What did you do to your stereo rig today?

Reagan · January 28

I don't doubt it. My memory is not so crisp these days.

stangman67 · January 30

Installed a wall mounted lamp for my turntable for those dark listening sessions. Just need to do something about that cord

GlennDog · January 30

From the Lampizator Baltic-3 / 4 user manual ...
Our main music tube - excellent in-Directly Heated Dual Triode 6SN7GT contributes 80% to sound quality and you can use 6SN7 with any additional letters in the name code, as well as 6H8C from Soviet production.

I acquired these about 10 years ago, rolled them On ‘n Off into my (now sold) Cary SLP-98 . ...
and I’m not getting any younger

Very detailed w/ strong bass. Works well in my rig. ... they’re here to stay (for the foreseeable future)

Almost 78 years young and A Rock’n !

invalid · January 30

GlennDog wrote: »

From the Lampizator Baltic-3 / 4 user manual ...
Our main music tube - excellent in-Directly Heated Dual Triode 6SN7GT contributes 80% to sound quality and you can use 6SN7 with any additional letters in the name code, as well as 6H8C from Soviet production.

I acquired these about 10 years ago, rolled them On ‘n Off into my (now sold) Cary SLP-98 . ...
and I’m not getting any younger

Very detailed w/ strong bass. Works well in my rig. ... they’re here to stay (for the foreseeable future)

Almost 78 years young and A Rock’n !

I wonder if you can use the Mullard cv181 tubes in the Lampizator?

stangman67 · February 3

Bought a bunch of MOFI record cleaning products and have been listening for many hours.

Took a cool pic with the Neon on and Hue setup

nooshinjohn · February 3

Thanks you for not including the obligatory photo of dirty feet when kicking back from the sweet spot.

Great looking room.

bcwsrt · February 3

Very nice room!

stangman67 · February 3

Thanks guys! It’s certainly a fun place to hang out. If you look closely on the couch, my two listening buddies are there too. They also love to hang out in the room!

skipshot12 · February 3

stangman67 wrote: »

Bought a bunch of MOFI record cleaning products and have been listening for many hours.

Took a cool pic with the Neon on and Hue setup

I think they’re requesting free bird…

GlennDog · February 3

invalid wrote: »

I wonder if you can use the Mullard cv181 tubes in the Lampizator?

My notes say . . . Yes!

invalid · February 3

GlennDog wrote: »

invalid wrote: »

I wonder if you can use the Mullard cv181 tubes in the Lampizator?

My notes say . . . Yes!

I kinda figured it would, Lampizator overbuild their power supplies.

GlennDog · February 3

invalid wrote: »

GlennDog wrote: »

invalid wrote: »

I wonder if you can use the Mullard cv181 tubes in the Lampizator?

My notes say . . . Yes!

I kinda figured it would, Lampizator overbuild their power supplies.

It’s a phenomenal DAC. …
this weekend, I’ll be setting aside my Buchardt’s for a while and reconnecting the Salk HT2-TL‘s .... and a couple of weeks after that I’m going to remove my Cary preamp and run the Lampi as a DAC/pre.

Presently, there’s 2 vol controls in the mix. That can’t be good. As good as the the Cary is, eliminating it might be beneficial . . . That’s the goal, in an attempt to downsize.

engie490 · February 4

Found a Counterpoint SA2000 on eBay and took a chance. The good…looks like it was modded by Alta Vista with upgrades to almost all of the caps. Even the rectifier was upgraded. 8 pairs of RCAs were replaced. All of the solid state buffer circuitry was pulled as well. Based on the old Alta Vista website, someone dropped a couple grand on the mods. Came with original box and manual to boot. The bad…it has a hum in the output.

VR3 · February 4

Thing looks great! It looks like it has the star wars prologue included on the circuit board as well!

jbreezy5 · February 4

Bought a half-width chest of drawers to store audio cables and other audiophile accessories.

VR3 · February 4

Man it may be time to clean the closet if you have that much in hand lol

ken brydson · February 4

VR3 wrote: »

Man it may be time to clean the closet if you have that much in hand lol

Hold my beer....

jbreezy5 · February 4

VR3 wrote: »

Man it may be time to clean the closet if you have that much in hand lol

You’re the one whom told me to buy all this Schiit! 😂

treitz3 · February 4

LOL....'bout spit my drink out when I read that!!!

