orpheus10
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| Repair or mod CJ PV-12? Detredwings, all the people who can not hold a soldering iron or read a schematic think everyone else is so afflicted, consequently we have to overlook and at the same time understand the basis for their inability to comprehend what we have presen... | |
| Repair or mod CJ PV-12? Tubegroover, I also own a PV-10A and I have sent it in for mods and upgrade, plus bought sets of tubes. This is the first time me and CJ have conflicted; while it's good for a company to have a policy, I don't think they should blindly adhere to i... | |
| Repair or mod CJ PV-12? Frogman, no one has impugned CJ's reputation for refusing to sell me a transformer, we simply find it unreasonable.I am a technician whose bad back is acting up, and to pack this unit and take it to the post office would be a hardship at the momen... | |
| Repair or mod CJ PV-12? Rok, it's good to hear from you. Once we've been to New York, they can no longer keep us down on the farm."Harmon Kardon", the high end of mid fi, right there at the top of "Stereo Review's" list. "Receivers"? Do they still make those?Do you have ... | |
| Repair or mod CJ PV-12? Frogman, it's good to hear from you! I found George on "you tube", and he's pretty good on bass for a guy who builds amplifiers.Thanks for your input. | |
| Repair or mod CJ PV-12? Detredwings, you brought up a very valid point, the "CJ glow" as we called it, is special, and does not exist on current models; they went to that sterile sound the reviewers decided was best. As we know, trombones sound "trombonier" and saxes sou... | |
| Repair or mod CJ PV-12? While it's very unusual for a transformer to go bad it happened, one of the windings went open. This was very easy to confirm with an ohm meter. Replacing the transformer would be a piece of cake, especially since I left the color coded wires atta... | |
| Repair or mod CJ PV-12? Tubegroover and Detredwings, thanks for the invaluable advice; I would replace the transformer my self if I could find one. CJ won't sell one, and I don't know where else to go. Since the mod people can probably get a transformer, that could be in... | |
| Primaluna & Klipsch Cornwall frustration HELP I have Primaluna mono blocks 70 watts, and 150 watts SS at high volume has better definition and bass; but, and here is a big but, the Primaluna sounds better; however, if you crank up the volume on the Primaluna, it loses some definition.The solu... | |
| looking at upgrading my tonearm from a triplanar While I'm quite familiar with what the "Triplaner" looks like, I've never seen a "Durand Talea", I decided to look it up.Heres the site for the famed "Durand Talea"; http://www.durand-tonearms.com/Whattheysay/whattheysay.htmlIt sure is pretty, now... | |
| Grado Statement Sonata 1 - bent stylus Grado Statement Sonata, replace one stylus $400. Read and weep, mine didn't mysteriously break, I broke it. By the way, there is no better cartridge for the money, it's called the "poor man's Koetsu" | |
| Jazz for aficionados After doing nothing but complain about current jazz releases, I discovered something I like; it's relaxed and easy to listen to. While many current artists require the listener to work, "Harry Allen" makes no such demands; although he's only 48, h... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Learsfool, I am certainly not among that group; as a matter of fact, I thought classical sounded like noise until I heard it on a high end rig: Sota Star Saphire, Koetsu, ARC, and Theil speakers. Now I seem to like it best in movies (movie theater... | |
| Bad news for audiophiles? Just as a wine connoisseur would be able to detect the value of the $10.00 bottle of wine, and stock up on it, the true and experienced audiophile would be able to detect the value of a cheaper amplifier compared to a much more expensive one; I'll... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Learsfool, I'm glad you found the time to join us. That was a very good article, I liked the way it began with a comparison to life; "We speak and move spontaneously everyday with no real struggle". We improvise every day, (it's called living).Aft... |