Hi all, Im new to using amps and especially tube amplifiers. I bought this Loxjie P20 amp on amazon a couple years back and am now thinking of replacing the tubes in it to try and get some better sound from it. But I am entirely unsure of what to look for in terms of replacement as well as...
TLDR - I love it with all of its foibles.
So, how did we get here? I love little amps. They don't need to be high powered for my listening enjoyment. I like to have things tuned for the space I am in. I have been rocking the Fosi Audio T20 since 2021 and I love it. I really enjoy the...
I have this mid 40's tube radio console. I bought it about 24 years ago in Des Moines for very little. I used it for a couple of years and haven't plugged it in for at least 15 years. Since joining AK I've learned to bring up old equipment on a variac. I like this radio and plan to clean it up...
This will be held at Mebane Antique Auction Gallery back parking lot behind the main building. Starting time 8:00AM until around 11:00 or 12:00. We are having inside a live catalog auction that day, so there will be lots of people and cars in parking lot. There be free snacks, water, coffee and...
Please see pictures. Large RCA caddie came with a radio collection from an estate where the person collected radios but had worked on TV,s for the local Zenith dealer. The Westinghouse caddie came from the CC-AWA show back in March. Box holds all the good tubes found in both caddies...
Greetings, good people of Audiokarma. I'm hoping some of you might not mind sharing your wisdom, warnings, thoughts, knowledge, and opinions.
I'm thinking of buying the following from a guy:
Yamaha YP-D8 with Stanton 881s
EAR 834p Preamp
Sound Masters Line Buffer Preamp No. 9 Ver. 2
Cary...
Not sure where to post this. Saw this Zenith Console in our newest thrift store in our small town. It has a neat looking radio and a Cobra turntable/record player. I've taken photos of the amplifier and other components in the back the best I could -- I know next to nothing about tubes and maybe...
Held indoors at Mebane Auction Gallery. Free to buy sell or trade. Right off of Hiway US-70 Orange County side of Mebane. Meet starts at 8:00AM, these do not last long over by 12:00 or so. Audio will show up, tubes, radios, Ham Radio and more. I will have free coffee and doughnuts and some other...
I bought the magnavox 8602 for $99 on Facebook marketplace.
I bought a broken outlaw rr2150 for $50 that's output wasn't working but The preamp works fine.
Got a Technics m6 cassette player for $25.
And a pair of Klipsch tangent theatre speakers in the garbage. 2 mids and a dome tweeter...
So I am happy to say that I have two systems, both of which make me very happy: one is solid state, the other tube-based. I have a small office/guest room where I use this stuff, and I guess I would like to use the solid state for more contemporary stuff like Bruce Springsteen or Fleetwood Mac...
I have had a lot of electronics training and have good experience with some leading audio companies, but troubleshooting and build-from-scratch are areas where I am very interested and could use some help for sure. I am a fairly skilled speaker builder, including advanced woodworking and...
Hey everyone... been a long time since I've posted to AK :0. I'm here seeking some input from those who have more knowledge and experience with tubes than myself.
I just purchased a Yamamoto A-08s, and one of the tubes was damaged in shipping (despite being packed very well). Its an '80'...
My partner in all things radio received from the estate of the late Les Goldberg his garage collection of radio tubes, he also got his Hickok 539-C tube tester. Les was a regular at Kutztown every time it was held, he died the Monday after the last Kutztown meet which he did attend but only for...
Saw this on a Seattle CL listing. Whats up with this thing. It looks like some amazing Power Amp, and Pre with an Alnico Speaker. Long Forgotten Holy Grail unit?? That photo of all the tubes caught me by surprise.
Heres a link...
Hi folks,
I shared this over in the tube audio forum, but honestly, this thing sounds so good and my buddy did such a kickass job on it over the last 6 months in his free time, I wanted to share with a slightly wider audience. Hope that's okay!
Last Spring, I inherited a 1959 Magnavox Berkley...
Hello, I have recently purchased a Dynavox TPR-3 pre-amp that uses 6n3 type tubes. However after purchasing now two sets of tubes and being sent a single replacement tube, three of the five tubes tested have been faulty after minor usage. The two cheap Chinese tubes the pre amp came with work...
Held at Mebane Auction Gallery parking lot, right off of Hiway US-70. Meet starts at 8:00AM, these do not last long over by 12:00 or so. Audio will show up, tubes, radios, Ham Radio and more. I will have free water, snacks, might be too warm for coffee will see. Might have time to set up for an...
These may be silly questions, but here goes....
I have an older Counterpoint SA-1000 hybrid tube preamp, circa 1988-1990 ish. It has a phono section with two 12AX7 tubes and line section with one 6DJ8 tube. I like it a lot and I'm in the process of upgrading tubes.
First question -When I am...
This information is from AWA holdings of Dowd-RCA Archive published in the last issue of the TCA Dec 2019. RCA Tube "Salvage Schedules" 2A3, Low plate current shrinkage may be salvaged by tapping with hard felt hammer, Tap tube on dome in a plane parallel to the top mica while the AC test...
When using old tubes equipment and vintage turntables, some of the more modern equipment like CD players and step up transformers (SUTs) can look out of place.
To help them blend in I’ve employed a bit of cover and concealment ;) (see photos), that’s a CD player on bottom…
One unintended...
Go to our website cc-awa.club. First meet we have had since 2019. There be many audio items at this meet, I have bought many audio items and tubes, at this meet. Indoor tables are available this year with the normal outside tailgate spaces. If you cannot come Thursday or Friday Saturday is FREE...
Hello all,
I've found some of my dream tubes, very hard to find but I have no idea how to read the tube testing data. Can someone help me with this to see if they are matched and good tubes?
I know one will "burn out" before the other, but Im not worried about that, I just want to make sure...