o_holter
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| Atma-sphere amps best power tubes Here is an update on my RCA and other US NOS output tubes, over the last year. No problems at all - they all run fine. Adding to better sound. I am glad that I followed the careful break in procedure, described by Atma-sphere. Ø | |
| Fix Aesthetix Io volume control? The Io repair will take time. Meanwhile, no LP playing...I miss it. | |
| Audiophile recording and playback - Tascam DA-3000 A little update, regarding the DA-3000. All in all, in my situation, it does very well. The DAC is fairly good, not much worse than my former Stello, and in some respects better (so I sold the Stello). Mind you, I am not that much into digital any... | |
| Dynamic speakers for OTL amps Much has happened since this thread in 2011 - but briefly, for me, this is the situation. I followed my OTL interest, buying Atma-sphere MA-1s and then upgrading to v 3.2, and invested in Audiokinesis Dream Maker speakers, and lately also LCS effe... | |
| Fix Aesthetix Io volume control? Not devastating perhaps - but I do miss my phono stage.Meanwhile I try to make the best out of it.My digital vinyl drops are gold, now. The best are with the Tascam and the most recent analog source equipment. Listening through my DSD recordings s... | |
| Safety of Older Electronics Thanks, very useful. Other symptoms to look for?Czarivey, I have experience with old amps that confirms the rule, dont leave them off for years, that you mentioned above. Like my Revox A78 amp. It always played decent in the 1970s, was left off fo... | |
| Safety of Older Electronics Yes I realize. It can be tested but a lot of work. My experience as a user is that the hotter the box, the greater the need for regular service. Although I have had some great exceptions too. The Krell FPB600 amp ran very hot, in periods, when I p... | |
| Safety of Older Electronics Yes. We have some of that in Scandinavia too, great outdoors where I live, big woods north of Oslo, I go there to charge my batteries, so to speak. | |
| Safety of Older Electronics I got it...I agree, I knew about the rule that it needs to be turned on, and do work, in periods - and not left stone cold. This is in tune with my own experience over the years - it is after longer periods of being off, that mid-age equipment is ... | |
| Safety of Older Electronics Sorry what do you mean? | |
| Purist Audio power cords and cables Any thoughts about the purist audio maximus xlr - I have a pair - is it outdistanced by others? | |
| Safety of Older Electronics Thanks for an interesting thread, also for a non-engineer. Kijanki, the 10degC rule, what is the starting point, the “normal” temperature in the box? I have ca 20degC in my listening room, but the temperature inside the audio boxes varies from ver... | |
| Fix Aesthetix Io volume control? Here is what I have done after my phono stage said goodbye;First, I turned to digital. I have a Logitech Touch, and downloaded two new albums in hi-res (96 - 24) format. Alt-J: An awesome wave sounds very good indeed, while Lizz Wright: Freedom &a... | |
| Fix Aesthetix Io volume control? Dear allYes Nkj - thinking the same over here. I will drive to the preferred repair shop (suggested by the Aesthetix importer), in some days. Hoping they can fix it, with help from A. Although we don't want to mess things up, as users, it helps, t... | |
| Fix Aesthetix Io volume control? The Aesthetix Io does not come with the average volume pot.It has two "mechanically switched discrete resistor volume control with 46 positions using Roederstein resistors". It is probably too complex for me to fix - I was just wondering if anyone... |