oldhvymec
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| Tube Tester Option I own one of these little testers.. Work quite well. They have a power valve tester also. It does singles.I have a Multi Miser that I love for power valves. It will do 4 at a time. I have a Hickok 539, what a complicated piece.. Maintenance is al... | |
| DIY Speakers Really if you look at what you're buying and know what your doing Parts Express has supplied a LOT of speaker manufactures through the years. The manufactures that don't use off the shelf drivers, like what PE has in stock, usually try to sell the... | |
| What did you experience when tube rolling in a Carver Crimson 275? Be careful there OP, Brand is one thing swapping types is something else. It will say right in you manual what will fit.. KT90 120 150.As far as signal valves, 12AT7, 12AX7 are the VERY popular.I always wondered what the new Crimson was like.. Coo... | |
| I am getting some new tubes for my amp, and I want to do a 24-hour burn in. How? LOL Go ahead MC tell um when you had your first tube fire, go ahead tell um.. Everyone thinks it's funny until you go threw a few..It is nice when someone one else does it for you. :-)I was having 1 in 10 red plate or just not work. They were grea... | |
| I am getting some new tubes for my amp, and I want to do a 24-hour burn in. How? OP the 24 hour break in is actually a burn in. One of the few times "Burn in" actually applies. The RIGHT way to "CHECK" new valves is to BURN them in for 24 hours. So when you see the "Burn In 24 hours" they actually are or they were suppose to ... | |
| Detecting “Dirty” Power Do you have a DMM Digital Multi Meter? Most valve amps like a certain voltage. Normally if it's LOW the transformer can be noisy. What will fix a low voltage issue is a Variac. I keep one here just for troubleshooting things like this. I also use ... | |
| Trouble balancing SME 3009 series II tonearm OP I use the same setup. I also use the 3012 on another 124 I have.Make sure everything is correct from the rebuild (including the tonearm)Get the right counterweight, it is as simple as that.. There is more than one setup. I've seen a few mods on... | |
| Help with Thorens. TD145 Sure, there is a point where you have to ask "why am I spending MORE"? Will you get more if you pay more? To a point..Match the cart to phono stage, match the pair to the tonearm. TP-16 is a good tonearm. You can swap it for an after market. SME a... | |
| Help with Thorens. TD145 OP all the The Thoren stuff, is pretty interchangeable, just so you know. The super 160 had a 10mm spindle and the MKII were a slightly smaller chassis. STILL every bit the table of the early ones. I know I have 6-8 of the belt drives. I have a TD... | |
| What is the best receiver to use with the A90J? Budget up to $2k Well OP the issue is 2 channel play back for most audiophilers. Most have one or the other. 2 channel playback can fill most of the HTs world with just very little effort. It's usually the type of subs used, and a center channel. Good stereo will... | |
| Help with Thorens. TD145 I went with a Decware ZP3, Ortofon MM Black and a Soundsmith Carmen med compliance. If I wouldn't have done the tape option on the Decware and just picked up the Ortofon MM Black. Under 2K Total.. 590. for just the cart no mounting kit. 1300.00 fo... | |
| sensitivity question Subjective if it is, subjective. It's not. The criteria for accurate measurements only need be noted as a 4 6 or 8 ohm voice coil.WHERE the mic is placed and the fact that it is calibrated. That is the data we look for. The way to take measurement... | |
| Does a Tube Dac make sense? OK MAYBE. I have a Mcintosh C2500 it has a DAC and valves, does that count?Regards | |
| what does it mean if your cassette deck playback and recording sounds warbly? I'm the same way with some things. I was looking at a NEW Tascam Cassette. The wife has a slough of her old cassettes. A little update too.. It's not your thread.. BUT it's nice to think that, just on loan, kinda', sorta'. The words are yours righ... | |
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