roberjerman
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| Caps and Tubes Any markings will be on the sides! I suspect that current ARC production uses Russian 6922's. Nothing wrong with that! Tube snobs will say that only vintage Telefunken's are worth using. Sure, if one wants to pay $150+ per tube! Me, I'll stick wit... | |
| Caps and Tubes Congratulations on acquiring a fine preamp! I expect you will get years of use from it! The 6922/ECC88's are an excellent choice for preamps/phono stages! Wide bandwidth and low distortion! Also no problem getting replacements - they had widesprea... | |
| Caps and Tubes Those Wonder Caps might be replacements! What are the tube designations? Does the preamp work? | |
| Hendrix 50th Anniversary Electric Ladyland Box Release Jimi Hendrix + Stratocaster/Marshall + Lysergic Acid = GENIUS! We will always miss you, Jimi! | |
| Hendrix 50th Anniversary Electric Ladyland Box Release Yes, I heard it when it was first released! My cousin lent me his copy! Certainly Hendrix's masterwork! "Burning Of The Midnight Lamp", " Moon Turn The Tides Gently Away", "1983", "Hot Summer Night" ... I have a British Track pressing of the first... | |
| JBL C51 Apollo 12" Version? You have a lucky pawn shop find in need of some TLC! | |
| JBL C51 Apollo 12" Version? The C50 used a 15 inch woofer - a LE15A with the same yellow Lanaloy surround. These surrounds tend to dry out - but can be restored using auto brake fluid application! | |
| JBL C51 Apollo 12" Version? The C51 used the LE-12A woofer with Lanaloy surround. It has a yellow appearance! It tends to dry out with age. Don't replace it with modern foam! It will cause the speaker to be "out of spec"! Instead, get a can of brake fluid and apply it to the... | |
| Running Benchmark AHB2 in bridged mode and 4 Ohm Speaker Yes, bridged amps see half the impedance of the speakers! So the sound quality may suffer. And the amp may run too hot! I don't recommend doing this! Sound quality is always better driving a higher impedance! Better to run two mono amps - one per ... | |
| Power Cord suggestion please It would be a wonderful world if changing a piece of wire improved sound quality! Alas ... | |
| What’s a 10k to 15k speaker from smaller company that performs well? Devore 096 is a good choice! Made by John Devore in Brooklyn, NY. A very well-liked and respected speaker! A favorite of Art Dudley of Stereophile! | |
| Recommended Amps and preamps for Polk RTI A7s HELP!!! The Crown XLS 1502 is indeed a killer amp competitive with the real expensive stuff! If I didn't already have too many amps I would buy one myself! Use the Denon as a preamp from the pre-out jacks. With the money saved get a cheap DVD player (to u... | |
| Recommended Amps and preamps for Polk RTI A7s HELP!!! And you can then add a Schiit transport and DAC later! | |
| Recommended Amps and preamps for Polk RTI A7s HELP!!! How about the Schiit Freya tube preamp with the Crown XLS 1502 Drive Core amp. 300 + watts for $399 and free shipping from a number of sites (Crutchfield, Sam Ash ...). This combination would be well-within your budget! Plus being brand-new and un... | |
| Recommended Amps and preamps for Polk RTI A7s HELP!!! Only a 3db difference in maximum SPL between the Luxman and Denon. For sound quality the LV112 is the winner here! It was the best I could find with a quick search! I will always choose an amp for SQ rather than maximum SPL! |