smotyka
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| Question about power tubes... KT88 Rwd,I would guess that the pin for the plate is burned out but the heater elements are lighting up. Note that each pin on a tube provides a different function. This tube is most likely not drawing any amperage.I would recommend getting a reasonabl... | |
| Witch tubes???? Alex,I'm assuming that you're referring to an ARC VT130se.This can be tricky and expensive. I'm currently running Tung Sol 6550 power tubes, 8 of them, and they'll cost you at least 75 / tube. If you can find them. I also use 4 Siemen's 7308 tubes... | |
| Gordon Lightfoot Tribute Sad to hear that he's ill. I was fortunate to hear him at Ravinia Park, a beautiful outdoor concert area north of Chicago, quite a few years ago.I rank the MSFL Sundown as one of my alltime favorite LPs and I still can't get enough of Seven Island... | |
| Vinyl wow Hodie,Thanks for the post because I too hear it sometimes. I attribute it to the spindle hole not being perfectly center on some recordings and the platter having a slight wobble (up & down by a 1/32") every rotation thus affecting the tracki... | |
| Is it the tube pre or the rca/xlr adapter? Hope you solve your channel problem.After you get that fixed, you need to break in your equipment, especialy the BAT stuff for another 300 hours. At least. This stuff takes a lifetime to break in. I had a VK30se & it took a long time and the c... | |
| Need help choosing new speakers Thought I'd also throw in my 2 cents:I have similair room dimensions and I'm currently enjoying a pair of Coincedent Super Eclipse. They sound great & look nice. They can be had between 2800 - 3200 on Audiogon.They should be used with tubes an... | |
| Which NOS to use on Audio Research pre amp? I currently own an LS5 MKIII and I have tried the original Sovtecs and Telefunken E88CC (6922). In my set up, I found that the Sovtecs put the soundstage at the front of the speakers and I was surprised that the instruments were very sharp and foc... | |
| speakers $3k or less Tom,I'm very pleased with the mod. Steve Huntley replaced the original wonder caps with Cardas Caps, replaced key resistors & also installed a 20 amp EIC power connector on the back. The 130se had a fixed power cord to begin with.He also recom... | |
| speakers $3k or less Eldo,I'm currently using the Super Eclipse with an ARC VT130se (upgraded by Great Northern Sound) and a Bat VK30se. I'm stunned by the sound - very open, dynamic, and pin point imaging and unbelievable sound stage. Prior to this I had a Spectral /... | |
| DC Leakage and dealer issues Peter,I just happened to see this thread and it reminds me of the same problem that I had with a BAT P5 / BAT VK30se.I purchased a BAT P5 Phono and connected it to a BAT VK30SE.This in turn was connected to an ARC VT130se. When I tried to use my s... | |
| Sound quality vs. Mood Gunbie,Nicely done.I was thinking of marketing oral audio enhancer that would consist of Wild Turkey or Jack Daniels. Even mid fi sounds good. | |
| Ugliest speaker ever? Quad ESL;My friend thought that they where the back seats from a 60's Buick.They should be given extra ugly points if they're dusty & have a couple of dents. | |
| BAT VK-5i more tube-like than new VK-50SE? I would certainly check the archives of Audio Asylum before I'd match a BAT Pre with a Krell Amp. I tried a Spectral Pre with an ARC VT130se & it didn't work IMHO. I ended up with a BAT VK30SE and an ARC VT130 and a pair of Coincident Super To... | |
| Puff Goes the Sunfire Mk II Subwoofer I found that Sunfire offered excellent customer service. I had a case of a strange noise & they determined that an internal coupling had come loose. They were very helpful and may have heard of your problem before. | |
| MIT cables for Spectral amps ? Just thought I'd throw my .02 on this. I used to own a DMC-20 and a pair of M80 monos. My understanding was that the amps could be damaged when using non MIT cables and that Spectral was able to identify that this was the case when a repair was re... |