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| Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning @bydlo- for what it’s worth, the Monks brushes work really well on the Monks which runs at a higher rpm than something like the VPI. I don’t know what fluid you are going to use for pre-wash, but I’ve found that the velvet pad type, e.g. Disc Doct... | |
| Allnic H-3000 hum when mute button engaged. Calvin- quite a few threads on the subject. A lot of the rectifiers are cheap enough that you can try several for yourself and see what works best in your system. I am presently using a GEC U-52, have used a fat base first series Mullard (the earl... | |
| Allnic H-3000 hum when mute button engaged. Good catch. I didn’t even think of that. Hope that solves the problem.Then you can get down to the serious business of rolling rectifiers. :) | |
| Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning @bydlo - i have not added any surfactant/detergent to the water since I’ve been using the KL. When I got it, I was using Reagent Grade 1, which seemed to be a waste of money. Now I just use distilled in the US, but for a finish rinse on valuable o... | |
| Allnic H-3000 hum when mute button engaged. @dangcaonguyen - I agree that you should speak to seller first before you open up the unit or commit to spending money. May still be worth talking to Albert about your options. Perhaps it is a simple fix, but presumably that’s going to be out of t... | |
| Allnic H-3000 hum when mute button engaged. @lewm- you may already know this, but Bill Thalmann is authorized to work on the Allnic gear. And I agree, he is first rate. He restored a bunch of vintage gear for me that give me great joy in my second system. Nice man to boot. | |
| Allnic H-3000 hum when mute button engaged. if you reach out to Albert Porter, he may be able to help guide you, with all the appropriate disclaimers. Never heard of this problem, but dig mine. He might also be able to tell you the age- there was a running change on the unit roughly 5-6 yea... | |
| Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning @gbanderhoos-you raise some interesting points, starting with the actual operating frequency of your KL. I wonder how much variability there is among units in the field?We are told that 40Khz doesn’t cause damage, at least for relatively short dur... | |
| Borderpatrol Dac SE Thank you for replying, and promptly to boot! | |
| Borderpatrol Dac SE @emcdade- can you tell us what you've concluded after having had more time to run in the Border Patrol DAC?TIA. | |
| High End is Dead? Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?Hell no! | |
| Electrical - Romex Wiring and Other Recommended Enhancements You may know more than your electrician about audiophile needs- I’ve found this to be the case in the past. The electrician will (or should) comply with Code (as written in the local jurisdiction), but you can and should take a look at some of the... | |
| High End is Dead? Without getting into the socio-political aspects of this, maybe some new definitions are in order. With turntables at 80k and up, arms at say 10k+, top tier phono carts retailing at 10-15k (not that people pay full sticker), and the rest an almost... | |
| Keeping Spend Among System Proportional? I think you know the answer to that, don't you @pawlowski6132 ? What's your overall budget? What kind of sound are you chasing? Do you have a preference regarding speaker types, e.g., planar, dynamic, horn, etc? The amp and speaker relationship is... | |
| Sound differences between Copper and Aluminum Bus Bar Electrical Panels What’s interesting is, when my contractor went to source subpanels here in Austin for a "from scratch" install, the supply houses claimed they had Square D with copper buss bars, and upon examination, all were aluminum. When I was in NY metro, it ... |