o_holter
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| Cleaning the equipment Sorry for not keeping this worthy thread awake - busy with other things.Yes cat hairs are a nuisance - really no good for pickups riding low in the track, like my Lyra titan i, according to the debate about how some reviewers had it far too straig... | |
| Aesthetix IO Eclipse Chris -- I sold my Krell FPB600 and bought used Atmasphere MA-1 monoblocs here at A-gon, and got them upgraded at the factory. Although this was quite a change, and I was missing the bass at first (needed burn-in), I have not looked back. I am ver... | |
| Aesthetix IO Eclipse RE Io best output: XLR / balanced output sounded best with my Krell. I have not tested much with my new tube monos. Io input (from pickup) is perhaps also best served by balanced cable? I have only used RCA / single ended (Kimber KCAG). Comments?O... | |
| Aesthetix IO Eclipse Re: "careful evaluation in my own home".I could not agree more. Of course, this is the ideal. However, it cannot always be done. Especially when you move to a top level, and live in a peripheral place, e g Norway. So one has to make informed (hope... | |
| Aesthetix Io strange behaviour Although the Io now works fine, I have decided to ship it to the factory for an upgrade. Having to do without it during the repairs, and using replacements, made me realise that an upgrade will most probably be well worth it in my system, even if ... | |
| Aesthetix IO Eclipse Sidekick_i, I have never heard the Pass so I cannot say. But I do know the Io, and do not think you will be disappointed. Great with rock as well as less dynamic music. Works well with my 0.5 v Titan i p-u. No noise problems after I got a replacem... | |
| Aesthetix IO Eclipse I disagree with Linnlp12 regarding the volume controls. Unless you already have a *very* good preamp, I see little reason to cash out for the Io unless it has volume and the extra line input. That means if functions as a preamp. With a DAC connect... | |
| Aesthetix Io strange behaviour I am following this up, and will inform later. I am considering a Io upgrade in a larger context, named "chasing out distortion from my system". Happily my Io is back on line. | |
| Aesthetix Io strange behaviour Let me add that Glenn, at Aesthetix, has been of help through email. In conclusion, this thread should not be seen as negative for Io or Aesthetix, but a user discussion of problems that can occur in all tube preamps, and how to solve them in this... | |
| Aesthetix Io strange behaviour I got it back today, working fine. Morten said he could find no other fault, except for blown internal fuses. The were "fast", and he said, even if the amperage is larger, such fuses often blow before "slow" fuses. As far as can be seen, the new r... | |
| Aesthetix Io strange behaviour It could be as simple as two bad tubes in a row. Not so often, but it happens. Since this thread may be informative for other Io owners, I will keep you updated. | |
| Aesthetix Io strange behaviour The mystery deepens. I brought it back to the repair shop some days ago, and got an email from the professional involved, today. He writes that they have the Io up and running once more, but he wants to keep it for further testing. He writes (my t... | |
| Aesthetix Io strange behaviour Another remote possibility may be that the active shield power cable (Synergistic Research A/C Master Coupler X2) that I bought recently is not good for the Io, it gives some static effect, or whatever (even if it is plugged into the same course a... | |
| Aesthetix Io strange behaviour I am no engineer, but I guess the possibilities are: 1 the new regulator was not quite the same, not correct, and broke down, 2 the tube went bad (seems unlikely), 3 something else / upstream. I wonder if this kind of failure should have made one ... | |
| Aesthetix Io strange behaviour (The digital comment may have been a bit unfair to the Stello DAC, which I bought recently. In my analog chain, the pickup alone costs quite a lot more than the DAC. However, even using the same source (digital), I prefer the DAC into the Io, rath... |