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| Total cost of ownership - how to reduce it In general output tubes have the shortest lifespan, so changing to an amp with less tubes would cut your cost and maintenance time. Using fans should reduce temperature and greatly extend component life. The heart and soul of any component is its ... | |
| Has anyone heard avalons vs audio physic I also heard the two speakers and I agree with Teajay and Ryder, but with the Nuforce amps I would go with the Indra. They are a more forgiving, a romantic sounding speaker as compared to any Audio Physic speaker, it's all about system matching. W... | |
| When to recap? I would also recommend replacing all of the electrolytics, I replace them whenever newer and improved models become available, from my experience the difference is staggering. | |
| McIntosh C 2300 vs BAT VK-52SE/51SE Greg,To do this job you would need a desoldering gun, I use a Hakko 808, for the money you can't go wrong. It took me years to master this tool, in fact I am still learning to use it. The best is to buy the kit that has almost all that you need, I... | |
| McIntosh C 2300 vs BAT VK-52SE/51SE Greg,First off I would recommend that you stay with just one brand, in this case both manufacturers offer a complete line of products so you're lucky.I can only speak about the BAT gear so hear goes. To get the most out of their preamps that have ... | |
| 6C33C-B tubes Jedinite24,I got them from a small local dealer who got them from New Sensor, in the past whenever a group of us were in need of tubes we made a bulk purchase to get a lower price. I've haven't bought these tubes in a while, I have bought hundreds... | |
| 6C33C-B tubes Check the New Sensor site and click tube specs/FAQ, there are some great info here. I would recommend buying from a person who gets their matched tubes from them. I have BAT tube amps and get matched 6C33B tubes from New Sensor, I re-match the tub... | |
| Amp ventilation question I group of us all bought an amplifier of Japanese origin, I was the only one that installed fans, and my unit lasted about 2-3 times longer than the rest of them before the caps failed. So I strongly recommend installing the fans for proper cooling. | |
| New KT150 tubes? Xti16The tubes were right out of the box, it could be the input tubes you were using may not be a good match for the KT-120. I just heard the V110 today with the KT-150 tube, again the results were spectacular. We used the Gold Lion 12AT-7, but pr... | |
| New KT150 tubes? Xri16 just heard the KT-150 the other day on a Octave RE-290, compared to the KT-120 is like comparing a Rolls Royce to a Toyota. Surpasses the KT-120 in every way. A more extended bandwidth with a blacker background, bigger and deeper soundstage,... | |
| I need help diagnosing a sibilant problem on vinyl I agree with all the above, and also add if the turntable itself is properly level on all planes and on a solid platform, and do use a record clamp to better couple the record to the platter. Dougdeacon is it possible to get a list of those record... | |
| Dedicated Power Lines Minorl,What is your take on the reason why you should put all your audio equipment on one leg and putting all your noisy devices on the other to avoid noise transfer. My understanding is a electrical device sucks electricity in and it's a one way ... | |
| Dedicated Power Lines My recommendation comes from years of testing different electrical setups, wiring techniques, components etc., everything you have read here on audiogon I've tried and countless more. The key question here is what actually works, have you actually... | |
| Dedicated Power Lines I totally agree with MinorL every electrician I've worked with and talked to all say the same thing. This topic has been going on for years where other electricians have said more or less the same thing. I recall one electrician was so frustrated ... | |
| Power Cords - Just Say Yes I would say the first step would be to upgrade what's behind the wall. Like in plumbing, you start with bigger pipes and you go down in size when you reach your fixture. So if you use a bigger gauge power chord and the wire behind the wall is a sm... |