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| Coupling cap upgrade possibilities for VTL? Thanks Jcbtubes, and Khaki8 for emailing, to let me know the caps are made by Audio Note UK. I am not thinking of doing the jobs DIY myself, but using a local tech instead of sending the amps off to VTL across the country. At the moment I'm thinki... | |
| The Worst Speaker you have ever heard. At least Al can pronounce the word "nuclear"...(Hey Peter,is it Olympics time again already? Seriously though, Shrub is a highly, umm, entertaining speaker - wouldn't trade him for a real president unless the going got tough...oops... ;^)The worst... | |
| How to respond to those who say it's not a hobby? Unsound, by that definition, snapping one's carrot could be a hobby... :-) | |
| Coupling cap upgrade possibilities for VTL? Yes, I worded that badly by saying "vintage" - the 185's are a current model, and no filter cap upgrade from the factory is possible or offered. What they offer right now are just the coupling caps, and the fuse arrangement is made more robust for... | |
| Tubes with Thiel CS-3.6's? has anyone had success? Well, that was just the ad, not the literature. And since this bass driver is smaller and seems to be the one from the 1.6, I wouldn't doubt that it presents a kinder load. But the fact that it is being called upon to extend lower in frequency ran... | |
| VTL 750 Reference multicap upgrade to infinicaps ? Marakanetz, I believe that all VTL Reference amps have been produced only with the Signature transformers, no upgrade possible...Germanboxers, when I spoke with Luke Manley about their coupling cap upgrade for my 185's, he talked about the Infinic... | |
| Coupling cap upgrade possibilities for VTL? Marakanetz, I don't believe VTL has a filter cap upgrade for amps of the 185's vintage. I have been told by some that the resistors could be improved...Khaki8, I've not heard of this kind before, so thanks for the suggestion - but is "Sudio" the c... | |
| VTL 750 Reference multicap upgrade to infinicaps ? Mejames, I swear, I really didn't see this thread before I posted my one above...great minds and all that! :-) Best of luck, I'll be checking back... | |
| Tubes with Thiel CS-3.6's? has anyone had success? Unsound: Strike that sentence about the 2.4 redesign seeming to be merely an "intermediate holding action"! I just realized something I had missed before in the ad - the woofer is listed as only being 6.5" instead of 8" as in the 2.3 (and 2.2), so... | |
| Best used dac under $2000 The tweaks I've made to this basic front end are, in chrono order: Added a Monarchy DIP 24/96 in between; fed everything balanced AC (from the Power Wedge Ultra that replaced the older, non-balanced PW I had been using); switched from taking the D... | |
| Monitor selection Lawbadman, you'll be happy to know that Duddley and I have kissed and made up offline...Although I've used similar amps with the MMG's before, and suspect it would be a decent/appropriate match, I'm not in a position to tell you anything about the... | |
| $4500 amp beat out the Tenor OTL in the latest TAS Hey, I'd buy from a manufacturer named "Funk Tonstudiotechnik"...Not that I can really know what goes on, but I would point out that the mags also often ignore reviewing some of the most expensive models from some well-known companies. This might ... | |
| Best used dac under $2000 Interesting conversation...although I don't invest much in pursuing SOA digital, since my collection is mostly vinyl, last year I decided that I should check out something newer than my trusty Theta DSPro Basic IIIa (fed from a Pearl transport), a... | |
| Please help - system "brightness" problem I would say to follow Neil's advice and give your new speakers a couple weeks' worth of regular use (if you haven't already) before starting to worry. Speakers exhibit both electrical and mechanical break-in periods, to my mind. From what I know o... | |
| What goes where? Question: If you obtain another cheapie powerstrip, would you be able to reach another outlet on another circuit? If so, it might be worth throwing the TV over there. Otherwise, I don't think it will really matter too much how you do this, because... |