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Van den Hul VDH1000 Monobloc Amplifiers - HELP
No misuse... I blame bad design... 
What happened to ACA Audiophile Club of Athens ?
Thank you Michael...Dew ;-) 
What happened to ACA Audiophile Club of Athens ?
I hope the new site will be a bit more refined... I am not fond of the current temporary one... 
Is the B&W 600 series a good value?
I use the Series II 603 B&W speakers. They are good regarding their price class. The new series looks great but I never heard them. Reading your post above I think that you can safely buy the speakers. Just remember, like Tpreaves said, they w... 
This is a silly hobby.
Think about this:Your cables wont be out-dated in 6 months time...! Now beat that with PC technology... 
Tips for cleaning Zyx airy 3
"Lonestarsouth is wrong btw. Nobody needs to accept a dirty stylus and it's easy to keep your stylus clean with the Magic Eraser per swampwalker's post."Excuse me!! 
Tips for cleaning Zyx airy 3
Yes and no. I have accepted the fact that my Dynavector Karat will get dirty. I use an ONZOW Zero Dust stylus cleaner. I dont get worried about macro dirt accumulation - I rather leave it just like that before risking damage to the delicate unit. ... 
"Ever happen to you" strange electronics
I had an amp that did just that. And the problem just went away... strange indeed. 
Which 12AX7 tubes for EAR 834P phono stage?
The sound might even out with the B&O rig. I use Mullard tubes in my 834P Signature.When using a MC cartridge I would suggest a higher spec external step-up transformer for the MC input. I run a Fidelity Research FRT-3 that levels out the lush... 
SP10 Mk II vs Mk III
Lewm, I am sure I can make a copy of my SP-10 mkII service manual. I got it with the machine in the box. 
SP10 Mk II vs Mk III
Isnt there a proper service manual for the SP-10 mkII on the web? 
SP10 Mk II vs Mk III
"Lonestarsouth, What did you do re the on/off button, when you had the chassis painted? Did you leave it in brushed chrome? That would look cool."Yes. I left it original. The Technics factory original black SP-10 mkII also had the button in alumin... 
SP10 Mk II vs Mk III
"Also, regarding restoring the deck - I don't think I'm so perfectionist to pay 500 pounds to restore the surface of the deck. I was thinking of something on the order of an auto body place - something where I could tape up everything except the t... 
Output tube radiation exposure - thoughts?
Honest1 & ViridianThe Rotel is just a temporary measure. I used to have a great audiophile amplifier but I had to give it up do to certain reasons. I also had a set of QUAD mkII amps in the past - they were awesome. Viridian, the chassis is go... 
Output tube radiation exposure - thoughts?
Case settled then? Good... now I need to get myself a tube amp again... I have a nice 6C33C project that is progressing to slowly for my taste- need to have a stainless steel chassis CNC'ed. I like tubes!!