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by PeterK
Sun Jan 21, 2024 10:13 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Time to say...... Goodbye?
Replies: 59
Views: 5129

Re: Time to say...... Goodbye?

I have only just looked in here today after a long hiatus. I would love if the site continues but would understand why if it didn't. A meet up would be great. I went to one or two and thoroughly enjoyed them.well done for saving the site and I will look in more often.
by PeterK
Wed Jun 28, 2023 10:34 am
Forum: General
Topic: Hifi bargains
Replies: 5
Views: 486

Re: Hifi bargains

That is a real bargain. FYNE Speakers are very well regarded in the HiFi press. Hi all, I have not been active here for a long time. Possibly a decade. The site seemed to have taken over with computer audio matters and seemed to have ground to a halt, but I'm delighted to see that it is still going....
by PeterK
Sun Nov 19, 2017 7:30 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Cautionary tale about KT 88 tubes
Replies: 14
Views: 1531

Re: Cautionary tale about KT 88 tubes

New tubes are in since Wednesday, a matched quad set of KT 88s on foot sdiesel's recommendation, nice turntable and video too. They sound terrific but I think need running in. I am getting a very slight electrical humming noise through my left 2805, and I swapped cables but hum stayed put, so not th...
by PeterK
Sun Nov 12, 2017 4:15 pm
Forum: General
Topic: It didn't explode....... YET (aka niges amp)
Replies: 758
Views: 43591

Re: It didn't explode....... YET (aka niges amp)

Well done, I would have loved to have done this, maybe next time if you aren't put off! Those amps look the biz.
by PeterK
Sat Nov 11, 2017 6:16 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Cautionary tale about KT 88 tubes
Replies: 14
Views: 1531

Re: Cautionary tale about KT 88 tubes

Thanks to everybody for their advise and suggestions. Its been quite a strange week. I took the amp out to Bernard, Cloneys go to man for tube amps, and after testing it appears that the amp is fine, no burnt out resistors or capacitors, all wiring looking good, so it seems that the tubes are the pr...
by PeterK
Sat Nov 04, 2017 12:46 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Cautionary tale about KT 88 tubes
Replies: 14
Views: 1531

Cautionary tale about KT 88 tubes

As many of you know I have an Airtight ATM 2 stereo amplifier bought second hand ( thanks Dave F). For a number of years I have been running it successfully on the tubes supplied by Airtight originally but eventually they failed. I replaced with Electro Harmonix KT 88 tubes and just this summer one ...
by PeterK
Mon Jun 12, 2017 10:12 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Vinyl/Analogue Get together - Sunday 11th June
Replies: 49
Views: 3348

Re: Vinyl/Analogue Get together - Sunday 11th June

Another big shout out for Gerry, great afternoon, extremely interesting music and some serious kit, not to mention a great and fun bunch of fellow ....make your own choice!! I saying audio nuts,

Peter
by PeterK
Tue May 30, 2017 1:19 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Vinyl/Analogue Get together - Sunday 11th June
Replies: 49
Views: 3348

Re: Vinyl/Analogue Get together - Sunday 11th June

Hi Gerry,

Count me in. I have the Mofi One Step Abraxas record which may be of interest, Peter
by PeterK
Fri Jan 20, 2017 3:59 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Listening Clubs
Replies: 47
Views: 3830

Re: Listening Clubs

Thats great news, looking forward to whatever ( within hifi reason ) is cooked up!!
by PeterK
Wed Jan 18, 2017 3:10 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Listening Clubs
Replies: 47
Views: 3830

Re: Listening Clubs

Has everybody gone cold on this idea?