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| What is the proper way to dispose of old tubes? Excuse the hell out of my mis-spelling of "silica"(it was 4:30am when I typed that, and must have had implants on my mind). Obviously- I know the difference, as I spelled it correctly in my reference to the beach, and you further picked up my mean... | |
| What is the proper way to dispose of old tubes? Trelja- Everything you've mentioned IS found in nature. The materials used in our tubes are in large part are all elements or alloyed elements(in the case of steel). Copper, zinc, nickel, lead, gold, and barium are all metals commonly found in vac... | |
| 200-amp Breaker Panel Question Hi Mr F- One of the best things about silver is that it's oxide doesn't affect electrical transfer the way copper's does. It wouldn't hurt to re-apply it now and then. But- it shouldn't be necessary. Actually- removing breakers is a very simple ta... | |
| What is the proper way to dispose of old tubes? Put 'em in a blender and proceed as instructed here: (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/1064.htm) | |
| 200-amp Breaker Panel Question One of these products on every electrical connection: (http://www.walkeraudio.com/sst.htm) Do place the system on the opposite phase. You'll avoid any voltage drops when the appliances are starting/running, if nothing else(you'll still have the sa... | |
| Weights on top of equipment to dampen vibration I've got a pair of the VPI Magic Bricks also. Placed atop the power transformers of my main amps the result is an instant and profound improvement in overall focus. The Bricks contain a grain oriented iron that perhaps redirects the x-former's flu... | |
| Two conductor shielded chassis wire A great place to shop! Happy tweaking!! | |
| Two conductor shielded chassis wire Try here: http://www.percyaudio.com/Catalog.pdf | |
| Define Actually- The "acoustic center" of a dynamic driver is the point at which the voice coil attaches to the cone, dome or diaphragm. When "time aligning" drivers in a system, these are the points of the drivers that are "aligned". | |
| Power cords and soundstage Uh- Let's see: "speaker cables are extensions of the power amp's power circuit." What's at the beginning of the power amp's power circuit again? OH YEAH- The power cord! My ears HAVE been opened by a number of the cords I've tried and the Stealth ... | |
| Placette linestage vs. Adcom 750 passive Perhaps you don't know what the term, "transparent" means. You don't "hear" a Placette AT ALL. If what is passed to your amp is "dry", that's what your source is delivering. Some people prefer colorations/inaccuracies in their reproduction. If thi... | |
| Placette linestage vs. Adcom 750 passive The Placette is a simple resistor ladder, consisting of very closely matched Vishay Bulk Foil resistors, two total per channel, per attenuation level. The power supply for the remote function is housed separately from the attenuation(signal) circu... | |
| Best Integrated, period. The Musical Concepts KW-500 is no slouch either: (http://www.musicalfidelity.com/products/archived/kw500.html) IF you can find someone that's willing to part with one. | |
| Why are older tubes so much sought after Hi Mechans- I've got six KenRad bottom getter 6SN7GTs to go with my six Sylvania VT-231 bottom getters for backup power amp tubes when the RPs(drivers) and Ws(phase splitters) run out. I just bought another pair of RPs out of Australia last week, ... | |
| Best EL-34 Amps? Mr Magfan- Exactly! One of the most successful tube amps ever(the Dynaco ST-70) used EL-34's. The excellently designed and executed output transformers made that amp. They can actually sound quite a bit like music with some minor upgrades/tweeks, ... |