vonhakemarine
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| high end speakers? ... not sure what brands/model I perfectly understand why some people hate horns. But horns done right can be an extremely satisfying long term solution. For me: if I knock on the side of the cabinet and it sounds like a plywood box - I keep looking. This characteristic is ofte... | |
| Replacing 12AX7 to 5751 for pre-amp Be aware that you could raise distortion issues with certain circuits by this 12AX7 / 5751 substution. While electrically it may be benign, it is no assurance of optimum sonics. This info courtesy of circuit designer Ron Cornelius via Audio Classi... | |
| Your favorites amplifiers for their visual look ? Moth Audio! IGOR, DON'T TOUCH THAT LEVER!"We...belong...dead!" | |
| Speaker Recommendations for VAC Ren 30/30 Mk III You should be aware that this amp has a high power supply noise floor with high (100+) sensitivity speakers. My 30/30 mkiii signature puts a full 1.0 mV at my 105+ spl edgarhorn speaker terminals with the use of shorting plugs on the amp's inputs.... | |
| Output tube radiation exposure - thoughts? Certainly there MUST be a way to measure this with some sort of hand held style meter and put some real hair on this subject. I mean they already have specialized portable devices for measuring hazardous materials of all types in this day and age. | |
| Output tube radiation exposure - thoughts? Thanks for all the informative responses, especially the electronic history, and good listening to you all... | |
| How much weight can an upstair room can hold? Back in my more "recreative" days, I was renting the upstairs apartment of an old farmhouse and fell asleep in the living room while I was filling my waterbed. When I awoke (about 3 AM) the height of the top center of the bladder was above my wais... | |
| Local dealer cuts store in half says audio is dead Thank God for Audiogon. At least here, you can "Let your fingers do the walking". Living where there are NO dealerships and outrageous shipping expenses, this website and its brotherhood is an oasis. THAT'S keeping 2 ch audio alive for me. | |
| phono preamp crackling 1. Make sure your rca females are clean of all oxides.2. Ensure the IC's are gripping well. I was "sure" I had good IC's / connections and still had perplexing problems like yours until I got the outer casings of my rca's compressed a little (they... | |
| Horns and 2in Drivers You Bet! Edgarhorns: With JBL 2441 2" compression drivers w / tractrix horns made of turned poplar. ASC 40 uF cap with 4 ohm duelund resistor. Tempco silver wire. Still breaking in. WAF+++ | |
| Most Peaceful Music you've Heard or Own The three piece Bob James stuff works for me. No vocals. | |
| Does this animal exist? Great responses guys! Yeah, I've got quite a variety of 6SN7's (phono grade) and wanted to take advantage of this. If it was lacking a bit on gain, I really didn't care so much as the rest of system's gain capability could pretty well make up for ... | |
| Graaf GM20 and high sensitivity speakers - Hum? Have him try shorting plugs on the inputs of the power amp with the speakers connected. That should be the actual noise he is experiencing with the IC's and preamp out of the loop. If the noise persists, it confirms this is not a ground loop (and ... | |
| Why not cryo AFTER break in of product? Does break-in effect things on a molecular level? I would think so, at least to a minimal degree. | |
| Why not cryo AFTER break in of product? Rcrerar are implying that break-in does not effect the molecular level of the conductor? |