elliottbnewcombjr
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| Help needed with Rattle in my floorstanding speakers. I tighten my drivers yearly, mine have removable backs and all drivers are fastened from within. Otherwise, you will need to remove them, I would do them all at once, perhaps adding bullet connectors in-line for easier access. If insulation... | |
| Is this describing a blown tube, or two blow tubes? tony, yes, I always post things that other's as well as OP might find interesting, and finding out about stuff is fun. I have hundreds of tubes, two of the GE Orange and Gray Porrtable Cases repair men brought to the home, and a few drawers full... | |
| Is this describing a blown tube, or two blow tubes? I didn’t look at the price of that accurate 151, that’s WAAAAYYYY to high. This one’s good price https://www.ebay.com/itm/404295487358?hash=item5e21e38f7e:g:O1YAAOSwWQtkZmoZ&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwC1YTf3n7cizsICFH96ltWjSy%2FjSjZHMVc6qVI%2... | |
| Advice on Speaker upgrade vs System Component Upgrade square rooms are difficult | |
| Do Your Speakers have LEVEL CONTROLS or EQUALIZERS? (Vintage or Modern) ??? After a few times, it get's very easy. 1. Image MUST be on the WEB, not on your computer. 2. Find Image on Web: right click it 3. 'Copy Image Address' (not copy image) 4. Here, in the window, top bar, click 6th ICON from the left: IMAGE 5. Po... | |
| Is this describing a blown tube, or two blow tubes? 1 What the helllll are you doing without your own basic tube tester? Verify a tester has a socket and tests your tubes if they are uncommon. sorted high price to low price https://www.hifishark.com/search?q=tube+tester accurate 151 (I have 157... | |
| Advice on Speaker upgrade vs System Component Upgrade I suggest you add the second woofer before you do room treatments. A stereo pair of subs is a very different experience than 1. | |
| It this a decent Phono setup? The Technics SP-25 with B500 base I wrote about above:: He is offering reduced price of $1,665. now if anyone interested https://www.ebay.com/itm/154483612017?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11304.m3112.l46401&mkcid=7&ch=o... | |
| Advice on Speaker upgrade vs System Component Upgrade Always go for better speakers first if your existing speakers aren’t ’I think I’m done’ No audition these days (in any case you need to hear them in your space), go for returns accepted’. ANY speaker, my recommendations: No ports, if so front o... | |
| $300-$500 Cartridge for Thorens TD-1601 Turntable Well, I think the Audio Technica AT540ML is the best starter MM cartridge https://www.audio-technica.com/en-us/cartridges/type/moving-magnet/vm540ml Advanced Microline Stylus Profile, better for both used and new LPs. Cost more than elliptical,... | |
| Simple question, probably stupid Good question, not stupid at all on, no signal needed, 60 hrs brent jesse https://www.audiotubes.com/ advises burning new tubes in for 60 hours, before listening, then judge how they sound. ........................................ my last or... | |
| How much hum is normal from a new tube amp The whole system was fine. Only thing changed was the amp which HUMS. Bad luck, Safest: RETURN IT, for refund, if it's a bad design the next one will hum. If they can convince you they can fix it, or a replacement will not hum, you have to decid... | |
| How much hum is normal from a new tube amp NONE. I have a few friends who tolerate 'some' hum. I tell them, something is wrong, find it or fix it. Years of 'some' hum later, they get it fixed, zero hum. ................................................. That amp says KT150 (you have a... | |
| Audio Research amp repair in New Jersey/New York My McIntosh, they mailed me the LEDs, I removed the faceplate, switched lamps (easy), done. My Vintage Yamaha, cover off, replace burnt lamps with new ones I bought on eBay, done. I stuck with 'wheat' incandescent, many people today convert to LE... | |
| DeHavilland Still in Business? She just built a tube preamp for my friend. He called her, they spoke, hit it off, she said yes, but it will take months, primarily waiting for the transformer she wanted to use to arrive. He (and I) are quite happy with it’s sound. We heard it ... |