uncleryk

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volume pot install
thanks for the responses 
volume pot install
thanks for the reply ... one thing i was wondering as well, i have read in a few posts that the original pas3 requires a 250k volume pot to preserve the original phono riaa. i have also read that using a 250k can produce a lighter tone with possib... 
volume pot install
i have installed a 100k alps, should i be using a 250k? 
Tube whistling
This is from the Alta Vista webpage...{The unit has two 12AX7 tubes in the phono stage and originally had two 12Au7's in the line stage. Later versions used two 6DJ8's in the line stage to overcome a tendency of the older tube to "whistle."} 
Tube whistling
thanks again...but if you read my post carefully you will see that microphony is not my main concern...tube whistling is my main concern...i have found through the years that worn out tubes either cause grungy noise or just lifeless sound...not wh... 
Tube whistling
thank you for the response...i have a set of telefunkens in another unit and they have lasted many years but they are not 12au7s...could anyone tell me, is whistling a sign of a worn out tube? I have never experienced this in any other unit or wit...