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| Fuses that matter. The molecular structure of all metals is crystalline. The grain boundaries of the crystals, and oxides between, can act as mini diodes. That's why oxygen-free(7N) and Ohno Constant Crystal wire is so popular, in higher-end cabling. When drawn into... | |
| Tube pin question? The bond of the glass to the pins will disallow the entrance of a cleaner. Folks have been using DeoxiT for decades. Just be certain to use it sparingly and not to leave anything on the bottom of the tube's envelope, that might conduct electricity... | |
| Tube pin question? Forgive me! My semantics get in my way at times. The blue/black on the steel pins is actually a type of magnetite, created by heat(and oxygen), during the manufacture of the tube(as previously mentioned). That's a very thin, stable and anti-corros... | |
| Tube pin question? Unless the pins are rusty, don't use anything but a contact cleaner(like DeoxIT) on them. The discoloration is from heat(not oxidation) and will not affect conductance. Scratching the pins, with any kind of abrasive, or metal bristles(outside of b... | |
| Fuses that matter. Hello Mr. A- There are fast and slo-blo fuses manufactured in both 6.3 X 30mm and 5 X 20mm sizes. It's the internal conductor/construction that determines the lag time. Generally speaking; a single thin wire would indicate a fast-blo type, but it ... | |
| Plaster Walls Plaster/lath is much denser, more rigid and thus: less resonant, than the Sheetrock over stud construction, of later homes. The former retains less energy/returns less to the room, than the latter, which I've personally found; makes those rooms ea... | |
| How to improve power supply? Happy listening! | |
| The Arm/Cartridge Matching Myth @Zavato- You said that, even though you don't need one now; you still want a Disctracker. The one on eBay is still available. | |
| How can I drive a very large passive subwoofer? The Crown XLS Series amps may be an viable alternative, if you can stand the noise that fans make, in your listening room. Personally, I've found that extraneous noise, even at a subliminal level, masks detail. | |
| How can I drive a very large passive subwoofer? A copy of the manual and further info, can be found here, though you may have to copy/paste it in your url bar: ( https://sites.google.com/site/mpbarney/home/dahlquist-dq-lp1 ) | |
| How can I drive a very large passive subwoofer? One excellent device, that will accomplish what you want, and be very transparent to your mains, is the Dahlquist DQ-LP1. They can be hard to find, at times. The are well worth the effort to seek out though. Passive High Pass/active Lo Pass, adjus... | |
| The Arm/Cartridge Matching Myth @Pryso- Something like this? ( http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4151998.pdf ) ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/DiscTraker-Tone-Arm-Cartridge-Damper-RARE-with-all-parts-and-instructions-/191373090757?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c8eb99fc5 ) | |
| FYI: VPI HW-19 motors Mr A- It's possible that your belt is slipping slightly, heating up from the friction(at the pulley), and expanding. If you allow the table to rest(turned off) between sides: do you still have the same issue? | |
| The Arm/Cartridge Matching Myth I should have said that Grey Research manufactured viscous-damped tonearms, widely used WITH Pickering carts, back in the 50's: (http://www.vinylengine.com/library/gray-research/108-b.shtml) | |
| The Arm/Cartridge Matching Myth The Shure M97xE had a viscous damped, "dynamic Stabilizer" as well. Pickering and Stanton both had weighted brushes, attached to their stylus assemblies, in an attempt to control movement/resonances, before Shure. Pickering had tonearms that were ... |