Cowwe's latest activity
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Well, for another data point, I think Speedball is absolutely essential. The stock Crack is tonally good, particularly with phones like... -
Cowwe replied to the thread Crack;Bottlehead OTL.I had actually thought about just saying "whatever, let's try to solder the speedball on and see if that fixes it" but stopped since it...
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Cowwe replied to the thread Crack;Bottlehead OTL.The issue had to be most likely on the right channel, since it was the only one affected. Replacing the volume potentiometer, output...
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Always in place.
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Cowwe replied to the thread Crack;Bottlehead OTL.On another note, since during this time I was also suggested to make sure to keep the headphones unplugged while turning on and off the...
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Cowwe replied to the thread Crack;Bottlehead OTL.Just giving some brief positive news to close the topic: I finally managed to find the fault. It was actually the 22k ohm resistance in...
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Bottlehead Crack Upgrading Guide EDITED 2/4/2021 4:26 PM: grammatical edits, restructured some parts, added bits of info, and added...
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Cowwe posted a comment on classifieds listing Shanling H5.I want to buy one so I would like to receive photos, if that is what you mean.
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I gotta ask, are all the devices in the audio chain plugged into the same outlet via power strip or some such? If you have different...
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Cowwe replied to the thread Crack;Bottlehead OTL.It is something that I had thought about too, so I made sure to test the amplifier into many different outlets. Even when plugged with...
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Cowwe replied to the thread Crack;Bottlehead OTL.I haven't. Since I live in Italy, both the repair and the shipping costs are going to be very high compared to the price of the...
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Full metal jackets! Sounds mighty good considering each was around 5 bucks (except the Mullard Gz34 lol). I found the amp sounds...
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Completed the build about 2 weeks ago and finally put it through its paces. After about 100+ hours of running the amp I have to say that...
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So, I want to revisit when you mentioned that two different repair shops did NOT have the issue when using the amp, and you heard this...
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Cowwe replied to the thread Crack;Bottlehead OTL.This is definitely something I mean to investigate, being by far the strangest thing about my situation. I had planned to bring my amp...
