanks Larry. Anybody else want to chime in?I'm listening to horns today (recordings), so maybe that should be 'honk' in ;-) |