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I suppose what I'm facing with this amp is simply on the order of "Do this every few years, or at least check it." I bought this amp really cheap at a local audio meet, and asked no questions. Lately, I kept hearing static-like noise from time to time...and it was only getting worse. A preamp...

I got to the point on my Jensen resto/mod where I had all drivers mounted in one cabinet. Things still to do: install acoustic fill, add mass to the rear baffle...and later (maybe) change the lytics in the crossover to films. I lugged it to the main system and hooked the Jensen up in place of...

I got a Zhaolu D2.5 DAC used at an audio meet some time ago - a good deal. I've been using it to interface the TV's digital output with the preamp, but sound quality has been going south. So, I put the Luxman in its place, as the Luxman A-007 has an internal DAC, and the sound is now smooth as...

I was cutting and stripping the wires for the innards of the Jensen speakers I have been working on, and listening to a CD while doing it. I tried some exotic stuff an audiobuddy gave me, but it was difficult and stripping broke the wires too many times. Settled on Radio Shack Megacable, 16...

I was working on the front brake of my step-daughter's mountain bike this evening. As I usually do, I plugged in the 35-watt iron to put a bit of solder on the end of the cable, so that it would not fray. I laid down a sheet of cardboard so hot solder would not damage the shop rug (it's a...

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/may/19/vangelis-greek-composer-chariots-of-fire-blade-runner-dies

Here: https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Classic-Japanese-audio-brand-Onkyo-files-for-bankruptcy

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I happened to see these this morning, posted nine hours ago: https://stlouis.craigslist.org/ele/d/florissant-phase-linear-400-amps/7432622743.html

I got a CD in the mail yesterday from ebay - Tapani Varis, NSD 6011. I just have this goal to collect NorthSide Digital's entire catalog, and have 30 CD's to go. This particular CD is not likely to ever become a favorite, as it is Jew's harp music, but I did find this out: my preamp has a...

If your a fan of phase linear then your scratching your head just as I did. The former owner sent it to phase to have some work done to it and says he knew the main tech and has had some up grades done. No I haven't opened it up yet to see but when I do I'll post the pictures in comments below...

Some member of this forum should snap this up, but it seems to need TLC...

Damn pushbutton amp - I started a Ewetoob vid, and punched the "up" button, and punched the "up" button, and punched the "up" button. Then the soundtrack started. OW! Later, I was getting odd noises from the right hand speaker. Well, rats, it just had to be my all-time favorite speakers. I...

Now THAT is how I should have titled the thread I just posted. https://www.brooklynvegan.com/grateful-dead-gear-going-up-for-auction-including-jerry-garcia-guitar-wall-of-sound-components/

https://www.brooklynvegan.com/grateful-dead-gear-going-up-for-auction-including-jerry-garcia-guitar-wall-of-sound-components/

Back in Iowa at "Cornstock" in 2019, I was given a Medical-Grade Isolation Transformer. I got it home and ran some gear through it. It was noisy. Eventually, I suspected the SG44's, two of them, and found that they were thermistors intended to limit the initial inrush of current. They were...

This was early and BIG. https://www.synthmuseum.com/magazine/0102jw.html

I'd been using the Yamaha M-35 for a while in the living room system, but remembered how handy the Luxman was with its remote volume control. I put it back in, but then thought of keeping the M-35 in the system, and adding the Genesis speakers. In the end, I plugged the M-35's inputs into the...

The seasons are changing, and I'm getting the itch to get my main system back together. Working backwards from the Vandersteen speakers, the power amp is easy: the Proton AA-1150 it sings so well with. I did make up a bi-wire rig for the two. The choice of preamp is more open - I have an...

Given the untimely demise of my Cyrus 2 (one of the best-sounding amps I ever owned) I need a replacement. Sometimes it's best to look to your own resources, and I have this Arcam Delta 60. It sounds amazing, but the gain pot is off and on...mostly off. Every time I think I've got it working...