vair68robert

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thieliste I installed Cardas silver/rhodium with gold nuts , or CCGR posts . This was one of the first things I did during the upgrade , I didn't notice a difference , maybe if it was the last thing done then possibly a difference could be hear... 
Ever Damage A Stylus Using Cleaning Brush?
prof From your description of the incident I going to say that your cartridge is OK and to guess that when the brush stroke when higher than normal that you cleaned of a speck of dirt that could have been the culprit collecting the dust bunnies .... 
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theaudiotweak a brass door panel and new box are both great ideas but to expensive to explore , but you now have me thinking about trying to use MuMetal on the door and/or fuse panel .  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@mammothguy54   I happy to hear the music brings back enjoyable memories to you also.  In Chicago the fireworks were over the lake a great black background , I enjoyed them from the late 60's thru the late 80's . @bkeske You forgot sitting on ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Reiner & CSO. Tchaikovsky "1812 Overture " Classic Records 200 gram I would go to Grant Park in Chicago to listen to the 1812 with cannons and watch the fireworks that were timed to the music .      
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jafant Thanks for asking about my summer , so far so good , the cooler and wetter spring has helped hold off the hot and dry summer forest fire season here in Oregon . Tom has been working with internal wiring for a long time so I'm hoping he fi... 
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CS2.7 upgrading update . A few months ago I had finished upgrading the woofer board and heard some improvement but nothing earth shattering , I am almost finished with the coaxial and the improvement is way beyond anything  I would have thought p... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Brasil 66  " Stillness " A & M  Japanese pressing  All the Brasil 66 albums have fantastic recording engineering , it's fortunate that 3 of their releases were pressed by Speakers Corner .    
Can anyone recommend someone who recap crossovers
@diminishedchord Have you sent out your crossovers ? or are you doing them yourself ?  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Jimi Hendrix                 Southern Saturn Delta. sides 4 & 2     
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Thank you jafant , Happy Fathers Day to you and Thiel owners everywhere . I treated myself to a new LP copy of " All Things Must Pass "  50th anniversary edition and wow does it sound fantastic . Music is for the soul . Rob   
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https://stereonomono.blogspot.com/2010/09/thiel-model-02-1976.html Info about 02 model  
Can anyone recommend someone who recap crossovers
diminishedchord Since you can remove the crossovers why don't you rebuild them ? You can replace the caps with the same or upgrade as long as they fit , upgrading the resistors will make a big improvement .    
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Oscar Peterson Trio with Milt Jackson  " Very Tall "    
What might a good to great 20uF film/foil capacitor for a woofer.
for caps you might try Clarity CSA  for inductors you could try Solen , 1% tolerance