rodman99999
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| new experience with my passive preamp The reason the Placette Passive is hard to "characterize" is that It has no "character." That's the beauty of the piece: It's transparency(added and subtracting nothing/doing no harm). It just lets exactly what emanates from your source(good or ba... | |
| Using a Digital Multimeter for the first time Mr O- In my previous post I was stating the method that works for my Cary amps, not suggesting you try the same. There are too many variations on the bias adjusting theme to make generalities. Glad you found a method that works without the smoke i... | |
| Using a Digital Multimeter for the first time Give the amp at least 30 minutes(after turning back on) to stabilize before taking your readings. How do your leads connect to the amp? | |
| Using a Digital Multimeter for the first time You'll have to wait for the voltages to settle back down, if you are trying to measure your bias adjustments(regardless of how they are read). I use a Fluke digital and just push the 1/4" plug(Cary provided) into the jack with the meter turned on(... | |
| Mraconi B65 tubes? (http://www.tejastubes.com/NOSMarconiOsramB65MetalBase.htm) Mr M- You've found a 6SN7 that I've not auditioned as yet. I may have to sell an ounce of gold to try a pair. I hate it when that happens! Then again: Brit tubes are always too warm/eupho... | |
| noob toob question How do they leave thee? Let me count the ways: (1) The estimated life of some tubes is based on the heater element(just like a bulb filament). They burn out the same way. (2) Then there is the gettering- The shiny stuff either on the top or bottom... | |
| Audio Research REF2 MK 1 Vs. MK 2 The REF 2 MK II has 6) 6H30's, 1) 6L6, and 1) 5AR4. The only reason for a "tubey" sounding REF 2 MK I is "tubey"(microphonic) tubes. If the tubes are rolled for accurate/transparent, NOS 6922's, the sound will be also. Siemens and Telefunken CCa's... | |
| Antique Sound Lab Hurricane MK1 vs MK2 Carlsdg- Keep in mind everyone's tastes and systems are different. It would behoove you to try a pair, connected to the equipment you own, to determine your satisfaction with them. Further: The people that raved about them did so based on the desi... | |
| Which cables and ics allow the biggest soundstage? You don't mention what lengths are required in you system, which will make a HUGE difference in the price. I'm an absolute accuracy, sound staging, imaging, transparency freak. Thus far the best presentation I've found has been through Kimber's KS... | |
| Antique Sound Lab Hurricane MK1 vs MK2 The Hurricanes were, at one point(around 2003), "updated" by replacing the(eight per channel) .22uF/400V MIT(Reliable) MultiCaps with a paper in oil capacitor made by Illusion. Seems they lost their magic at that point. The builder has since seen ... | |
| 6SN7 tube GTA vrs GTB Having them tested for noise is VERY important/imperative if they are to be used in a pre-amp, mic or phono stage. MUCH less so in power amp circuits. | |
| 6SN7 tube GTA vrs GTB Hello Mr M: I suppose the value of those tubes would have to be judged by one's love for the sound of music. I thought nothing of spending $1300.00 for a pair of Kimber KS-1130s for the transparency they afforded me(two years ago), and $680.00 on ... | |
| "Budget" cable advice, please Almost anything will sound better than 20 year old Monster Cable. For what you are investing, Kimber Heroes(pre-owned) and 8TC would make you VERY happy. That's providing you are interested in transparency, and not a fuzzy/euphonic presentation. | |
| ARC Ref 3: Tung-Sol 6550 in power supply? That's what I inferred from your second post(describing what you were hearing). My own experience with the sound of live(and my love for it) has only been about 35 years as a musician/sound tech/electronics repairman and modder. Seems much of the ... | |
| Best way to add remote volume control to tube pre. The Placette Passive remote can be purchased for less than the Space-Tech unit on the used market and utilizes 1% matched Vishay resistors throughout. I'm certain if Space-Tech went to that expense(and attention to quality), they would advertise t... |