[rkw]

Received in an email from Paul McGowan today:

In a blog post from software engineer, Matt Montag, he describes the following:

Paul McGowan finally heard about it? That's way out of date now. UMG removed their watermarking around 2019-2020
To distribute the original article and not include an update now is spreading misinformation.
https://www.mattmontag.com/music/an-update-on-umg-watermarks

I have never, ever been able to audibly detect one.
Maybe if Urd is there and I can do really A/B compare with CD.
Wait, the watermark will be on the CD too.
I'll live with the doubt of watermarks for the rest of my life.

UMG put watermarks on streaming audio and download file purchases for a few years. It was never on CDs (never seen anybody report it).
I was able to hear watermarks easily on Spotify and Tidal, but Qobuz never had it (I believe at Qobuz' insistence).
UMG have replaced streaming files with versions without watermarks and it is no longer an issue. Let's put it to rest.

 

[tincanear]

Hell no. To be honest I was a little surprised my vent system worked as well as it did. No tubes were ever damaged in the process. Buried in PVC are a Bad Boy, black glass Ken-Rad, and a Tung Sol BGRP. Removing them is messy business.

looks like a crime scene

 

[earnmyturns]

Received in an email from Paul McGowan today:

In a blog post from software engineer, Matt Montag, he describes the following:



JC

That email is a bit misleading. Universal did use watermarks widely for a while, but according to Montag, they cut back a lot if not totally in 2019: https://www.mattmontag.com/music/an-update-on-umg-watermarks

-- F

 

[sam6550a]

EL 34's? To me it has the look of a Dynaco ST-70 mod but Sam6550A would know better than me.

Yes, it is a modified ST-70 with 3-12AU7 in the driver and phase inverter stages.

 

[tincanear]

You are one glorious, insane schiithead... I salute you, sir. For my 52nd birthday, I finally picked up a Hakko soldering station, Fluke Multimeter, and basic odds and ends to start messing around with non-lethal (less-lethal) circuits.

sounds like trouble

always power down the soldering station, even if you are just leaving the work area "for just a minute".
likely you are thinking about building a coaster amp or two...IMO get familiar and comfortable with thru-hole PCB soldering first.
SMT needs a fine tip, thin diameter solder, tweezers, magnifier, a steady hand, and a bit of patience.
DIY RCA or XLR interconnects will need a bigger soldering iron tip and medium diameter solder. triple check for shorts before connecting to equipment.

 

[Paladin79]

Yes, it is a modified ST-70 with 3-12AU7 in the driver and phase inverter stages.

I may not know some things but I generally know those who do. A little tube glow.

 

[FLTWS]

To my memory I can't think of another tube amplifier that has been so often modified by so many different individuals as the Dyna Stereo 70. I had an acquaintance in Milwaukee who did upgrades on them. Didn't Frank Van Alstine also do a ST-70 mod? I owned his original 2C's at one point decades ago, a great sounding speaker.

Or was that Vandersteen?

Edit: Yes, the 2C was a Vandersteen model.

 

[leonthebumme]

The thing about Aegir is that it isn't particularly veiled and closed in sounding. Not in comparison to most other amps I've heard. It projects plenty of air and easily keeps up with the best of them.

Well Tyr #1 is with Fedex now, en route back to the fine folks at Schiit headquarters to sort out (hopefully) the hum. Meanwhile, Aegir is back in and dang it really is just such a great amp too. Such a sweet and entrancing tone from it. Still sticking with the Tyrs, but as Aragorn said to the hobbits at the end of Return of the King, he might as well be speaking to Aegir: "You bow to no one."

 

[Paladin79]

To my memory I can't think of another tube amplifier that has been so often modified by so many different individuals as the Dyna Stereo 70. I had an acquaintance in Milwaukee who did upgrades on them. Didn't Frank Van Alstine also do a ST-70 mod? I owned his original 2C's at one point decades ago, a great sounding speaker.

I know Van Alstine did mods for later amps as I did myself. There was a point in time where Dynaco sold more speakers than anyone in the world and their kit prices kept consumer costs fairly low. Some of their tube gear caused me to return to the tube sound I grew up with, one last amp and I will be set for the remainder of my life.

 

[FLTWS]

I know Van Alstine did mods for later amps as I did myself. There was a point in time where Dynaco sold more speakers than anyone in the world and their kit prices kept consumer costs fairly low. Some of their tube gear caused me to return to the tube sound I grew up with, one last amp and I will be set for the remainder of my life.

One last amp is all you need?

 

[Paladin79]

One last amp is all you need?

LOL it has been a long time since I have seen that. Now mind you I have two other tube amps I like so the final one will give me a choice of three minimum for two channel use.

 

[MikeVG]

Well Tyr #1 is with Fedex now, en route back to the fine folks at Schiit headquarters to sort out (hopefully) the hum. Meanwhile, Aegir is back in and dang it really is just such a great amp too. Such a sweet and entrancing tone from it. Still sticking with the Tyrs, but as Aragorn said to the hobbits at the end of Return of the King, he might as well be speaking to Aegir: "You bow to no one."

Hello,

New member here... great to be part of this forum. I thought you should know your not the only one. Both of my Tyr's were sent back today for the exact same issue. Luckily I also have a backup Aegir. Also just received a Yggy LIM that seems to have a similar hum.

 

[cricket]

sounds like trouble

always power down the soldering station, even if you are just leaving the work area "for just a minute".
likely you are thinking about building a coaster amp or two...IMO get familiar and comfortable with thru-hole PCB soldering first.
SMT needs a fine tip, thin diameter solder, tweezers, magnifier, a steady hand, and a bit of patience.
DIY RCA or XLR interconnects will need a bigger soldering iron tip and medium diameter solder. triple check for shorts before connecting to equipment.

All good advice.

Always power down... I've got a power panel salvaged from an assembly at work with four or five duplex outlets. The outlet for my two soldering stations has a one-hour lighting timer as power-down backup. I rarely turn it past 30 minutes, but might do that multiple times per session.

The link above is inconsistent. Try this amazon link.

 

[ArmchairPhilosopher]

Don’t these GEs have such a beautiful glow to them?

 

[wout31]

Hello,

New member here... great to be part of this forum. I thought you should know your not the only one. Both of my Tyr's were sent back today for the exact same issue. Luckily I also have a backup Aegir. Also just received a Yggy LIM that seems to have a similar hum.

So it is more than likely you have to find the answer in your local system.
1 item humming can happen
2 items humming very small chance
3 items humming, close to impossible, something else is wrong, not the gear.
Just my 2 cents.