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| Ray Samuels Nighthawk F117 MM/MC I realized that this is an old thread but I just want to comment real quickly because I had bought a Nighthawk a few years back (mainly as a backup to my primary phono stage in case it ever had problems, an EAR 834p, which has never had a problem ... | |
| The Hub: Futterman H3: Seen one lately? @Rdiiorio - I was just kidding with you, man. Hence my :P emoticon.Your stating the truth made me a little envious, but in a totally harmless way. Peace. | |
| All of a sudden getting a hum in my system? Hey Montgomery - your troubleshooting steps are very sound (plugging the Chinook into your buddy's system). I hope you resolve the problem soon. Please update us when you nail down what the exact problem turns out to be. | |
| TriPlanar Tips ***UPDATE***Hey Atmosphere, I removed the entire arm. That big old screw underneath the VTA tower was not loose (there was no play), but I applied just the slightest bit of tightening pressure, just for good measure.Also, I completely removed the ... | |
| The Hub: Futterman H3: Seen one lately? Haha, Rdiiorio. Nobody likes a show-off. :P | |
| TriPlanar Tips @Lewm, Wrm57, and Doug Deacon - thanks for the confirmation. Something is definitely amiss with my arm in this case.@jfrech - when the screw is tight on my VTA tower, I can still turn the knob about a quarter inch, but it comes to a halt pretty qu... | |
| All of a sudden getting a hum in my system? I agree with Jmcgrogan2. You probably are looking at a grounding issue (or possibly some other weird thing on the circuit).If all was well with the Chinook for three months and you have not moved anything around in the system (because, if so, perh... | |
| TriPlanar Tips Great thread (although it did seem to go off into some weird directions at times). Thanks to all who have participated, especially Thom Mackris, who still keeps a flame burning on his site for the Tri-Planar (with lots of helpful instructions).I'v... | |
| Pass Labs XA30.5 with Dynaudio Confidence 5 +1 on what Missioncoonery said. That amp is NOT for those speakers.In fact, what Arned said is spot-on too. Those speakers were meant for serious watts that increase as your ohms go from 8, to 4, to 2. I would not even put a solid state amp on tho... | |
| Musical Fidelity A1 experiences Yeah - I dont think this new A1 has a pot. It may be using some buffer / digital-relay type of contraption.The old A1 was pretty famous for some reliability problems. My instinct is that Antony Michaelson is not as much of a cheapskate nowadays, g... | |
| Components that you regret parting with? Lots of components, very few regrets. Here are the ones that I definitely regret selling, though I doubt I will ever re-buy them:Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista 3D CD playerMarantz 8b (VAC reissue from the 90s)Gryphon Diablo integrated amp (regret was l... | |
| Musical Fidelity A1 experiences Just want to weigh-in on this thread a bit.I picked up the newer version of the A1 recently, and I'm really liking it on my Quad ESLs (I use the originals). Value-wise this is a superb buy. Comes with a USB input and an MM phono stage. Original ci... | |
| Quad 989 repair - California Interesting that Nick at True Sound advised you to sell them. I was in his store / shop about 6 years ago, and he had some Quad 63 ESLs on his bench that he was repairing. Perhaps he is not messing with Quads anymore.Try user 'Kentaja' from Electr... | |
| The best integrated amplifier Given your need for power (150+ watts) and your desire for solid state, I'd say you should go with the Gryphon Diablo, the Gamut, the Dartzeel, the OLD jeff rowland integrateds, or the Pass Labs. I've heard good things about the Coda units also, b... | |
| The Hub: Futterman H3: Seen one lately? Very cool article on this interesting corner of hi-fi history. OTL amps are definitely the underbelly of our hobby, and having Gizmo proselytizing their beauty (in conjunction with his worship of Futterman as the intellectual Godfather of this amp... |