Awe, chit son!

Tom

VR3 · February 4

Well, if this is true, then you need to throw out the cabinet and upgrade to a storage unit!

jbreezy5 · February 4

^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^
Nuff said, lol

michaeljhsda2 · February 4

Installed this GFCI with manual reset in case there's a loss and sudden return of electricity to my tube amp.

https://www.amazon.com/TRC-14650006-6-Shockshield-Protection-Unmonitored/dp/B000XVG72G

jdjohn · February 7

jdjohn wrote: »

A while ago, I bought a Denon DP-3000 turntable that ended-up having erratic speed fluctuations. Finally got around to doing a PCB refresh with 13 new transistors, and 9 new electrolytic caps.

Testing afterwards has been very successful!

I posted about this setup before, with the goal of having a Micro Seiki MA-505L (12") arm mounted on the large Denon DK-110 plinth

Even after replacing 22 PCB components, I still had speed fluctuation issues with this unit. Generally, I had been following guidance from this website: https://www.leson.org/the-denon-dp-3000-project-unidentified-fulfilling-object/

During my remove-and-replace exercise of electrolytic caps, and the main board transistors, with recommendations obtained from the leson.org website (previously referenced), there were three transistors curiously omitted - the (3) 2SC1222 transistors. So, I left the old ones in place, thinking they must not play a significant role in speed regulation.

Then, after replacing the 22 board components (call it 23 since I also replaced the TA7061AP IC chip), and still not having success in regulating the speed, and with nothing to lose, I ordered three of the 2SC1222 transistors @ $2USD/each, plus shipping. While removing the remaining three transistors, one of the circular soldering pads partially lifted off the PCB, and about 1/3 of the 'circle' broke-off. Fun! Luckily, I have a few PCB repair supplies from circuitmedic.com, and a tiny piece of bonding film got things sorted. I highly recommend their products.

Anyway, after replacing those (3) 2SC1222 transistors, the speed has now been stable!

I guess it figures that after replacing 23 other components before this, it was these last 3 that actually fixed the problem (hopefully!).

Who knows which particular component, or combination thereof, actually fixed the issue, but obviously I'm glad it is now working properly, and holding steady speed. I did a lot of research on the web trying to figure this out, but it seems there is no clear-cut, consistent solution for speed issues with this generation of Denon DD turntables. What solves the issue with one unit will not necessarily solve it for another unit, so it becomes somewhat of a shotgun approach.

Funny story: in my frustration and haste, before resolution, I placed a bid on eBay for a DP-2000 (with quartz-controlled speed), and wouldn't ya know it...I won. I've been practicing this as my speech to my wife. What do you think?

bcwsrt · February 7

That’s a serious-looking plinth. 😳

Congrats on what sounds like a pretty comprehensive refresh/rebuild. Beautiful unit!

jbreezy5 · February 7

Love those Denon ‘tables.

jdjohn · February 7

Thanks, and good-eye on the plinth. It's a Denon DK-110 plinth, which was their 'big-body' plinth - able to accommodate longer tonearms. In that generation of Denon decks, there was the option to mix-and-match direct-drive motor units with their plinths/bases.

In this setup, I installed a Micro Seiki MA-505L arm, which is basically a 12" arm.

pitdogg2 · February 8

invalid wrote: »

GlennDog wrote: »

From the Lampizator Baltic-3 / 4 user manual ...
Our main music tube - excellent in-Directly Heated Dual Triode 6SN7GT contributes 80% to sound quality and you can use 6SN7 with any additional letters in the name code, as well as 6H8C from Soviet production.

I acquired these about 10 years ago, rolled them On ‘n Off into my (now sold) Cary SLP-98 . ...
and I’m not getting any younger

Very detailed w/ strong bass. Works well in my rig. ... they’re here to stay (for the foreseeable future)

Almost 78 years young and A Rock’n !

I wonder if you can use the Mullard cv181 tubes in the Lampizator?

Yes as it is a 6sn7. CV181 designation means "civilian valve 181" just like the military VT designation for tubes.

stangman67 · February 10

Picked up this MOFI pressing of “Brother in Arms”. Enjoying it on this Friday morning as my leave dwindles down

nooshinjohn · February 10

Where are you stationed?

stangman67 · February 10

Norfolk, headed to United States Fleet Forces Command. Just transitioned off my department head rides (Surface Warfare Officer)

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