rodman99999
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| who needs a cd player anymore Glad you're happy! When Chesky, Sheffield Labs, Mobile Fidelity, Telarc, Audioquest, or some of the other quality recording/engineering studios offer their wares as no-loss downloads, I'll consider defecting from vinyl, RTR and CD. | |
| Fuse equivalent Most towns have an actual electronic parts store that would stock Littelfuse or Buss, both which make that value. Look in the Yellow Pages(try: "electronic equipment and supplies") for one, call and ask. | |
| UltraBit Platinum, does it work? Given a system that will resolve the improvements, and discerning ears: ABSOLUTELY WORTH EVERY PENNY. Not to mention- The product is offered with a money-back, unconditional, satisfaction guarantee. I've also used it repeatedly, and with great suc... | |
| Tube Rolling - No Change in Sound Don't know who told you KenRad VT-231s would add anything to your sound. They are a very transparent tube, adding/taking nothing from the signal(as are the TungSol Round plates, Sylvania VT-231/6SN7GTs and 6sn7Ws). Raytheon, National Union, and RC... | |
| Directional cable question Absolutely- Recordings are NEVER perfect. BUT- I spend so much on the best I'm able to find, or agonize so over those I've recorded, that I hate to lose ANY of what's on/in them. Regarding my memory: The way you began that thread, and later descri... | |
| Are contact treatments worth the money? I have to agree with the dangers of applying "oily" or grease containing substances(ie: the electrical grease mentioned) to electronic gear. The heat generated by the piece(particularly tubed gear) WILL cause migration. SST is not oily or greasy, ... | |
| Directional cable question Given your tastes in sound, Mr T, It's no surprise that a reversed digital cable would suit you: (http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?ddgtl&1144708556) Of course: There are many others out there that are seeking something other than what w... | |
| Dynaco ST-70 totally restored vs Dynaco ST-70 Kit The Primaluna is made in china(cap omitted intentionally). That should answer your question. | |
| "tube watts" versus "solid state watts" Beyond the fact that tube amps clip softer than solid state: There's the fact that their distortion when driven hard is composed more of even order harmonics, than SS's predominiately odd order(much more disturbing to our senses). Then there's the... | |
| How to lower noise floor through mods? The "filter caps" are in the power supply. If you can still find Black Gate/Rubycon caps in the exact value that you've got in your pre now: They'd be a much higher performance replacement than the originals. I absolutely agree with Atmasphere- If... | |
| How to lower noise floor through mods? Replace the rectifier(s)(whether a bridge or individual diodes) with soft recovery IXYS FREDs or CREE SiC Schottkys:(http://www.partsconnexion.com/catalog/semiconductors.html), and rewire internals with a good cable, like Kimber KCAG, going to a s... | |
| Tubes: Which is best? An excellent place to purchase output tubes, should you decide to go with the Gold Lions: (http://www.upscaleaudio.com/product.asp?itemid=70&catid=85) You do not HAVE to replace all the tubes at once, but if one needs replacement(and it's audi... | |
| What kind of power wakes up electrostatic speakers Whatta ya bet: Steakster's found an amp by now? | |
| Rolled some 12ax7's recently... Which Tele's did you try Mr B? | |
| Where can I get my Tri-Planar burn in cable cooker The greatest part of cable burn-in relates to dielectric absorption, which will stabilize after so many hours of voltage passing through the conductor. The dielectric will give up this charge over an extended idle time, and the process must be rep... |