rrog
Responses from rrog
| Lifespan of a quality solid state amplifier? Herman, Can you please give us the proper definition of "half life"? | |
| Which Cables Are of Most Importance? The interconnect between the source and preamp. | |
| alternative to maggies? You can cover the speakers with the original plastic bags that came with your speakers when you are not using them. Cats hate the crinkling sound of the plastic and stay away. Eventually the cats will stay away all together even when the plastic b... | |
| Bare wire to B&W 684? Oh Boy! | |
| Top Hat Tube Dampers? Elmer's Glue. Let us know what you think of the Top Hats. | |
| VTL ST 150 I have heard about poor service from VTL over the years, however, I have always received excellent service from VTL. | |
| Maintenance for Tube Preamps Cleaning connections on a regular basis is a good practice, but I advise against products that leave a film because over time it can get messy and cause problems. A good electrical contact cleaner that leaves no film is your best bet. | |
| Amplifier power needed by 1.7s Wyred4sound works well on the 1.7s and the price is right for the amount of power (1000 watts @ 4 ohms). The Maggies love all of that power and you won't need the sub. | |
| Your Worst Audio Breakdown I have had my share of problems with buying used equipment, but we won't count those because once they were repaired I never had any other problems. I was changing the digital cable between my transport and DAC when static electricity blew the out... | |
| Maintenance for Tube Preamps "If it ain't broke don't fix it." I own and have owned many pieces of vintage equipment 40+ years old that I start on a variac and they sound terrific without ever having any maintenance besides tubes. | |
| VTL ST 150 That would be a good question for VTL. | |
| Simple High Quality Tube Preamp for Vinyl Only Sys The fact that you are using vinyl only is not enough information. What amplifier will you be using with the new preamp? | |
| 40 weight oil for VPI SAMA seems too heavy... My GMC uses 5W30. | |
| Best "small footprint" speaker between $600-1000 If you can go up a little on price you might want to try Revel M22. | |
| Audio Research VT100 tube replacement I recommend sending your amp to ARC for tube replacement. They will match the tubes appropriately and make necessary adjustments. Your amp will return sounding the way it is supposed to sound. Sending your amp to ARC for tube replacement will cost... |