roberjerman
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| Turning the volume up + 1 tkr! | |
| Power tube temperature You could try using vintage USA 7189's instead of the Russian 6P1T (if pin outs are identical). | |
| Power tube temperature Since your output tubes are similar in type and rating to the 6BQ5 and EL84 - my guess might be right! For instance, the 7189 is a commercial/military grade version of the 6BQ5/EL84 and can handle higher screen grid voltages - but amps that use it... | |
| Power tube temperature Could be the screen grid voltage on the output tubes is too high for those particular tubes (running at or exceeding their rating limit). This will cause distortion and shorten tube life! Measure the screen grid voltages for each output tube and m... | |
| Decent 6-8ft phono cable advice needed. DH Labs Silver is competitive with the real expensive IC's. TRUTH! | |
| Phono stage and cartridge I have been in this hobby for 40+ years and am always on the lookout for better recordings. Focus your search this way rather than on the "flavor of the month" component! Your present system is fine enough as is and quite revealing of recording SQ... | |
| Phono stage and cartridge Recordings whether CD's, downloads, LP's and streaming vary widely in sound quality! Some good, some not so good, some bad - and a few GREAT! This is REALITY! And it has ALWAYS been so! There exists no "magic ring" - or component - that will trans... | |
| Low Watt Solid State Amp I am the original owner of a Bedini 25/25 (bought new from Innovative Audio in Brooklyn, NY in 1981).And I agree with trelja - it is still the amp (SS or tube) to beat in the sonic sweepstakes! I have never found a tube amp to equal it - though my... | |
| Which material sounds better for speakers construction? Wood, Ply or MDF? Plywood is superior to solid wood and MDF. It has superior resistance to bending forces and a better strength-to-weight ratio. That is why it was used for aircraft during the "wooden plane" era! My vintage JBL C35 and C38 cabinets used plywood, al... | |
| Audiophile LP's The best are the enemy of the good! Discerning collectors have been searching and acquiring these LP's for many years. Original Blue Note jazz LP's have been hot items for a long time! | |
| Audiophile LP's And the British pressing of Kate Bush's The Kick Inside certainly qualifies! | |
| Audiophile LP's I consider the British EMI pressing of Pink Floyd's The Wall reference quality. Though the Columbia (US) pressing is very close! | |
| Audiophile LP's Any of Doug Sax's Sheffield Labs direct disk LP's are worth their weight in gold for sound quality! A true reference for what an LP is capable of! I have several: Leinsdorf and the LA Philharmonic doing the music of Prokofiev and Wagner (LAB 7 and... | |
| Cerebral versus Visceral? Musicality is the refuge of the untutored! | |
| Converting from UK power to US power +1 mgattmch! Good advice and not at all expensive! |