1kitch
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| Difficulty with SoundStageDirect Interesting post from a former SSD employee who created an account esrlier this morning on a SH forum (don’ know how to post link) to provide a first person status update. Bottom line...you are not wrong. | |
| What's up with Soundstage Direct? SH forums have a couple of threads discussing this. Paypal and credit card disputes are the only known solution. They used to be my go to place...service was unacceptable for the last year or so and didn’t improve over time. | |
| 6sn7 tubes for Atma Sphere amp Does anyone know the respective 6sn7 tube cascode function relative to their positions for the MA-1 Mk 3.3 amps? | |
| Amps Atma-Sphere M-60 Mono blocks OTL design Dragonvibe...I noticed you referred to your "New" Atma-sphere Nirvana amps. They are not yet listed on Ralphs website. Would love to hear more about them, as well as your impressions, and comparison to your M60's.Gary | |
| Tube dampeners on ARC gear ... FREE TWEAK I also previously found that moving the rings to the uppermost top of each 6H30 to be the best position, and have also removed the rings from the power supply tubes (I have Ref 40 which utilizes 10 6H30 tubes, two of which are in the power supply,... | |
| Stillpoints Ultra SS Orientation Stillpoints recommends that the techonolgy pocket be oriented closest to the component which in the case of the ULTRA SS's, is with the narrow end up. However this is not always possible such as when using ULTRA 5's screwed direcly into a speaker.... | |
| Calling Lamm ML2.1 owners I replaced my 6AK5's last Saturday. Although I checked them on a Hickok tV7 last December and they tested fine, I recently aqured a Mighty Mite IV tester and the life test/emssions showed they were poor. They had been installed for several years w... | |
| Parallel? How do you set the VTA? A search for "tonearm spirit level" on ebay will likely provide you with what you are looking for. However, keep in mind that more often than not, a level is not level, and the spirit levels I am referring to on ebay have no means for adjustment e... | |
| TriPlanar Tips Lewm, I have not experienced cover machine screws, for example, loosening after being tightened, but have often found screws and feet loose and sometimes missing on new gear which is the basis for properly tightening everything. Properly tightenin... | |
| Turntable speed accuracy Solong's observations regarding play in the Raven motors feet is spot on. I utilize PTFE plumbers tape on the threads of the feet to eliminate the play and the metal to metal interface. I have since applied the tape to other applications in my sys... | |
| Best Tweak??? I posted my findings on utilizing PFTE Plumbers Tape on threaded connections such as equipment feet, stillpoints, etc., on the Triplanar Tips thread. Not sure why I never thought of this previously but it has turned out to provide very rewarding r... | |
| TriPlanar Tips I thought I would pass along my positive experiences utilizing plumbers PTFE tape on threaded connectors in case it is of interest to anyone. I typically tighten feet, visible screws, etc., on new gear when it arrives as I found that often they ar... | |
| Audio Dropping Out on Rega Apollo and Saturn I agree with Cableplex, as I had the same problem on my Apollo with long disc read times, audio dropouts and No Disc read errors, until it failed to function entirely. I applied a light coat of sewing machine oil to the laser tracks utilizing a q-... | |
| Krell KCT question I ran into this same problem a few years ago. The cable requirements are for all five pins hot, and Krell suggested to me the Pro Co line available at Sweetwater.com. However, it still won't work with just the cables. The way to turn on the amps f... |