oldhvymec
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| BEL E88CC/6922 tubes - what can I expect? Is Telefunken on your radar OP.. Tough to beat that valve.. I've used E88C/6922 ECC82/12AU7 and ECC83/12AT7. Every valve preamp or power amp I've ever used with any of those valves always sounded wonderful. There are a LOT of Tellies branded under... | |
| Lay Off the Newbies! OP you can see I like to cut up (maybe to much), but in all honesty, when a new person ask a question the quality of the question usually determines the quality of the answer.YOU seem sincere in your effort to make them feel at home, maybe consult... | |
| Lay Off the Newbies! Be Irish hate EVERYTHING.. Most of all yourself.. BUT we love our mudders and da pooch and rabbit in my case.I’m joking .. kinda...Regards | |
| RCA to RCA versus RCA to XLR This is an older HH Scott Tuner? Stick with the RCAs, be prepared for ground loop noise too. A lot of those were 110 vac.. Get a ground loop eliminator. That will fix you right up.. Doesn’t matter if you use a balanced input or not. The RCA is not... | |
| Putting in a dedicated power line. 2 receptacles ok? Two is not an issue, on the same rail in the main box is. You have 2 120 vac rails. Use only one of the rails in the main. As for the outlets you can have as many as you want, but remember the length of the wire/cable. The further the run the hig... | |
| Fear of volume control party pooper george !! :-) | |
| Tone of Shindo Yes | |
| Putting in a dedicated power line. 2 receptacles ok? with the grounds on opposite legs in the breaker box. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>&... | |
| Rotel RSX 1550 and RMB 1585 Well if you unplugged them and let them set, any thermal overload should reset. If you're sure you have a good 120 vac supply.No breakers you can see? What else is left BUT to look for a fuse, inside or not.. If you don't feel safe changing or che... | |
| Fear of volume control You guys, I turn mine all the way up just to piss off "the neighbor". I do. I use ear plugs and muffs.I call all the neighbors EXEPT one and I torture his silly a$$. He thinks it’s all right to BOOM BOOM into the weeee hours of the morning. Everyo... | |
| Amp keeps shutting off That makes ZERO sense, czariveyCheck the cabling and back to the factory..Regards | |
| Spring-Loaded Screw Turns Drywall Into Sound-Absorbing Panels A room must ABSOLUTELY BE COMPLETELY DEAD in order to NOT distort the recorded signal. ANY room contribution to the sound is a distortion. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<... | |
| HiFi Podcast takes on Cables, audibility, and null testers Null testing is done in the field when the cable in question is "ONE of a KIND". OR a 6 week wait for one to be made and there is a production clause, LIKE "liquidated damages" for non performance. In other words the guy with the broken machine is... | |
| Re-tubing a McIntosh power amp There is no crap shoot with GL KT88s or anything tested and burnt in..I know of two vendors that recommend JJs, because THEY don't have failures.. ANY valve that is tested and then burnt in, very seldom does fail.But recommend them because they do... | |
| Tube Rolling Audio Hungary Qualiton X200, Power Tubes. (No Word Salad) Whoa Whoa Whoa, Your step son was Skypunk and he died?Mercy OP I'm sorry to hear that.. I'm a praying man. I'll add you and yours to the prayer list..Sometime costing downhill is ok buddy. Just keep it between the curbs and remember 3 kids.. Lem... |