vair68robert

Responses from vair68robert

Thiel Owners
Tom please disregard my questions , my fingers were moving faster than my brain .  A 400uf film cap would be way to large to fit on and in a 2.7 and changing the values on the mid range would require changing the woofer's values,  I don't want to... 
Thiel Owners
Installing 4 100uf caps replacing the 1 400uf cap is well worth the improvement . But there are 2 problems to address one is the space on the board and the other is the small size of the eyelet where the leads are soldered. This became an even lar... 
Leave it on?
p.s.  I turn my system off but I do turn everything on at least 1/2 hour before I sit down an listen .  
Leave it on?
using the national average of 19 cents per kwh the cost to leave an amp that uses 85 watts just being on would cost $166.45 in electricity a year .  So look at what your amp uses when not being played but left on 24/7/365 and decide if it's worth ... 
Frequently asking to re-login
Thank You Tammy for answering Audiogons reason for having us re-login so often .  But I do have a question about the user session timing , if I open Audiogon and read some forum questions and answers , look at the classifies then close Audiogon ho... 
Frequently asking to re-login
@drbond  agreed a 2 factor verification is a good improvement agents fraud , but happening every couple of days ? @laoman  an opinion about apple was not asked for nor is it about the question raised .      
Frequently asking to re-login
I am not using a VPN , just my Apple desktop computer . 2 days up and counting .  
Favorite Tribute Albums?
Since davidchampa likes " poet a tribute to Townes Van Zandt " ( my favorite of all tributes ) I thought of the Steve Earle album , there are 2 versions ! the one in my collection is the basics Steve's voice and guitar and the other is a version w... 
Favorite Tribute Albums?
Lots of great ones already listed , I add Joni Mitchell and John Fahey .   
Vinyl playback - lack of bass?
187 The Rega phono preamp is the first time I've seen capacitance loading on or for an MC cartridge as well as the resistance loading . For you reference I have a Tavish Designs Adagio phono preamp .  
Vinyl playback - lack of bass?
187 please accept my apology , I am 100% wrong in my hazy thinking , you are correct using 100 ohm loading . the 1,000pf input capacitance loading is one of the jumper settings on a Rega phono preamp for MC cartridges .  you should also be usin... 
Vinyl playback - lack of bass?
187 per Rega MC cartridges manual capacitance should be set to 1k , check it out and see if you hear the difference . also what about your gain setting ?  
Vinyl playback - lack of bass?
Look at you manual again , you should be setting the cartridge to 1K resistance . J12 & J30 Also check your gain setting  , should be 60 or 66 db .  
Vinyl playback - lack of bass?
Great amp , and yes the cartridge needs more time breaking in .   To test old or original 60's rock vinyl for bass try a testing your original release with a new " remastered " one , say like the Beatles remastered by Giles Martin . A real good... 
Thiel Owners
ronkent If you scroll back to 6/29/2024 page 266 you'll find my experience adding resistors on the crossover to speaker wires you can also read Tom's response on that page .