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the beryllium reactor
David Litman
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They gone safety mad! Japan won't even allow nuclear reactors anymore.
brinsmead
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A poster on Audiokarma was discussing this issue…….
I been involved in removing the grills and cleaning quite a few NS2000 Beryllium mids and tweeters centre domes that have been pitted and corroded beyond repair……..the tweeters and mids are black with dust and other contaminants that leave these in a terrible state.
The Japanese imports are the worst I’e seen.
I give some examples here…..the corroded ones top three and my lower two how they should look
I been involved in removing the grills and cleaning quite a few NS2000 Beryllium mids and tweeters centre domes that have been pitted and corroded beyond repair……..the tweeters and mids are black with dust and other contaminants that leave these in a terrible state.
The Japanese imports are the worst I’e seen.
I give some examples here…..the corroded ones top three and my lower two how they should look
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nice job!
I cleaned a few of those form the NS-1000 without mask or other protection. This is how the Beryllium got into my brain that now I have a difficult time liking anything else
Perhaps you should use Beryllcreem Hair Tonic.nice job!
I cleaned a few of those form the NS-1000 without mask or other protection. This is how the Beryllium got into my brain that now I have a difficult time liking anything else
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it looks like Vint Age was also exposed to unsafe levels of Beryllium
David Litman
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I thought the beryllium tweeters were coated to protect against corrosion or, like everything else, nothing lasts forever?
Fascinating stuff Vint Age. Thank you for the copy promo stuff. Those were the days when, you could manufacture anything without a care for our planet. I thankfully, have two pairs of NS1000's. First pair bought 1982. They were powered by my lovely sounding but, underpowered Meridian 101/105 set up. The consequence was that I must have blown at least half a dozen tweeters and a couple of mids. Looking back, I can't believe that I just threw them away. I reckon I cleaned out the last of Yamaha UK stock. I was so relieved to find that Manfred Stein of QUAD MUSIKWIEDERGABE in Germany could re-coil them. Can't find anyone in the UK. He's done quite a few of mine.
My second pair NS1000, bought 2002, is powered by my B-2, of course! Which, is still going strong after Audio Clinique and my own work.
Now, a question. Can anyone recommend a better alternative to the C-2, please?
Fascinating stuff Vint Age. Thank you for the copy promo stuff. Those were the days when, you could manufacture anything without a care for our planet. I thankfully, have two pairs of NS1000's. First pair bought 1982. They were powered by my lovely sounding but, underpowered Meridian 101/105 set up. The consequence was that I must have blown at least half a dozen tweeters and a couple of mids. Looking back, I can't believe that I just threw them away. I reckon I cleaned out the last of Yamaha UK stock. I was so relieved to find that Manfred Stein of QUAD MUSIKWIEDERGABE in Germany could re-coil them. Can't find anyone in the UK. He's done quite a few of mine.
My second pair NS1000, bought 2002, is powered by my B-2, of course! Which, is still going strong after Audio Clinique and my own work.
Now, a question. Can anyone recommend a better alternative to the C-2, please?
is not about the planet....is Big-Brother making sure you do not hurt yourself. This falls in the same category with asbestos thermal insulation, mercury thermometers etc...
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what is a c-i ?
David Litman
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Thank you Vint Age. Never seen one before. It certainly has more bells and whistles than the C-2 but, does it sound better? Instead of shaping the sound, is it not the mission to hear what the music producer wants us to hear? Less, is more of the original sound intended? However, if one is looking for maximum flexibility, this C-1 looks well equipped.
Yes indeed, as long as they're a good music producer! As you can see from the picture, most of the time I have nothing other than gain dialed in on my C-1; it basically serves as a very nice phono preamp and very occasionally I'll dial in a bit of acoustic compensation for that not so good producer.
I'm not big on bells and whistles and prefer to run my CD player's variable O/P's directly into my B-1 and B-2. That said, the C-1 is the nicest preamp I've ever had the pleasure of listening to but YMMV.
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