rodman99999
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| Biamping B&W 802 with Musical Fidelity and Bryston That should get you a really good player in the used market(stay away from Sony, they can be bright too, un-modded). The newer VTL monos are switchable to triode mode. I'm certain the 100's were either switchable, or easily wireable into triode mo... | |
| Soldering - small wire to big connector Make those typos, "things" and "technique". Ketel One's good stuff(hic)! | |
| Soldering - small wire to big connector If the RCA is gold plated, no cleaning is necessary. It should be nickeled at least- same thing. It should only need cleaning if it's copper or some other oxidized metal. Use an alligator clip on the front of the post to hold the back of the RCA u... | |
| Biamping B&W 802 with Musical Fidelity and Bryston I'd do the new player, or at least audition one, before any of the other options. I've never had a Rega, so I can't advise you there. I've got a BAT VK-D5, and love it(six NOS Siemens CCa's in the buffer). If your pre-amp is clean, it will convey ... | |
| Very budget bass only amp with gain control? A pro amp w/cooling fan just may drive you up the wall with it's noise. I'm using a Hafler TransNova 9505 which is excellent for bottom, but this looks like it might be just the ticket for your system and budget: (http://www.samedaymusic.com/produ... | |
| Biamping B&W 802 with Musical Fidelity and Bryston Should you find that the bi-amping doesn't alleviate the problem, here's another option: If you open up your 802's: You should be able to easily find the tweeter section of the crossover. There should be two 3 ohm Vishay resistors in parallel with... | |
| Best 'Gon humor Mr U- Actually: It was directed to Mr A, but Mr G got his posted first. Thus it became an, "If the foo $hits, wear it" kinda thing! | |
| KT88 Opinions I'd been using Phillips 6550's in my Cary SLM-100's for a few years and thought they were getting a little weak. The prices of NOS anything(let alone matched quads/octets of anything NOS) nearly left me apoplectic! I tried an octet of EH KT88's(cr... | |
| Amplifier for avantegarde duo 2.2? Apparently, these work well with Avantgardes: (http://tomevansaudiodesign-usa.com/_wsn/page4.html) You might inquire from these guys as to the combo's traits, since they sell both lines; (http://avantgardeaudio.com/index.html) Any high quality SET... | |
| Will adding a preamp dramatically change my sound? It depends entirely on the output capabilities of your source, and the sensitivity of your amp(s). If the source has the drive to achieve the SPLs you enjoy with your amp/speaker combo, you'll be happy. I thoroughly enjoyed the transparency I expe... | |
| Best 'Gon humor Now THAT'S funny!! | |
| Biamping B&W 802 with Musical Fidelity and Bryston The Bryston would be light years ahead of the Adcom, even though you're only talking about the lows. Are you certain the Toshiba is not the source of the harshness? Do you have an analog source available(TT or tuner) for comparison? Any triode bas... | |
| Best current EL34 tubes If you buy the Winged "C"(which I would also recommend): be certain they are the newer ones(from the St Petersburg plant) and not someone's older stock. You won't find a more dependable seller than Upscale. Check out his test/burn-in procedures(li... | |
| Speaker cables for soundlabs and strong current I'd second the Kimber 8TC(and who would know better than the system's designer, what would work best). An excellent, easy to work with and fairly heavy gauge(8) cable. It should virtually disappear in a short run(the best quality a cable can posse... | |
| While listening to my system my Rhea blew up Film dielectric breakdown, possibly from over voltage condition, high peak current or over temperature. When a cap breaks down, hydrogen is generated inside. PC mounted caps have "vents" (grooves) in their tops that are supposed to let this pressu... |