rodman99999
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| Vinyl Repair? "Pre-divorce" advice: If you have a well-appointed sound room, KEEP THE HOUSE! Far as the vinyl (unless you have the hands of a Neurosurgeon), look here: https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/102335... | |
| Need a new PCB board for Cary 303T Pro and don't know how to find it? Depending on the severity/extent of the damage; the traces of most PCBs can be bypassed and components replaced, by someone with the talent/experience. Of course: most of your CDP’s circuitry is surface mount, which makes things more t... | |
| Power Cable Break In - Such a Change! @twoleftears - This is just a guess and I suppose there may be other reasons, but, perhaps: "Biggest issue is that it does not inhibit oxidation of the conductors. That has to be taken care through other means." | |
| Power Cable Break In - Such a Change! When I bought my turn-of-the-century built home: much of the remaining wiring was still varnished cotton insulated. As cotton was recognized to be a not-so-great insulator, that kind of wiring was threaded throughout the house, captive ... | |
| Effects of DC charging cable’s insulation a la Audioquest? @emailists - You're welcome and happy listening! It's fun out here, at the edge of the Earth, isn't it? | |
| 5AR4 rectifier tube question I'm sorry, "...VALVE..." (in case there are any Brits in the audience). | |
| 5AR4 rectifier tube question Not certain about many of the NOS rectifiers, out there, but: a Mullard Blackburn, GZ34, in pristine condition, will always bring above $150, from what I've seen of late. One reason for the demand and price, is the presentation, which... | |
| Power Cable Break In - Such a Change! Regarding that dielectric polarization/break-in time factor: My first SR power cable (Reference A/C Master Coupler, w/Polyethylene), didn't have their active shielding and MPC. Took quite a while. That cable's feed... | |
| 5AR4 rectifier tube question Keep in mind: there's a plethora of variables, between that 5AR4/GZ34 and what you ultimately perceive (media/components/room/ears/brain/perspectives). OH, and: NEVER accept info, from a bogus* Intelligence Operative! ... | |
| 5AR4 rectifier tube question +1s, for those that recommended NOS Mullards as the go-to, for tube rectifiers. Especially: look for those manufactured in the Blackburn plant. In SS, linear power supplies: upgraded rectifiers and regulators, ofte... | |
| Effects of DC charging cable’s insulation a la Audioquest? Insulation biasing is easy to understand, IF one has a modicum of knowledge in how our musical signals are propagated. ie: The speed of a signal/electromagnetic wave is affected by the Poynting vectors, of a cable’s dielectric and it’s ... | |
| GOOD TUBES, BAD TUBES @oddiofyl - Ah, so: the pins have the typical scratch/polish, from working against a socket’s fingers/walls, not, "patina". It’s hard not to get those from plugging tubes into certain testers, as well, but: hey... ... | |
| Power Cable Break In - Such a Change! @carlsbad- I don't believe anyone said, ""a copper wire will change with low levels of current flowing through it for 300 hours." However: Physics, years of study and scientific measurements have categorically proven that semiconductor... | |
| GOOD TUBES, BAD TUBES @oddiofyl - Patina is a result of a material's exposure to things in the atmosphere, not to those found in a tube socket. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patina I've never seen tube pins corrode, due to con... | |
| recommended oil for well tempered spindle cup Contradictions (opinions)? Whenever more than one human is involved, in any given scenario.... Anyway: Mobile 1, full synthetic, 0W-20 has been working great in my VPI's spindle/bearing, for year... |