testpilot

Responses from testpilot

Equipment insurance coverage
Talk to a qualified home insurance broker.  I’m fairly sure that you don’t go onto insurance forums and ask for audio advice.    
Western Electric 300B problem
A brand new tube is mostly to fail during the first 10 hours of use.  Warning, if you are going to buy expensive new production tubes for investment or future use, burn them in during the warranty period before you put them away.  
Krell Moves to new location
@willywonka if Krell would release their service schematics to third party technicians, servicing Krell products would not be an issue.   
My Cary SLP-05 volume control does not work
I think @viridian nailed it.  Do the two balance volume pots change the output?  It would be unusual for both the main and  the two balance pots to not work.    
Krell Moves to new location
Krell no longer deserves the benefit of doubt…the audio community should now consider them out of business.    
2024 Form 1099-K IRS tax reporting threshold on PayPal?
If one sells for a loss, can it become an income tax deduction?  Capital gains taxation is a two way street.   
Fiber is Coming to my neighborhood
My doctor says that fibre is good  
Starting my showroom again
What value are you offering over why can be bought online and in most cases at a better price?  Mid-fi customers really don’t fuse about the best sound for their dollar, they just want a system to play their music. Brick and mortar retail is tough... 
2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine
This has/is been an excellent thread!  
Shrink Totem 1's?
No pictures…it didn’t happen.   Show us the picture of the cut down speaker.    
Moving from a stereo amp to a dual mono set up
You really haven’t experienced the full benefit of “true” dual mono amplifier set up as you are using 2 stereo amplifiers “bridged”  where amplifier phase of one channel has been inverted - that is why you are now using the positive L and R termin... 
Tube selection 12AT7 and 12AX7 - preamp
By not naming the phono stage, you have limited your responses from others who may have experienced the same issue.  No equipment is immune from failure. .   
Pass Lab Amp questions, back of amps, power cable & 12v trigger.
Pass labs amplifiers come with a heavy gauge generic power cord.  Most Pass Lab owners upgrade the stock power cable.  The 12v trigger accepts bare wire and can be used with any preamp that employs a trigger output.   
Does VPI ADS work with Basis Gold Debut?
@lewm, as previously noted, the current SOTA Eclipse motor controller can only drive a 3-phase BLC motor.  The old Phoenix Eagle drives a single phase motor.  
What's going on at Krell
Anymore info available, or did the new(?) owners go back underground?