rodman99999
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| Power supply improvement for CD player If you haven't already; the simplest place to start is a high quality power cord(ie: Synergistic Research or Analysis Plus) and HI-FI Tuning Supreme main fuse. Replace the diodes with HEXFRED or Cree Schottky rectifiers(http://www.partsconnexion.c... | |
| What brand is most recognized by non-audiophiles? Bought four new tires for the daughter's vehicle. Got the first statement from Firestone, along with a money-off coupon for BOSE. "Targeting the masses" is an understatment. | |
| tube amps and electrostatics Ralph- Save your keystrokes. | |
| Fuse Blowing on Superamp AE 25 If your 1/2A fuses are good; it's probably not an output tube problem. Hopefully, just a weakened fuse and not something power supply related. | |
| Fuse Blowing on Superamp AE 25 Tubes can short or open internally, as they heat up. There's a big difference between the(typical) 9 volts of a multimeter and the 400 to 600 volt B+, of an average tubed circuit. | |
| Does Anybody Know This Tonearm? Anytime Al- Happy Listening! | |
| Does Anybody Know This Tonearm? Hi Al- If you want a taste of what a LOMC can provide and have a phono stage that's compatible; I have a Denon 103D(same compliance as the F9E), already aligned in a Unitrac headshell. All you'd have to do is screw it on, plug it in, set VTF, VTA,... | |
| Does Anybody Know This Tonearm? Hey Al- If you ever get the itch to go MC(and own a phono stage with enough gain): try a Dynavector 17D3. It's magic, on a Maggie arm. | |
| Does Anybody Know This Tonearm? Love my Maggie arms! Great with high compliance carts. That Amphenol plug(222-11N07) was discontinued in the 80's. Not an easy item to find, but- in reality; it shouldn't ever have to be replaced. I bought a couple extra arms, so I could cannibali... | |
| tube amps and electrostatics I am no fan of SS amps(except for driving woofers), but- when someone makes blanket statements, regarding MOS-FETs and ESLs; I have to take exception. Whatever their application; they still protect themselves against thermal runaway, unlike BJTs, ... | |
| tube amps and electrostatics MR G- I can't recall ever seeing anyone publish specs, claiming to double output wattage, all the way to two ohms. Nor did I claim that for the amps that I sold. re: Current handling/MOS-FETs vs BJTs: Maybe that first article wasn't clear enough, ... | |
| tube amps and electrostatics Mr G- You may want to realign your blanket statement, re: MOS-FETs and current. MOS-FETs are innately self-protecting, regarding thermal runaway, unlike bi-polar transistors (http://www.onsemi.com/pub_link/Collateral/AND8199-D.PDF). I sold(mostly ... | |
| tube amps and electrostatics Sure(the 303 being the first)- But not until 11 years after Walker demonstrated his first truly full-range electrostatic speaker(in 1956). Around the same time that everyone else(McIntosh, ARC, et al) was bowing to SS and the output power demon. | |
| tube amps and electrostatics Probably why Quad, aka- Peter J. Walker(RIP) & 'The Acoustical Manufacturing Company', has been building a line of tube amps, for so many decades. | |
| Cable recommendations for cary slp-98p & cary 120s BTW: A good way to audition cables, in your own system, without having to buy outright, is The Cable Company's lending library: (http://www.usedcable.com/) & (http://thecableco.com/) Whatever you pay for an audition, will be deducted from the ... |