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      ired reacted to hennyo's post in the thread KOSS ESP-950 Thread with Like Like.
      I think it's time someone answered your question. I've messed with both, and out of "a good tube amp" as you speak. Balancing act to T1...
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      ired replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.
      Mjölnir makes high quality gear, this is their KGSSHV amp with normal bias from their website. There is at least one other company whose...
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      ired replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.
      Mjölnir Audio in Iceland has several models with regular bias, expensive gear though. A more economical option would be having an...
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      ired replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.
      The T1 series and some SRM-006t & SRM-007t's had normal bias available. You can also find normal bias on some very good third-party...
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      ired reacted to bearFNF's post in the thread The Stax Thread III with Like Like.
      I have dropped my 009 once and stepped on the cord when getting up out of my chair. No damage done. Worse yet, my "eX" sromped on my...
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      ired replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.
      You should be fine. Not to say that you weren't lucky, don't try for a repeat performance. But if something was to break it would most...
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      ired replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.
      Thanks for double checking. I wouldn't be too quick to trust the T1 schematic, a few changes would render it less than useful for...
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      ired replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.
      Any other caps running warm/hot? Can you double check the original part values against the replacements? As you said two replacements...
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      ired replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.
      The Panasonic part is a good quality cap. I can only speculate that there is another fault in the amp.Or soldering exceeded 350C/3...
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      ired replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.
      That's suspect. Electrolytic caps can dissipate significant heat but they usually run cooler than that. The cap is rated to operate up...
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      ired replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.
      It's more likely to be a cable or cable connection problem. But that doesn't mean that energizers never fail. Try putting some gentle...
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      ired replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.
      The devil is always in the details but my understanding is pretty much what you outlined. And one can only hope that someone on the...
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      ired replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.
      I don't believe so. If there are good sources for such, they are well hidden from routine searches. For good quality parts you're...
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      ired replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.
      @Degru The SRM-212 uses a 12 VDC, 400 ma supply with negative polarity i.e. the center pin in negative and the outer barrel is...
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      ired replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.
      A standard half-watt, single turn, through hole trimmer pot should be a proper replacement. Something like this Digikey part.
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