oldhvymec
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| Heat Just remember your removing the heat, not cooling the unit. By cooling the "WAY" it transfers heat, (the heat sink fins) it PULLS the heat out of the enclosure quicker, just like MC said.. By using internal fans and conduction. One is drawing heat... | |
| How to tell if Raidho ribbon tweeter is damaged? Most ribbons you can see the blown ribbon. They normally just quit working. A planar sometimes will make noise when they delaminate.If you can’t hear it, pull it, and check resistance with an DMM. If it check out, go BACK check the wires, check th... | |
| Aged components / service!? Bryson, Mcintosh, Cary, ARC, CJ, VTL (tongue in cheek), Krell, Pass, Decware and a FEW more, ALL require cleaning and maintenance. I have never had any issues with any of the manufactures other than VTL, it wasn't a service issue, it was an inform... | |
| shielded vs unshielded pros and cons? As little as I can get away with, weaves help a lot.. Phono IC can get noisy. Being aware of placement.. and routing.. There are some noisy places inner city, what else you going to do.. The right shielding in the right place.. God sent.. Using s... | |
| Cary Audio SLP-05 or Conrad Johnson ET7 S2 Just get both.. Come on.. Quit being so cheap..:-)You know you want to... Go ahead... Just tell her you'll send one back, pretty soon.. Sell her car and pay for it.. Easy...Regards | |
| Ethernet and USB cables I just went from a cat 5 cable to a cat 6 to a cat 8 over a two week period, 15% faster speeds on average both directions and STOPPED a slight buffering issue I was having when traffic was high.. OR the SUN was having a fit.. :-)It would produce s... | |
| Tang Band 2145 in action By Mark Arax, right.. Water is worth MORE than gold, they pump billions of gallons to SoCal, there wouldn't be an LA basin if not for the Delta..Water is life, plain and simple.. It's ruined the echo system HERE, very little worth while fishing h... | |
| Tang Band 2145 in action I find your categorization of a one of the most technologically advanced societies in the world really disheartening and insulting to the fundamentals' that America was based on. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<&... | |
| Tube dampener questions The best are not at all. I've tried those thing 10 times AT least. Buddies bring them over and it just KILLS the valve. For ME..We used every material we could think of from BR, silicone, teflon backed, a silicone bead. I went through every O-Ring... | |
| How long is it taking to receive a preamp? WOW, I had a ZP3 finished last March or May I can't remember. It was 20+ weeks, BUT they said 12 weeks when I started the end of November 2020. I couldn’t believe they used Red Audiophile caps in it.. They are the absolute cheapest cap on earth.. ... | |
| Cary Audio SLP-05 or Conrad Johnson ET7 S2 Both, :-) | |
| How long is it taking to receive a preamp? I just dropped one off for repair. 4 month wait for repairs from Mac C2500..A build from Decware is over 16 weeks.STL Canada, 8-12. In stock all kinds of goodies.. :-)Regards | |
| Which component to upgrade to improve bass control? Decouple the mains and subs if you use them. THEN you can achieve cleaner less bloated bass and eliminate the passive out of time driver effect of the floor. It just ruins the potential of GOOD (in the room) bass.Springs, pods or suspension off th... | |
| Tang Band 2145 in action +1 csmgolf <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In this case I think the chinese audiop... | |
| Please Suggest Approaches to Perceived System Darkening Cool :-) |