oldhvymec
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| RCA Interconnect. "...limitless quality, pricewise cables out there." L0L! Why won't anybody making these subjective claims consent to a blind listening test? Afraid of the results? <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<... | |
| what does it mean if your cassette deck playback and recording sounds warbly? Belt? It’s like 101 on a cassette player..MC got it... Clean and inspect.. Retention your tape.Go all the way one way AND all the way the other high speed of course.. It helps.I like cassette, don’t like the play back to much, though.. :-)I’ll put... | |
| Does a Tube Dac make sense? Ok YES.. | |
| RCA Interconnect. I'll tell you what blew my mind was the weaves and helix construction. I'm using T8-24, OCC/Silver clad PTFE weave AND T8-24 OCC PTFE weaves with silver over copper terminal ends.The same with OCC/Silver clad PTFE ribbon cable.Do you know what Nor... | |
| This forum is antiquated. Yup ancient tech, I can PM George in AU at no expense to me or him get a reply (if he’s up) in less than a minute. BUT the cut and past on other FREE sites works better.. LOL OK If you say so...I need an auto solder, auto duster, auto auto program... | |
| Does a Tube Dac make sense? NO. | |
| AVA Van Alstine SET 400 amplifier -- burn in? Break In, not burn in.. The manufacture probable lets them percolate for 1-200 hours before you get it. EVERYTHING breaks in.. Period.. He just may have bench tested enough that YOUR changes will be very subtle. Usually after the first 45 minutes ... | |
| Major Contradiction, Can you replace foam surrounds with Rubber Surrounds on Speakers ??? Then proceeded to call the well regarded Miller Sound in PA, who is recognized to one of the best in the Industry to do the replacing of speaker surrounds. You got some GREAT advise from a professional rebuilder, why are you asking.You got some ... | |
| Major Contradiction, Can you replace foam surrounds with Rubber Surrounds on Speakers ??? You got some GREAT advise from a professional rebuilder, why are you asking. If you want to go with BR surrounds , go for it. It will change the sound, plain and simple.. It will be what you turn it into.. There is a place for BR, fabric, or silic... | |
| Known Factory wiring fault in SOME McIntosh MC611 monobloc amps I looked at the schemo.. A few opamps there.. Man everything is full of those things.. My C2500 sure is..I guess the valves do something.. other than just light up and warm the room.. :-)It's not a MC240 that's for sure.. The whole MC240 schematic... | |
| Known Factory wiring fault in SOME McIntosh MC611 monobloc amps LOL They need a Mac Club, I just had a Mac Cleaned repaired and serviced 323.00. Two month wait. Works perfect. It a 6 year old unit and sells for 85-95% of it's original cost.No one has the resale, quality and longevity of Mcintosh.. I have a few... | |
| Townshend Audio F1 Fractal Interconnects - Less is More! Well 50% of the people admit to being ADDICTS or OCD. The question is, are YOU Self-aware? Because the other 50% are in pure denial...That’s why we come back.. I just have a problem with all the ones in denial, full blown I’m right, your wrong cro... | |
| Banned in Audiogon? I'm sure they are the one's that did complain about the review, who else would. I found when I first started posting here on AG there were a LOT of posters that thought the report button was to get a rise out of who ever they could.. AFTER a lot o... | |
| Should I decouple my subs too? An inner tube works really well to.. TO see if that's what you want.. No kidding. Air it up give it a listen. If it's good (It will be), gussy it up or get the Nobound or what ever you like.. The inner tube does work good though.. and you can adju... | |
| Known Factory wiring fault in SOME McIntosh MC611 monobloc amps It's easier to apologize than to admit there is an issue. A recall is a RECALL. Send me YOUR gear and let me pay for everything.. Mcintosh would never do it if there was a 50% failure rate. WHY it's not a safety issue.. I'll bet it's the 10% (I'm ... |