tphalieros
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| 6550 and KT88 differences? I have a pair of Hurricanes and I use them with a new set of Chinese KT-88 tubes.I was offered at a great price matched sets of new Ruby,A-R 6550 tubes with the VTL logo printed on (they were made for the VTL amps by the RUBY corporation) on the t... | |
| Antique Labs Hurricane DT Thank you Jwong for the thoughtful suggestions. Unfortunately I live in the greater N.York area and shipping these amps to the West coast for mods is a task I am not looking forward to. Also unfortunate is the fact that N.York has so few tech men ... | |
| Antique Labs Hurricane DT Thank you for this info. I appreciated it.Ted | |
| Harmonics TU-800 EX Turntable mat. Thank you all very much, the answers really helped.I am going to purchase the Harmonics mat.This forum is great! | |
| The PS 300 Tube circuit Thank you for the answers, I know most people are busy earning the dough to buy more of such gadgets but if you could spare 5 more minutes I would appreciate any amount of elaboration on how the new circuit improved your sound.Thank you,Ted | |
| Teres 340, anyone heard / seen one in the flesh cardiackid I've made a TT from maple. I use the VPI Aries plater and inverted bearing. What do you think the sonic benefits would be if I purchased the Teres 340 plater and bearing?ThanksTed | |
| Has anyone tried the Black Diamond record clamp? I have one for about 4 years and I agree with you.Read on though!!. I tried Mapleshades ISOBLOCKS under my components and gave up on the BDR cones they make the sound hard. Recently I purchased the TERES record clamp made of steel top (like the VP... | |
| Balanced Power Karls,This does help. I believe you are right and your explanation is plenty clear, thanks.Ted | |
| Balanced Power Thank you all for your answers. My request was for a Do-it-yourself type of project, without involving expensive transformers. (I am positive that I have read this approach in a past issue of Stereophile if memory serves me right.)The changing of ... | |
| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long Hi TomI was reading all the responses to your tweak and got a stiff neck! I don't have the technical mastery of theoretical parameters of the tonearm's design. I have a very good intuitive understanding of the fundamental physics that are involved... | |
| Buzzzzzing Transformers Great story Chris, I love it!, Now I've got to tell you more about that stuff. Back in 1990 I met 2 guys that I became friends with. They had Photon monoblocks but also stereo units. Roger Paul was selling his amps through Victor Goldstein who was... | |
| Buzzzzzing Transformers I am answering in sequencial order:asdf...I will probably let the transformers loose with the first opportunity I get.Jsawhitlock, Thank you for the PS audio info. I will check the connections as they suggest, with the first brake I get.Chriskeati... | |
| Buzzzzzing Transformers Gs5556, You guessed it right, my transformers are toroidal. Their maker is obscure and out of business now, so I did not mention the name. They are "Acoustic- Electronics" "photons" One currious modification, that I think was added later by their ... | |
| Buzzzzzing Transformers Thank you all for the thoughtful and very informative answers. I am currious, and maybe I should be posting a new thread for the following: I recall having read some years ago about a tweak that a reviewer of "positive feedback" performed on his a... | |
| PS audio P600 in multiwave operation When you operate the SDS plugged in to the PS 300 or 600, It should not operate on multiwave mode, just the very basic mode. |