dmk_calgary
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| can you please help me around how to use my first tube amp? you will probably also need a cheap digital voltmeter - you can get them online - not sure of cost in Canada. Easy to bias the tubes, as the other posters have given great instructions. You can probably get the manual online and download and print... | |
| Why does pulling out main speakers from wall improve sound? the other thing you might want to try is angling the speakers at 45 deg instead of having them straight out from the rear wall. I have done that to reduce room reflections and standing waves. Works well in my small room. Moving them out from the r... | |
| When were the best tube amps made? I fixed up an ST70 and a PAS 5 many years ago. Just replaced all the resistors and caps. I thought it was bass-heavy in my system, but the midrange and highs were great. For the PAS, I replaced all resistors and caps and bypassed all the tone cont... | |
| Nobosound Springs @mattw73 - I found the same with the volume. I was at 3 o'clock, can easily add 10-20% now and the SQ remains the same - no blurriness or shouting.... | |
| Nobosound Springs I have Decware Zen Open baffle speakers - 8" full range drivers from Decware and also the cabinet design from Decware. I built the cabinets myself using the Decware design - v1 was a disaster, so I got my local lumber shop to cut the larger pieces... | |
| Temperature of water for ultrasonic RCM @fuzztone - why 30c? curious. Thanks @kgturner - was unaware of that. Thank you. Is the heat generated at the record surface by the water hitting it? Any idea of temp? thx | |
| Record collecting versus hoarding collector. I have about 1500 records, all sorted by artist. Multiple copies of BS&T2, Kind of Blue, Aja - just ordered the UHQR version - looking forward to hearing this because I love my Mofi Stan Ricker Aja, and have been waiting forever for... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Getz - Clef/Norgran Studio Sessions - great music - with Rob Brookmeyer - IMHO a VERY underrated player and arranger | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Lousy rainy weekend, so I listened to all 8 sides of Handel's Messiah. - in one sitting lol. It's an old pressing I got from a friend - I have 2 other box sets that I have not listened to. This was on Composer's Concept Series. The London Philharm... | |
| Amp Internal Wire This is TOTALLY subjective, based on what I did a few years ago. I re-wired and updated an old Dynaco Preamp - I forget the model number - PAS3? In any case, just for laughs, I replaced my SS pre-amp with the Dynaco, and was blown away by the incr... | |
| Record Seam Splits +1 lalitk - I use the Acoustic Sounds sleeves, but yeah, no paper sleeves. EVERY record goes through my RCM, some multiple times if they are dirty used ones. | |
| Albums you do not get...a plea for help and understanding Bitches Brew by Miles - still don't get it. I have found there are some albums I did not like on the first couple of spins, but let them sit a few weeks or months and another spin, and I find I like them. Except for BB. Still working on that one. ... | |
| Cartridge Force - Is a Little 'Over-Force' Okay? IMHO a bit too high. If the recommendation is 2gm, you will be 35% over the max. I would personally be happier with 5-10%. I run mine at .1gm over recommended. Its a Sumiko Blackbird and it got rid of guitar distortion on one track on one album - ... | |
| Cartridge Force - Is a Little 'Over-Force' Okay? IMHO a bit too high. If the recommendation is 2gm, you will be 35% over the max. I would personally be happier with 5-10%. I run mine at .1gm over recommended. Its a Sumiko Blackbird and it got rid of guitar distortion on one track on one album - ... | |
| Most Realistic Recordings - anything you can find on the Umbrella label - they did a couple of excellent big band direct to disc recordings with Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass - Miles Davis box set of "The Great Prestige Recordings" - 45 rpm, remastered by Stan Ricker ... |