I switch on everything, including leaving the TT running at least 1 hour before playing.I like tubes but I can get a bit of audio worry. Like, I put my system on, but it takes some hours before I actually listen. By that time it sounds great but I have wasted some tube hours also. Maybe some of you recognize this pattern. Especially with costly NOS.
Gotta love love… hope this is a lasting stint Milan, it’s bad when they tease you.Wow ! I am in love again. It's like hooking up with an old girlfriend or ex wife, familiar but also new and excitingWe have been at it 9 hours today, the Io and i. I can't remember the last time i wanted to do it that long ! She handles everything i can trow at her with dignity, grace and agility and still sounds sexy and commanding. Leonard Cohen, The Dubliners, Sparks, ZZ Top, Earl Scruggs, The Notting Hillbillies, Springsteen and Emmylou sweet Emmylou Harris, that voice just draws me in like a Siren. Playing balanced out without preamp today, a little less drive in the bass, but quite a bit more transparency, tons of details, layering of bass and drum lines without losing the intonation of voices and tone of instruments. Let’s see how long she can go before disappointing me and breaking down again !
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Wow ! I am in love again. It's like hooking up with an old girlfriend or ex wife
Yes ! All of them !So you do love your ex
Wow ! I am in love again. It's like hooking up with an old girlfriend or ex wife, familiar but also new and excitingWe have been at it 9 hours today, the Io and i. I can't remember the last time i wanted to do it that long ! She handles everything i can trow at her with dignity, grace and agility and still sounds sexy and commanding. Leonard Cohen, The Dubliners, Sparks, ZZ Top, Earl Scruggs, The Notting Hillbillies, Springsteen and Emmylou sweet Emmylou Harris, that voice just draws me in like a Siren. Playing balanced out without preamp today, a little less drive in the bass, but quite a bit more transparency, tons of details, layering of bass and drum lines without losing the intonation of voices and tone of instruments. Lets see how long she can go before disappointing me and breaking down again !
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It took just under 2 month with about 10 hours of playing time a week before she broke down and disappointed me again my schizophrenic Io Eclipse !Wow ! I am in love again. It's like hooking up with an old girlfriend or ex wife, familiar but also new and excitingWe have been at it 9 hours today, the Io and i. I can't remember the last time i wanted to do it that long ! She handles everything i can trow at her with dignity, grace and agility and still sounds sexy and commanding. Leonard Cohen, The Dubliners, Sparks, ZZ Top, Earl Scruggs, The Notting Hillbillies, Springsteen and Emmylou sweet Emmylou Harris, that voice just draws me in like a Siren. Playing balanced out without preamp today, a little less drive in the bass, but quite a bit more transparency, tons of details, layering of bass and drum lines without losing the intonation of voices and tone of instruments. Lets see how long she can go before disappointing me and breaking down again !
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Correct, match the tube position in each channel. V1 left should match V1 right.A quick question for members who have good understanding to the circuit of the Io. I have 2 matched pairs of Tele 12ax7 for the V1 and V2 positions in the Io, but the 2 pairs have slight different in Mu (gain) from each other. I am under the impression that a matched pair should go to V1 left and V1 right, and the second pair go to V2 left and V2 right. Is that correct? Thanks !
Bummer.It took just under 2 month with about 10 hours of playing time a week before she broke down and disappointed me again my schizophrenic Io Eclipse !Drove 300 km to drop her of for repair yesterday and realized afterwards i had left the umbilical cords on the floor at home. Another trip tonight when i am done listening to music. I have realized i prefer the bass with my solid state riaa amplifying the VDH, i had returned to using my SS preamp with the Io already, just better drive and bass. I will try more tube swapping and loading when i get the Io back, maybe adjusting speaker crossover with Io in the chain will do the trick, it was previously adjusted with SS riaa.
Same side out, no other equipment has any problems. Definitely the Io.Bummer.
I hope you can determine underlying causes, whether Io or power or …
You can always buy two. Of the hope that at least one remains healthy. until the other is repaired. with the money you spent on repairs we got a beautiful Allnic. another two years of repairs and you can buy a Solution phonoSame side out, no other equipment has any problems. Definitely the Io.