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I'm Martin.
Well spoke to soon. Alan did fix the problem with it not powering up at all, which I think was just the start up board not being properly connected, but now it's warmed up the original fault I sent it to the other bloke to repair, and which he reckoned he'd fixed, has re-appeared.
Oh well. Back to the drawing board.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > Troels Gravesen Faital 3WC-15.
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Location: Northern Ireland
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I'm John.
Bummer!
What was the original fault?
Drunken Administrator
Location: Staffordshire, England
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I'm Martin.
right channel starts intermittently crackling, then eventually drops out altogether.Originally Posted by JohnJo
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > Troels Gravesen Faital 3WC-15.
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I'm Justin.
I think a more God like accolade is appropriate.Krell KSA50S is working and back in the system!
Infinite thanks to Alan 'Firebottle' - I will be having a word with the Pope and get him made a Saint.
Shame he didn't get the issue when looking at it though.
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I'm Geoff.
That's a shame mate. Hope it's not too much aggro to sort.
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
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That's disappointing news Martin. How does it compare with the KSA100 Mk.II ?
Hope you can get it sorted quickly.
Barry
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I'm Martin.
I prefer it to the KSA100, at least with my current speakers. The 100 is a little bit warmer and smoother. Most Krell aficionados prefer the 100 though, as always it depends on what you're after.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > Troels Gravesen Faital 3WC-15.
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+1... At this rate mate, valves would be more reliable!
Anyway, hope you get it sorted soon.
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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I'm Gary.
Damn.
What a pisser!
Hopefully it’s an easy fix Martin, maybe the bloke who worked on it originally can shed some light on his take on the original fault, good troubleshooting info?
A crackin’ amp, well worth getting sorted.
Letting go and relaxing
is the most ‘in control’ thing you can do
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Location: Staffordshire, England
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I'm Martin.
Gaz, I don't know what I'm going to do with it. I'd buy another one but of course there's none for sale anywhere at any price.
In the meantime I've set up some Beovox MC120.2 being driven by the Sony 530ES integrated. You'd have to be very picky to fault the sound, unfortunately for me I am very picky. Still great speakers these, three ways with midrange dome, Volt bass drivers. The bass drivers were re-foamed by the previous owner. I've got the integral stands somewhere, couldn't be arsed to search for them though.
Note the waveguides around tweeter and mids, way ahead of the time for 1983. Allegedly one of the best speakers B&O ever made.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > Troels Gravesen Faital 3WC-15.
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