richfrank
Responses from richfrank
| Bias adjustment I accept your logic. But wouldn't the VOM have read then 130 mA instead of what it was reading? 80 mA?I would never buy a Cary product again. I should explain: It's not the product which is bad! It is that after 1-1/2 years they claim there is ... | |
| Bias adjustment Oh my goodness. If what you are stating is FACT (and I do believe you) then in both cases on my different amps I have been measuring the bias INCORRECTLY.1- On my SLA-70 Signature amp - which weighs about 50 lbs and sits on a top shelving unit - ... | |
| Bias adjustment In reference to adjusting the bias on vacuum tubes, I have a question that no one, no manual, no tech has brought up and I am really interested to know. It is simple: When someone tests or adjusts the bias using a VOM or mA meter and the amp is ON... | |
| Bias adjustment So many advises. I thank you all. Let me try to answer each one:1- I did send the amp back to Cary a few days ago even tho I had no longer a warranty, because there was a clause that when I bot it about 1-1/2 years ago they were only giving me 1 y... | |
| Bias adjustment Thank you guys, for your input. I'll take a look at some of your suggestions. Have a nice weekend. | |
| Bias adjustment Thanks. I have a simple VOM also, but the CARY techs claimed that my bias setting was wrong and it burned out the KT-88. I know what I read on the VOM and it was reading 80 mA as it should be, but CARY kept insisting I had to send the amp back to ... | |
| Bias adjustment Thank you. If I may be so bold as to ask what is a VHT bias? And why does it have sockets? Don't I need only two leads from the meter to the bias connector [jack] on the amplifier? I'll check it out anyway. Any and all info will be greatly apprec... | |
| Bias adjustment on solid state amplifiers I am joining this Forum because I need to set the bias on my vacuum tube amplifier. It appears I need a miliamp meter reading up to 500 mA. I don’t know where to buy one. Amazon does not have any. Can anyone of you guys give me some ideas? Thanks... | |
| Guest suddenly takes it upon herself to move my speakers You have made my day. I laughed and laughed because you did hit it in the nail. Someone not an audio buff has no clue as to speaker placement and the audacity of coming to your home and rearranging the speakers was too funny. Many years ago, our ... | |
| Cary Preamp SLP-94L jburidan: By "recap" you mean replace the capacitors and filters? It's not expensive, but is it worth it? Like this pre-amp is 25 years old. I can get a brand new pre-amp like the Rogue Audio RP-1 for +/-$1800 which is very similar to the old Dyn... | |
| Cary Preamp SLP-94L Thank you dweller. Believe it or not, I could not find any info at Audio Research for the REF 5SE and I didn't care much for the REF 6. I don't care for the looks or the front of this pre-amp. It may be a fabulous product, but it does not impress ... | |
| Cary Preamp SLP-94L Good morning to you 3 folks who responded to my inquiry. Thanks for your input. I have taken note of your comments. To "3-easy-payments": After college and paying some of my way by building DYNACO kits, I bought a Cary SLA-70B amp together with t... | |
| Slight hum from SLI-80 power amp JTCF: Have not swapped the speaker cables. This sound system has been working like this for over 1 year. Why now this? Your suggestion to remove all external connections like the sub-woofer and CD is a great idea. Your last sentence is very impo... | |
| Slight hum from SLI-80 power amp Swapped the tubes. The very slight hum stayed on the right channel.I replaced the rectifier tubes with 5AR4's [had previously 5U4's] and readjusted the bias to 80 mA. No change. I did install in parallel a REL Acoustic sub-woofer system as per wir... | |
| Slight hum from SLI-80 power amp SFAR & JTCF: Received both of your suggestions and will follow your advise. Will report back later. Thanks. |