peter_s
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| How long daes it take your gear to warm up? I was once told by a manufacturer not to leave solid state amplifiers on all the time, as it is bad for the capacitors if the amps sit unused for long periods while on. Is there any basis to that? | |
| Is there a fined Solid state Pre Amp for under 8k? I imagine there are many. Consider the Ayre K1xe. | |
| Vac Sig MKII tube circuit upgrade I believe Drummermitchell is right about this. | |
| Vac Sig MKII tube circuit upgrade Interesting. I recently purchased a Renaissance 2 preamp on Agon and sent it in to VAC for just this upgrade. The Ren2 is a very similar circuit as the Sig2 (both transformer coupled), but the Ren2 does use the circuit board. VAC also added the ab... | |
| "Making Mono" for checking Azimuth Any suggestions for the SME system (or apparent lack thereof)? | |
| "Making Mono" for checking Azimuth Thanks Doug. I'm sure you are right, and will give it a try. It's a bit intimidating with the SME 312S. It has a detachable headshell, and they instruct you to just grab the headshell near the tonearm and apply rotational force to it. Hard to imag... | |
| "Making Mono" for checking Azimuth I need to update my system! Now I've got a Technics sp10ii with an SME312S tonearm and an Airtight PC-1 cartridge. Thanks. | |
| Quad ESL57s and Anti-Cables? I've had good luck with the Magnan line - first the Reference and then the Signature. Both sound very good with the ESL57's (I am currently selling my Magnan Reference cables, as I moved up to the Signatures). I think capacitance is very critical ... | |
| jolida fx10 Agree with Lars. Or you could consider a rebuilt vintage EL84 amplifier. In any case, the EL84 is a great tube! | |
| jolida fx10 Do not get the hybrid. A totally different animal. The FX10 only puts out 10wpc, so I think it might be marginal at 90db. Maybe others will dissagree. I used an 8wpc 300b amp with 92 db 8ohm speakers (Reference 3a de Capos) and had it clip at high... | |
| HiFi Tuning Fuses If the fuse is on AC, why should the orientation matter? | |
| Room treatment made me cry.......a little........ I find it hard to believe that the wall panels are any different from other Reynolds 703 fiberglass panels, even the home made ones. The bass panels are 4" thick rather than 2" - I could see that making a difference. Have you tried diffusors befor... | |
| Upgrading Mac ?'s If I were you I'd sell the mini and get a new one. I was in the same situation as you. I sold my mini on ebay for $350 - not bad to get >50% the value of a new one after 4 years. A new one is $600, and the 2011 model is supposed to have better ... | |
| Upgrading Mac ?'s I was in your exact situation. I sold my mini on eBay for $350, bought a new one for $600 plus $50 for extra Ram. Glad I did. Cheap upgrade to get up to date. The 2011 mini is reportedly better sounding. | |
| Where to get regular fuses for an amp? Rock on Ayre!!!!!!!!!!! |