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And did you confirm what he set it up at? I bet it's not 1.5 volts to full power. If he knew you were going passive he surely adjusted accordingly.

Well I'd imagine this is being setup custom to run with a passive preamp. 1.5v to full power is an awful lot for a passive to muster...

What is the input sensitivity of the new 300B amp?

Pretty hard to design a passive preamp that's noisy! No gain = no noise... pretty simple. Much of the noise you experience with an active tube or SS preamp is caused by a system mismatch. Using the wrong preamp with an amp or the reverse. One of the largest headache of putting together a separates system is picking components that play well together. I personally have never liked passive preamps but LP's is a big part of my serious listening...

Heck it makes the manuals I did for my products fresh and modern! I love the hand drawn schematic and other drawing that I bet a dime to a dollar were penciled in by the audio god himself! Cool stuff!

Mark, Good to see you are strolling in here now and then! I have a blast from the past piece of Paragon System E documentation (User Manual, Service bulletin on balance control with instructions, hand drawn grounding scheme diagram and full Schematic) I bet you'd love to look over and forward to people that might contact you about the System E. I swear the hand drawn and written pages is your hand writing. Shoot me an email with your current email and I'll send it back to you. craig@nosvalves.com Craig

Actually a GFCI outlet is darn safe. 95% of the gear I work with have 2 pronged power plugs. I use GFCI protection...

I don't think I'd describe either Edcor or Hammond as great output transformers... Good for the $ yes, but far from great! Great cost a lot more than that!

Gotta love that sound description!!

If working when you last used 18 years ago the chances are darn good if you use a Variac and start them up slow like over a 24 hour period starting at 50VAC for 4 hours, 60 for 4 and so on. I bet they come up just fine. Do clean the tube sockets and pins in case they have oxidized. Caig Deoxit is all I recommend you use. 20 years is nothing to those components. Unlike the above poster the one thing I would replace are the Jensen PIO caps Paper in Oil caps built like those do not do well after sitting unused for 20 years. If they were Hermetically sealed it'd be different but they are not. To keep the sound the same as it used to be, find another PIO cap made today. Good Luck Craig

Send it, I'll fix it right up! All they usually need is the power supply rebuilt. check my website for contact info www.nosvalves.com

That's all this place needs more certified Boneheads

Well, I don't believe I'll be performing like I did in my 20's or 30's but I plan to keep busy with some work and hopefully lots of fun. As the saying goes "start living or start dying"

Blindman, Is your handle true? If not there must be a story behind it! If it is true, you are very resourceful! Why don't you plan on shipping it in late February or early March. Please move this to email craig@nosvalves.com I do not want to get in trouble with Klipsch here. They may not mind as I'm not a competitor. I'm not sure who to contact about the can and can't for me. I used to be very much a preferred vendor around here. I have that No BS Paul Klipsch attitude LOL!! PS folks my Knee has been spectacular! It's just amazing what a good Surgeon can do!!

👍 Yes sir in my opinion. Marantz has always been a favorite of mine in the tube and 70's SS era. The problem is it commands extreme prices, Kenwood not so bad,,

I hate to say it because it will rattle a few feathers but to me with my experience Kenwood is hands down the better in every respect of the two. IMHO not even close. HK around here has a big following because of one very vocal Klipsch I believe ex-employee and forum member. PS: IMHO Marantz is/was way better too!

