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| Help With System hum, Please Postscript- I just took a quick online look- the unit has a ground lift switch, and also has adjustable gain for MC cartridges, so some of the issues might be addressed right there- but you may still have a bad tube or more -is the 'hum' in both c... | |
| Help With System hum, Please It is hard to tell from your description if the 'hum' is grounding or something else. I would try replacing the tubes- I don't know much about JJ tubes but assuming the unit uses standard 12ax7, 6dj8 or other small tubes, those are easy enough to ... | |
| Anyone modded a Steelhead? Lacee- I'll be interested to know if using the Lightspeed in lieu of the volume control on the Steelhead is an improvement. (I'm aware of the Lightspeed but never used one). Perhaps the difference in sound I experienced between fixed and variable ... | |
| Anyone modded a Steelhead? I had a Steelhead for approximately 6 years that I bought new. I used a variety of NOS tubes, very good power cord (K-S emotion) and experimented with the different inputs and settings. The best results were obtained by using it only as a phono st... | |
| Need a system for Chamber music--ideas? Brownsfan: given the nature of the material, Quads would be ideal. And not necessarily new ones. I've owned Quads since 1973, in various iterations, and still have an early pair of the original ESLs as well as a pair of Crosby modified 63's. I hav... | |
| Brand Longevity I still have one old ARC amp that I bought new in the mid-70's and quite a bit of old Quad gear, both electronics as well as speakers. All of it can be readily repaired, either by the factory (ARC, which even sent me new barrier strip terminals an... | |
| Crappy sounding "audiophile" LP's? I haven't listened to any of the Chesky vinyl in years, though I have a lot of the classical reissues. Does that company even still release in vinyl?My experience has been mixed- as my equipment got better and I kept buying more records, I found t... | |
| The Lawyers Have Taken Over Audio Jetrexpro~ at first, I thought your comment about the local stereo shop not reaching out to potential customers asked for too much. But, after thinking about it, there are all kinds of things a store could do, from supporting a small acoustic show... | |
| Enter The Raven The GT and 10.5 Thanks for the tip, Elinor. I will be doing more with the system in the near future, and will bookmark that.Best,bill hart | |
| The Lawyers Have Taken Over Audio Schubert- Long -winded, perhaps; a 'whine,' not at all (there was hardly any criticism or bitching about the guy, the industry or pricing); I don't understand the last part: 'some abcess (sic) on decency acquiring a trophy wife.' | |
| Enter The Raven The GT and 10.5 I think in that other thread re power cords on turntables, somebody mentioned the loan program at Cable Co. I don't know what the cost is if you ultimately don't buy the cables from them, but if you are going to spend any real money, i'd borrow th... | |
| The Lawyers Have Taken Over Audio We are hobbyists who actively pursue this stuff, post about it, trade information, and have a willingness to spend the time and effort to research and analyze the details. Most of you have experience, probably a lot of it and when you think about ... | |
| Enter The Raven The GT and 10.5 Do you have a spare 'fancy' cord that you can 'borrow,' say from a CD player, and compare to the generic?I'm using pretty good power cables for everything else, but have a relatively inexpensive power cord on the controller to the turntable right ... | |
| Mo' money. Mo' problems. Swamp~ a 2002 is a thing of joy. I fondly remember the small bumper Tii from what- 1973? They are tiny and spartan compared to the modern 'small' BMW. (I wouldn't turn away from a 3.0 CS either, but wouldn't want to pay to get it right). I'm a car... | |
| Mo' money. Mo' problems. Bonham- I think we've all been there, to one degree or another and I think there are several reasons for these 'road bumps':1. Our expectations are higher with fancier gear;2. Some of the gear is on the 'cutting edge' and is more prone to failure ... |