rodman99999
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| Are tubes psychological? ^^^ What he said, +1 ^^^ | |
| Modern "Vintage" Sounding Preamps Purchase most any tube preamp, and load it with NOS, British valves (Mullard, Brimar, Genelex/Gold Lion, etc), to get that vintage warmth. If that doesn't sufficiently warm your heart: replace the signal path resistors, with Carbon comp... | |
| Soldering Help @4krowme - You're welcome. I've encountered solders, whose flux chemistry made the finished product look, "dull". Flux removal brought out the shine. There are other, more compelling reasons for flux removal, than aesthetics... | |
| Soldering Help @desferous: Personally: I have never had a soldering iron turned up past what the solder manufacturer recommended. Nor: have a ever had the first problem with solder flowing nicely and quickly, whether on circuit board traces, point to... | |
| Soldering Help @desferous- Be careful, from whom you receive advice. ie: 350 Celsius = 662 Fahrenheit Cardas Quad Eutectic's melting point = 364-384 Degrees F (185 to 195º C) WBT 0805 = 420.8 - 426.2 Degrees Fahrenheit... | |
| Nietzsche and Runaway Audio Consumption @mahgister - If you'd care to conduct a scientific experiment, regarding that hypothesis: stop over sometime. I have numerous ways to explore your proposition; IF you have the FAITH! "Sorry but Neither God or Nietsche could die... Our... | |
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| Nietzsche and Runaway Audio Consumption Secrets to Inner Peace If you can start the day without caffeine, If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains, If you can resist complaining and boring people with... | |
| Soldering Help Then again: if you're anywhere around Indianapolis, IN and only planning on ever tackling the one soldering project; bring it over and I'll do it for you, gratis. btw: Lead Free solders are typically used for plumbing, to avoid getting ... | |
| Soldering Help Below are links to three solders I've found very easy to work with low melting points, great flow, etc. Just pick a soldering station that fits your budget. keep the solder tip clean/shiny (with a damp piece of sponge) and tinne... | |
| RIP oregonpapa A great wit and pair of ears! YES: he'll be greatly missed. RIP, Frank (I'll bet everything's much more transparent, up there) | |
| Hafler XL600 Vs Hafler 9505 Much difference? Updated Parts Connexion, discrete rectifier/PCB (etc) info; in case there's further interest. That MUR860 bridge should be quite an improvement, in a lot of amps. https://www.partsconnexion.com/cgi-bin/sc/productsearch.cgi?storeid=*20b7b... | |
| Hafler XL600 Vs Hafler 9505 Much difference? I wouldn't use Schottkys in these amps either; especially since both rectifier bridges (L&R channels) are mounted on the front of the horseshoe shaped heatsink, very close to the outputs. BUT: some people swear by them. I've used... | |
| Does reducing gain setting on power amp increase chance of clipping? Have you ever listened to your rig, with the volume control turned to max? Unless you've adjusted the amp's gain, to a point too low to satisfy: I can't think of a reason. otoh: If the combination of your sources and preamp ... | |
| Does reducing gain setting on power amp increase chance of clipping? One uses such a control to set a maximum voltage into the amp. As long as that voltage is somewhere below the voltage required to overdrive/clip the amp: it simply can’t. As long as that voltage can still drive the amp and speakers, to ... |