oldhvymec
Responses from oldhvymec
| Earplugs at concerts back in the day I never did a BIG concert without them..Smaller venues, and a good sound man, I’d pull the plugs. Most folks know it, but opening your mouth and jaw position, really help with HIGHER SPL.. There is a point, it’s to loud. The plug go back in, I wal... | |
| is the amp too powerful..and would it hurt or damage my speakers? Yup that same 2-18 watt SET, built with keeping your speakers safe (in mind) can be the worst. When an owner thinks "WHAT can that little sucker do?".. BUT not have some of those GREAT safeguards built in. Answer: Burn everything up.. Overheatin... | |
| is the amp too powerful..and would it hurt or damage my speakers? Op it's not usually the amount of on hand power, it's the "quality" of power on hand... If the amp is well behaved, and isn't driven to pass a bad signal, chances are your speakers, will never have a problem. Continual "clipping", fuse blowing, o... | |
| McIntosh fuse changeout to make better sound 1. Sadly this works in every component except McIntosh integrated amps. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>... | |
| Power tube operating temperature a good proxy for power output??? OP, I would wonder on that one, myself. I’ve used thermal guns, sense they became available to mechanics. Take your readings at several different spots. The top may get the hottest, but that’s not the actual plates, wires or glass. I suggest you p... | |
| Reel to Reel information, user tips and tricks... What type of music, or the source? The type, just about anything that strikes my fancy. The source, LP, RtR, CD, SDAC, and any other source I can figure out. This will be a work in progress, I have no doubt.. :-) I had some good pre recorded 2 tra... | |
| Reel to Reel information, user tips and tricks... Oh WOW! Thanks for the goodies.. I'll check them out. I know there are some MEGA buck rigs there.. I recognize a few of the names.. :-)Yes I'll be recording, I like RtR format, always did. It doesn't have to cost a fortune just like vinyl, it CAN ... | |
| McIntosh MC2300 as a sub amp I guess so.. What does a MC2300 weigh? Think of the old Grateful Dead.Stacks of those things.. Maybe MC2500 too. Lots of Mac, in any case. Poor stage crew. :-)Regards | |
| Excellent Power Supply Solution I'll check it out. It's for a cable router, from the cable company. All of them are noisy. They have to be on a different circuit. No noise problem NOW, but it took a GL device and a different circuit, to do it.. They use to pull more watts than a... | |
| Do you, or did you, have Audiophile buddies that you shared music, gear, times with? I have one left in Washington state. Been bud, for 47 years. I heard him playing a guitar on his porch. I was amazed.. I was a mechanic, he was a tree surgeon. Been best of friends every sense. Me moved to take care of his MIL. Now to move back i... | |
| Excellent Power Supply Solution It actually has to be on it's own dirty circuit. Above 115, just noisy as could be. 110-115. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>... | |
| Excellent Power Supply Solution First, I work at Broadcom switching products, so I do know what I am talking about. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>... | |
| Have you had any bad purchase experience(s) been with Audio websites and/or retailers? I bought a pair of amps in Perth, Australia. I had a BAD experience.I won’t go to Australia because of it... THE WHOLE COUNTRY.. I still send him mail. :-)No thanks. I’ll wait out a CAT 5 hurricane in the harbor. Give me a parachute I’ll jump befo... | |
| Why do some think "music" (not gear, trading, etc.) is the ultimate end? I got 5 minutes to do everything I can. This is how it’s gonna play out..The vinyl, 3 pictures, the dog, the bunny, the wife, and my hat, kinda in that order. Insurance will have to fix the rest...You can have every car on the planet. because I wa... | |
| Excellent Power Supply Solution You might have just fixed a problem a lot of folks (I'm included) are having with PS that came with our cable box. ALL of them have a voltage issue. Everyone ads noise, it actually has to be on it's own dirty circuit. Above 115, just noisy as coul... |