oldhvymec
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| Mac MC 2205 replace glass I’ve never see a how to.Unplug...1. Pull the knobs2. There are 2 screws on either end of the end caps, remove them. Pull the End Caps.3. there are 2 or 4 screws on the top rail, the bottom rail is normally secured by screws, too. Remove the screws... | |
| Tube Power vs Solid State Power This is what we like to call an airtight argument. No two ways around it. Tube watts and solid state watts are not created equal. The only question now is which tends to sound more powerful than the other? Tubes. Hands down. Not even close. <... | |
| Tube Power vs Solid State Power Not true because amplifiers do not put out power to the speakers -- speakers consume power. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>... | |
| Tube Power vs Solid State Power Calm down OP, no one is picking on you, you have to meet the gate keepers, don't you? Some SEEM grumpy, they are all a pretty good bunch of folks.. :-)Remember this if nothing else.To whom should a gift that is being returned, be returned too?The ... | |
| A Record Collection/Moral Conundrum - What Would You Do? You have been in possession of the property for 11 years, I don't care if it's a 50 million dollar Picasso. The guy abandon it.. Plain and simple..BTW 30-90 days at the max and you can sell the proceeds pay YOUR debts for storage and HE would have... | |
| A plethora of turntables - help needed! I’ve used and had just about every light TT ever made.. Linn has something to work with. I’ve only found a FEW I really didn’t like they were always automatics.. BUT I do have a great time with Zero 100. I can make that pile of dung work perfect. ... | |
| Have you moved away from full range to standmount speakers + subs? I use a full size narrow baffle speaker cabinet, but it's NOT a full range speaker. I could never get the mechanical timing correct, so I split the cabinets.100hz and below OB servo plates with 12" HE drivers.100-300hz Mid Bass Columns with corre... | |
| The "British Invasion". A question for you old farts out there. Give me a break. BLUES is an American thing, Everyone else just learned how to play the blues. As a kid in the south in the 50-60s. Blues were a real heart felt "THING" from across the tracks. Just so you know most of the counties in that area wer... | |
| A plethora of turntables - help needed! Jump and land on it? Olympic material?Any of the older Thoren TD121-166 MKII (smaller foot print), add the tone arm you like with an adaptor. The Stock tone arms on Thoren are usually pretty good. Just a little tune up here and there.ALL the stuff... | |
| Tube Power vs Solid State Power You know larryi2, that is a good representation of what actually happens, as I understand it. The type of harmonics are the perfect imperfection that MY ears lend themselves to. Most SS are Brittle, Harsh and (seem) bright, to a point of fatigue. ... | |
| The "British Invasion". A question for you old farts out there. The Mommas and the Pappas, CREAM, Erick Burden, Twiggy :-) Rod the Mod, Justen Wilson, ALL of the outlaws, The 4 Tops, The Miracles, The Monkeys, Deno, Blue Eyes, Cool and the Gang, Dick VanDike in chitty chitty bang bang.. Franky Avalon, Phillis ... | |
| Cable Management Tips and Tricks Cable art.. It is truly an art form.. Like a sand box and rakes.. I use 1, 2 and 3 meter cables. There are 7 speaker boxes, Two mains, Two MB Columns and 3 double 12" OB servo sub plates. Preamp, two phono pre amps, streamer, SACD, RtR, active XO,... | |
| Expandable sleeving I forgot Trojan.. they are pretty tough too.. :-) Pretty good armor.. | |
| Expandable sleeving You can get armor that is shrink fit too. Don't over do it.. They use it in air craft and places you have some vibration at times and a LOT at other times.. Heavy equipment, drilling equipment..Granger, who else? Vendors like that. JC Whitney..Th... | |
| The "British Invasion". A question for you old farts out there. I forgot Creedence Clearwater Revival.. Mercy that was a main stay, the heart of rock and roll, Led Zeppelin too..Lawrence Welk was my grandmothers stuff.. She loved him..Regards |