response34
Responses from response34
| Best "Upgrades" to Jolida 202a The Jolida 202 uses basically the same circuit as the 302/502 (much different transformers) so any upgrades that work in these amps will also work in the 202. For a few critical upgrades, I recommend the following.1) Remove the volume and selector... | |
| Usher S-520 amp pairing Sfar is correct in that the 520's need some warmth upstream. With solid state gear, I would recommend heavy copper cabling throughout. If a subwoofer is going to be used, it would greatly balance out the range so the upper end will not come across... | |
| pacific valve&electric Pacific Valve is one of the only importers that stand behind the products they sell. I have had several Ming-Da preamps through here from Pacific Valve with no problems. I have no experience with the Doge preamp. | |
| Ming Da MC-3008-A2 Mono Blocks I have not heard the latest version but have a lot of experience with Ming-Da products and have heard several of these amps. The 300B driving the 805 is a special sound. It provides you with plenty of body and warmth as well as the dynamic control... | |
| Modification Nightmares As a modder, the first thing I tell people is if you are not happy with what you have, upgradding or modifying it will not turn in into something it's not. I also recommend people spend some time with a product in stock form before investing in wh... | |
| Jolida 1501RC with 6 or 4 ohm speaker... I have been running a 1501RC with a pair of large custom speakers I built 10 years ago. They are about a 2.5 ohm load and I would say they have over 15,000 hours together without a bit of trouble. The 1501 is still running the original tubes even. | |
| Hurricane DT If you are getting no bias reading even with a good tube in place, the first thing to check is the B+ fuse located inside the amplifier. If you remove the bottom cover, you will see a fuse on one of the relay boards, this is the B+ fuse. It should... | |
| Anybody heard of Girard turntables? The older Garradr table can bring a lot of vinyl enjoyment to your listening. As Mlsstl mentioned above, they often require some service work before being put back into use.If you do a search, you will find a few that offer servicing to these tabl... | |
| Antique Sound Lab Hurricane MK1 vs MK2 Hello Carlesdg I have listened to about 30 pairs of Hurricane amplifiers and spent a lot of time with every version manufactured. To try to answer your original question, the latest MKII is not that different sonically than the later MKI versions ... | |
| Really warm cables for Tube amps and others.... I think the key here is that he has found a synergy within his system that provides a presentation he is happy with without having to replace one of his main two components (amp or speakers). "Build your system for yourself, not the critics" | |
| Zen Adagios...outriggers? Yes, there are aftermarket outriggers available for the Adagio speakers. In fact, there is a pair for sale here at audiogon right now. Just type in Adagio. | |
| Polish for adagios? I have not read all the responsses so my apologies if it has been mentioned. The best thing to use on the Adagio speakers is car wax. Get a good micro-fiber cloth and you're all set. I have been using car wax on many piano finish speakers for year... | |
| ModWroght Capacitors OIMP capacitors are not to be confused with a typical "oil" capacitor. They have the speed, detail and articulation of a good poly film cap yet have the warmth and smoothness of an oil cap. Being in the industry and the fact that I use both Dan's ... | |
| Jolida JD-1000RC tube integrated amp I will start out by saying I have been a Jolida dealer for many years so I will not post an "opinion" rather just describe it as best I can. I hope this post is not out of line. The JD1000 can be described as a powerful EL34 sounding amplifier. If... | |
| Jolida 1000RC Tube ??? Chgolatin2 As newbee mentioned, you are probably safe at this point as long as you are able to measure a bias within the indicated range (40mV +/- 5). If there was a problem within the amp, you would not be "working fine now". If you took out a c... |