"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish)
06/28/2016 at 00:49 • Filed to: Audiositelock
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"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish)
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Repost for daytime people
I wound up ordering a solid state rectifier from TubeDepot.com, waited 5-7 business days for the USPS to throw my package over the border, and now I am the proud new owner of a lovely little 5AR4 equivalent SSR.
Looking cozy in its new home in the 1959 ST70.
The rectifier was our best guess for what was wrong, based on it being the only tube to not light up before the fuse would blow, and it was the correct guess. It’s crazy how much more efficient the SSR is, I have to turn the Sansui up several notches to achieve the same balance as before.
Heating up for the first time in a month or so, the Sansui underneath has been doing all the amplifying since then. It’s weird for 125wpc to feel like not enough power.....the Dynaco running the top end just makes the Kappas sound like completely different speakers.
There she is, biased and hot, running perfectly. I really love this sound system.
Next project -replacing the 9090DB’s tuner bulbs, and seeing if I have a potential time bomb green wire Dolby circuit board, or a relatively stable later black wire unit....
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> gmctavish needs more space
06/28/2016 at 01:57 |
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Neat
SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> gmctavish needs more space
06/28/2016 at 12:10 |
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Holy shit, I have the
exact same
Sansui at home!
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gmctavish needs more space
> SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
06/28/2016 at 12:22 |
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Oh wow, what are you running with it? I've learned these things are worth a surprising amount
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SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> gmctavish needs more space
06/28/2016 at 12:32 |
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Just some ancient shitty Bose satellite speakers and sub from the 80s. I only really use those speakers for reference occasionally. I mostly use the receiver as a phono preamp. My regular speakers are Dynaudio BM6A MKIs which are self-powered, so unless I get a good set of passive speakers, I’m not going to really be using it as an amplifier much.
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gmctavish needs more space
> SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
06/28/2016 at 16:04 |
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Oh fair enough. If you ever do get good speakers it could run, you'd enjoy it. I've spoiled myself with the Dynaco, but before I was bi-amping, I was quite impressed by the 9090