Hi all,
Got this figured out real quick when i opened the ear up to swap in new tubes: the tubes had been slightly dislodged during shipping. Either that or those stock tubes *really* sucked. I dropped in some Jan Phillips 5751's and this little box sings! I can't stop listening to records! Bass can be a little wooly at times but as the Ear warms up most of that gets corrected. This phono stage really sings and rocks. Music has never sounded so good in my house. Didn't even need to change the cartridge.
Thanks all for your generous help. Now to work on that RF...
Got this figured out real quick when i opened the ear up to swap in new tubes: the tubes had been slightly dislodged during shipping. Either that or those stock tubes *really* sucked. I dropped in some Jan Phillips 5751's and this little box sings! I can't stop listening to records! Bass can be a little wooly at times but as the Ear warms up most of that gets corrected. This phono stage really sings and rocks. Music has never sounded so good in my house. Didn't even need to change the cartridge.
Thanks all for your generous help. Now to work on that RF...