zaikesman
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| tube smoke-caused by what?? The burning might not be the tube itself, but a passive component like a resistor at the tube base, caused by the bad tube (which likely cannot be biased correctly). If you caught it quickly enough, the amp might be OK, but watch things closely fo... | |
| Transports not important any longer? As has been pointed out before, Theta, the originators of separate transports/DAC's for CD, no longer manufacture a CD-based transport - their current models all utilize DVD-based mechanisms, and they feel that these are better even for Redbook CD... | |
| power/impedence reciprocity This topic prompts me to finally ask a question that's been bubbling under my hat for years. Why is it, factors of preference aside, that both a SS amp that comes close to "doubling down" and a tube amp that doesn't can basically get the same job ... | |
| Kharma Ceramic 1.0 speaker with Atma Sphere Amps ? This thread begs the question of why Ralph Karsten, who was one of the first to use the 6C33C in any configuration, let alone OTL, that I can remember, stopped making those models to go with the 6AS7 exclusively in his Atma-Sphere OTL amps. He mus... | |
| It's a Bad Movie, But It Was Fun to Watch Anyway 61, there are books devoted to the catagory of bad/fun to watch films - try Michael Weldon's Psychotronic Encyclopedia - and we're talking way beyond "Congo" or "From Dusk to Dawn"! Maybe you're just referring to big-budget Hollywood flicks, but t... | |
| An unscientific poll: How often are you happy? Going through all these great responses makes me want to clarify a little something about my original post: I didn't mean to imply that the remaining percentage of the time (about 85% in my case) that we are apoplectic or despondent - merely that ... | |
| how many have a WAF? Tireguy, don't go crazy and do anything we wouldn't do! My girlfriend and I have been a couple since '95, living together since '98. She says it's my money, so it's my business. She doesn't care about sound too much, but does prefer tubes. Mostly ... | |
| "DIY" Salamander Synergy 40/Twin 40 Audio Rack.... I just ordered my Twin 40 in maple/aluminum with the Saturn locking casters (6), which will provide 8 adjustable internal shelves (4 per side) plus the 2 double width top and bottom fixed shelves, which will accomadate a total of up to 12 componen... | |
| Seeking advice from the SL1200 fan s Jimbo, how could a platter form part of the stator? The platter must rotate by definition. BTW, Rockport 'tables are direct drive, and are said to be the world's best. Obviously, this doesn't imply anything about the Technics machine, but it does ... | |
| Really dumb question about Atmasphere amps Tim, go to the "Manufacturer List" area of A-Gon for links. | |
| Getting mold or mildew off old record jackets #1: I was just going by your above statements which implied you hadn't previously tried what you were recommending.#2: What sort of jacket (how old, how glossy, etc.) did you use for your experiments?#3: Removing the mildew (and storing in dry con... | |
| Seeking advice from the SL1200 fan s Kenny also recommended that I try the X5, but I wound up spending more and getting a B-M Glider M2 from Bob at the Elusive Disk, who I felt was the best to deal with. Various input I got said it was the best in the around $600 range (w/trade), and... | |
| Getting mold or mildew off old record jackets Rwear, see if the same thing happens if you spray with water and wipe. Or alcohol in solution. Or ammonia in solution. (This is what's known as a controlled experiment.) It's the elbow grease that's important, along with the universal solvent, H2O... | |
| SS amps. Why so much power? Hey Sean, I have never doubted the truth of the position you are laying out here - for your stated purposes only. And I'm glad your hearing is still intact (though I didn't quite need the full auditory report - I was making a j-o-k-e). Now the onl... | |
| Seeking advice from the SL1200 fan s Sorry, second sentence, first word should have been "overhang", of course. Sean, when I get the damper, I'll post my experience. My own theory about Merrill's observation would be that damping may attenuate some tonearm ringing, which might seem (... |