rodman99999
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| Abbingdon Music Research gold fuses ??? Synergistic Research offers a 30 day, money back, satisfaction guarantee, on their new fuses. It seems it would be well worth the effort to compare them with whatever else one might be using(especially sans monetary risk): (http://www.synergisticr... | |
| Fremer lays an Ostrich egg... Methinks thou dost protest too much! | |
| Dave Brubeck...RIP I meant, 'Time Out' & 'Time Further Out', but- you probabaly already knew that. BTW: This is an excellent reissue of 'Time Further Out': ( http://www.elusivedisc.com/DAVE-BRUBECK-TIME-FURTHER-OUT-MIRO-REFLECTIONS-180g-LP/productinfo/IMXLP6002/... | |
| is there a way to tighten pins in tube sockets? "Thee shower?" Actually; the King James method is during a baptism(full immersion & considerably more involved). | |
| is there a way to tighten pins in tube sockets? Beyond unplugging the amp: be certain the power supply capacitors are FULLY DISCHARGED. Many components have bleed resistors, that will discharge them, after the unit is turned off(takes a little while). The caps can still somewhat recharge themse... | |
| Can speakers be tested? I've repaired Maggies in the past, by carefully cleaning the damaged(deteriorated glue) areas with acetone and Q-tips. Then very slightly dampening the wire/mylar juncture and applying Gorilla Glue, with a toothpick. The stuff expands like crazy, ... | |
| Tracking down cause of distortion on vinyl If the replacement cantilever's compliance is weak/out of spec, causing the relationship between the signal generating components(magnets/coils) of the cartridge to be out of alignment; you will experience the lack of fidelity you describe. Increa... | |
| Can speakers be tested? Sunlight(UV) does not degrade Mylar, BUT will deteriorate the glue, holding the wires to the older models. Magnepan mentioned that fact in their User Manuals, and cautioned against placing them in sunlight. If that(glue failure) is the case with y... | |
| Some Advice Did you save any $$ for a Synergistic Research Tricon Analog? (http://www.elusivedisc.com/Esoteric8NredphonocablesMFreview.pdf) A most excellent phono cable! I auditioned mine through The Cable Company(they never saw it again). | |
| Breaking in speaker cables?? ACTUALLY; this is the level of Tesla Generator that I had in mind: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY-AS13fl30&feature=related) | |
| Breaking in speaker cables?? Rather than having to wait for a lightning bolt to happen along; you can build a Tesla Generator: (http://www.teslagenerator.tv/) Then again; here is a more civilized and controllable method: (http://phonoclone.com/diy-rack.html) Build it, as inst... | |
| Breaking in speaker cables?? There is no, "positive" side to an AC outlet. There is a HOT leg, and NOTHING will flow, if a wire is connected between two hots of the SAME PHASE. Current will only flow if a NEUTRAL is attached, or if both HOT legs of your incoming 230V service ... | |
| Breaking in speaker cables?? @ MR P: One must discipline oneself to ignore the concrete minded(throughly mixed up/permanently set). | |
| MSS HiFi Interesting: ( http://www.synergisticresearch.com/featured/counterfeit-alert-tesla-tricon-analog-phono-interconnect/ ) | |
| PS Audio GCPH to loud . Where to go next? Happy listening! |