wheezer1
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| Weakest Link in my system... Power Supply, DAC, or... Greetings r, Power supply and then room treatment/acoustics. The order is not important. I've rebuilt/redesigned the PS in my amps and preamp including custom wound tranny and chokes. Fortunately, I have the technical skills. Huge improvement a... | |
| Vandersteen Quatro Wood CT No, you still must go through the setup as it comes down to a relationship between 100Hz and 1KHz for the -3db down point. A rather simplified but not so accurate example/explanation of the process.The owner's manual will detail the process. As me... | |
| Vandersteen Quatro Wood CT Greetings Referee1, I've had the original Quatros - pre-wood days for decades. Yes, the M5-HP is necessary for the Quatros proper functionality. Every time I roll an amp into my system, I go through the setup process. Signal generator > M5-H... | |
| Hi end Audio Club for Southeast Florida Greetings Bernie, I too will be in touch via email as I'm a local here. Cheers, -W | |
| Suggestions for Preamp Tubes Amperex 6922, 7308 white label. Tele's are fabulous also. All Gold pins. | |
| Audible Illusions Modulus 3A problems Greetings, If tube rolling between sockets or a different pair of tubes does not solve the problem then It's most likely the stepped attenuator. Yes it's a well known problem from years past. I don't recall the brand but they're pretty expensive.... | |
| Audible Illusions Modulus 3A noise Hi Kevin, Yes that's a good sign. The AI is dead quiet with tubes in decent shape. A bad hum 'usually' indicates a bad transistor whose noise does not travel. EH will last a bit longer, but not nearly as long as Voshkod,OTK, Rocket Logo etc. En... | |
| Audible Illusions Modulus 3A noise That sounds like a bad tube. You can try cleaning the sockets and pins first tho. If you plan to keep your AI in stock form, I suggest only using Russian tubes, Sovtek or the 1975 Voskhod 6N23P. Do NOT try any others especially not an NOS type ... | |
| Doozy of an amp question I've worked on a couple of stereo tube amps, one was a Mac. Never again as was pointed out, the weight is killer. If you wish to re-tube the Mac, that's 8 power tubes. There's an old adage. SS amps will require x times the cost of a tube amp for ... | |
| Audible Illusions M3 Greetings, The mono/stereo switch could be the culprit. It's the push-button on the left of the front panel, second one in. Possibly the mute switch. Depress them many times gingerly. I've been repairing and referbing the AI pre line for over 1... | |
| Audible Illusions Modulus 3A troubles Hello Kevin, Happy to hear the seller will return it to functional state. Please understand you cannot use ANY NOS tubes in an unmodified AI. You'll be good with the aforementioned Russian tubes. Regards, -W | |
| Audible Illusions Modulus 3A troubles Greetings, It sounds like the push-buttons, one or more. Push them several times and try that. Then use compressed air. Then Deoxit. Less likely is the selector but spin that gently. Even less likely are the tubes. Post pics or contact me via ... |