petg60
Responses from petg60
| Stored, used, crossover capacitor burn in / reforming time Solder may need longer time than caps. | |
| Audio Research - should I replace the valves? i don’t think they sounds as good as they did but no pops or whistles or any other strange noises etc - just a bit flat sounding. This is a good cause to replace. Problem with too many tubes is you cannot tell for sure which one or ones reached... | |
| 1975 New Reflektor 6n23p SWGP or Siemens/Amperex/Telefunken Cca? Good to hear that you like them, recently i made some changes installing the 6n23p-ev (1982), just to check that alternative. Why do i bother? Only thing they did better is in terms of a lower noise, apart from that, boring, with limited dynamics... | |
| Instrumentalists you can recognize after 6 bars..? Robert Fripp, Keith Moon, Carl Palmer, Frank Zappa, Pat Metheny, Tony Banks, Keith Emerson, Buck Dharma, Jimmy Hendrix, Steve Forbs, Keith Jarrett, ....endless list, as all virtuosos have a specific style, like a voice. | |
| Boutique caps in oil... reliable? Erik, As you mentioned wax, no issues with Jupiter HT. Running now for 9 years and are close to signal tubes. No experience with oils. | |
| SME V service manual/parts list @cleeds, Correct, | |
| SME V service manual/parts list If bought it new it is strange, if secondhand check with previous owner if by any reason the counterweight has been altered in some way. | |
| Benz Micro Glider Stylus protection In my experience stylus guard protection can cause more problems, same as dusting off. Nice to see you back @millercarbon. | |
| Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise The ambient collection is nice too. | |
| Sansui AU-717 If it was mine, I’d have it restored and brought up to factory spec you will be surprised how much better it will sound after a refresh. that is entirely true. Our ears get used to a degrading component sound, so when back to life the transform... | |
| Microphonic from Vacuum Tubes? I believe that @dekay is on to something, a bad seated tube, meaning tube sockets may have a bad joint or same case elsewhere on circuit board, as @atmasphere said pops are not suggesting a microphonic tube but most likely a bad tube or source. S... | |
| Recording Degradation on Recording to reel to reel Keep you heads, tape guides and capstan clean. De magnetize heads and metal parts on tape path after some playing hours and keep the tapes stored properly. Somewhere i have read that tapes can last 50 years, i think this claim is rather conserva... | |
| Vintage vs. New, Risk vs. Reward Other than reel/reel, cassette decks and tuners vintage gear is best avoided if sound quality is paramount. The rest goes to nostalgia area. Not a bad thing for sure, still there are some, after some useful upgrades, to hunt, but for a second ... | |
| What is the Best Sounding Stand Mount Speaker in the world? Really like the PMC IB2se- but range goes up to MB5se (hard to call them stand mount though) | |
| Impedance Matching Confusion @dancetofusion Funny Sony, Most likely you have the EU/USA/Canada model, where the Japanese one is stating 2-16ohms. Both versions are the same, same mosfets, same transformer, same power supply, same rectifiers, minus a couple of electrolytic... |