rodman99999
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| 5AR4 rectifier tube question Some have four, some seven, but: forget the notches. Not important! How's it sound? | |
| 5AR4 rectifier tube question The hole in the pin is a giveaway and with the code’s starting with a B: should be a Mullard from the Blackburn plant. How many teeth are there, in each side of the top mica? | |
| Why should audiophile deniers be allowed on an audiophile forum? To understand the philosophy, that’s taken over a certain segment of our society: one need look no further than Marcuse’s brief enchiridion, on how to marginalize others, 'Repressive Tolerance'. https://www.marcuse.org/herbert/publications/1... | |
| New Power Cable on a 1990 Hafler DH120? @itsjust me- I’m certain everyone is duly impressed, with your expertise. Just keep in mind: you don’t stand alone, with however many decades of experience you’ve under your belt. As I mentioned: aside from the very possible f... | |
| Burn in after repair? If it doesn’t start sounding better, after a reasonable time powered up/in service: have the builder/Tech check the Bias. | |
| 5AR4 rectifier tube question Enjoy the journey! | |
| 5AR4 rectifier tube question @immatthewj - It’s hard to go wrong with Amperex, regardless of the context. When you receive yours: look for date codes like: F32/B4J1 or: F32/B4H5, etched into the glass. Also: for a hole in the guide pin. Those would indica... | |
| 5AR4 rectifier tube question From those that I've spoken to, component designers/manufacturers are well aware, whatever active gain devices* they choose to incorporate in their components: the quality of presentation will be directly proportionate to the quality of the D... | |
| Fuse Direction for Pass Labs Amp and Preamp PLUS I don't think a single person HERE is implying Atmasphere or the product he manufactures is anything but "Top of Line" | |
| 5AR4 rectifier tube question One more time: In SS, linear power supplies: upgraded rectifiers and regulators, often makes some of the most audible and dramatic improvement in presentation. The same applies to tub... | |
| Fuse Direction for Pass Labs Amp and Preamp @helmholtzsoul - When I bought the Duelund CAST-PIOs for my Carys; I asked which lead was the outer foil. "Doesn't matter!", they said. I've had a habit of testing everything for noise/best performance, before committing to an ins... | |
| Fuse Direction for Pass Labs Amp and Preamp @atmasphere - Perhaps I should have said, "That's why there have been so many theories and theorems." ie: ... | |
| Fuse Direction for Pass Labs Amp and Preamp Inescapable FACT: No one understands exactly how electricity works. That’s why there’s so much Electrical THEORY. The number of Wiki-Scientists on these pages, attempting to win the IG-Nobel Prize in Pseudo-Physics, is ... | |
| New Power Cable on a 1990 Hafler DH120? Happy listening! | |
| New Power Cable on a 1990 Hafler DH120? @itsjustme - In my book: informing another on ways to prevent catastrophic failures (ie: upgrading rectifiers, etc), BEFORE they cause them (ie: by installing biggest capacitance possible), is simply sagacious, but- that’s just me. ... |