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| using 211 output tube in cary cad-211 anniversary If you have the Anniversary Edition, there is no resistor change needed. Just crank up the bias trim pot (on the back) until you get 100 mA on the meter. On my 211's, I had to crack the trim pot all the way up before any bias current was evident. ... | |
| Theater color Suggestion - go to a photography store and purchase an 18% neutral density gray color card. Take it to the paint store and ask them to match it, try a pint first. Be sure to request deep tint base, this will have more earthy tones than a light bas... | |
| Cary 306 SACD System: Cary 211 AE mono's, Cary 1610 mono's, Ruark Excalibur speakers, Aesthetix Io Sig w/dual power supplies, AVID Acutus/SME IV/Benz LP. Power cords are PS Audio, interconnects and speaker cables Nordost Valkyrja (Valhalla for the 306-SACD). Di... | |
| Cary 306 SACD The practical question is - how to arrange to hear these players side by side in the same system.The 306-SACD has only been on the street for a month, not too many are around yet. For me, it is sufficient to have this player and I have not had an ... | |
| Cary 306 SACD My 306 SACD does read and play CD-RW just fine, just tried it last night.My player will consistently switch between SACD and CD, detect the new format and play it. It takes several seconds (about 5) to read the disc, decode the format and then be ... | |
| Cary 306 SACD Hi, I've had the 306 SACD for a couple weeks now and have not experienced this problem. My rack is fairly well ventilated, but I doubt that would really be a culprit. Is your player hot to the touch? Mine runs luke warm.As for music making, it is ... | |
| Looking for opinion, Cary 303/300, thinking about Tele ECC82 smooth plate - lots of air, very clean, transparent, lots of bloom, very liquid sound, strong sense of palpable image. Nice tall soundstage - the instruments have great bloom. RCA clear top 12AU7 - very musical and dimensional, but not ... |