I'd agree with the above. I used a few different vintage Kenwood/Trio like in the links I provided in the Livingroom and my Study when I ended up with 4 grandchildren running around here. All but one room is back to tubes now. But anything tubed in the couple hundred is going to either be a headache or sound like dung. These Kenwood/Trio sound pretty darn good and if you're into vinyl have a decent phono section. I was lucky though I found 2 decent examples at an estate sale for $40 each. DO make sure whomever you buy one from warranties it works in all respects as it should. I am not at all affiliated or know the people selling them in the links just showing you examples. 1) https://www.ebay.com/itm/196138553770?hash=item2daac4d1aa:g:Z6EAAOSwkn1lf2G-&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAABAPnjAiYzerT0b5mtVGdimT%2B7HgxtZb4qyFhVSA16n%2FSDzVfqZDnYl9Sf7qRjljxnXIoa61oPheP%2BypHXxHNWoxCfjMbmQlZPCUEJ9EEqrNGMCC5W9bcq5e3x%2BNew6S4vF6fq1NTQWjbeBr0JllTxvteE0K4pAWBLanUgcA0WyY2mECr9ohVM4ipYxY2wlSPygvTqt6HujS5Zxs0Cua2zibmq%2Bsuk2vVA3kSTIGMY9TYWAomgMWwCTNF%2F7VGe443zlg9db1cjhldeskZy1fUjXSipQ0q1FL02BGpHUiQtNwrjdOl1yg3sRvGS4SGqNb3Lrb2xikp940P%2Fq9iEjo4Tr94%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR76nhfWPYw 2) https://www.ebay.com/itm/375125558953?hash=item575739c6a9:g:GA0AAOSwBtBlfmxi&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAABAEkQwDfKfOKHar%2B%2Bx1is5AN8gTkhvfleXY3pjvaL%2BIays71HuLD%2BV9OYc8wziqiLYeZHuxatE1jyy0r7XKHhdJ4uh5afYLrOtdP0sjYWbaBlQrIjd9Suw%2FHGQ5PXenJbej1WHFDRPeg6Cc5ToEj4nWZoCNaguDSN2Of%2FPv4q5C1%2FU%2F3zykB8OlCKCyt7R10KgzuX%2FRNZg%2FFVjD4avLe1tjN1WavsYKZw%2BxN%2FkW1QZYTsRw%2FFnfsrfXfVCZg%2FRf0brArf3XvXCKM%2BMFzaykU%2BtPXLtST0l%2Fw%2F5zUm0afKBBiekoVCLXBsEYOXDz6T6VxhZwH0xXzK1GFBLPZoV9vxXjQ%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR76nhfWPYw 3) https://www.ebay.com/itm/155679870776?hash=item243f3e4f38:g:PT0AAOSwlsZkuxUv&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4Lml0HuuMIz63x98dboj68DGYaIIUDv4VxHQ0Vev%2FcU0mEwIp52zUAu6RfG6OvKJj1tY2T%2BXyM2UgK0xxZ1ViNQIrSyZiMN5C%2FkeecOe%2FqQcrV37bJaVSCLujV4khRHS%2BJDVVfiGPNLNp9cZcPCVfTqrJEQXDgB1jw8PSE2QavSh%2B6aGaGdfyaX4Z4FB2a%2F2nrd%2F%2FOJpCedbhwKhCapYNZQ8XQD5vTrW72diC1UzxP4oq%2By2nJMNyVyIq3IhJ0sdx%2BzWkPKyob5sx7F7e7IYu0HG%2BHiQihWgRe3JQM4aJ1KL|tkp%3ABk9SR8CnhfWPYw

Uummmm, Let's not get excited! I am backing up my treasured Vinyl collection! I am not "Going Digital" My life would not be complete without a few ticks, hiss and a skip now and then. Vinyl just sounds better!!

Shannon Parks is a heck of a good guy! 👍

Man some anal-retentive type did the soldering it that gear! Shcu good to see you're taking care of MY BABIES LOL!

Marvel, Many recording engineers have CD recording quality figured out, Thing is the money men paying the bills that is not the main concern. They want the CD's they bankroll to play hotter than the rest on the radio or streaming. More profits through hearing damage!

I normally use my 103R on a upgraded Rega RB300 on my older SOTA Sapphire which has had some type of electrical failure that I haven't dug into it yet. So I'm currently using it on my really cool vintage JVC QL-Y5F which has every tweaker gadget known to man. Really versatile and surprising good turntable... The best kind since I scored for like $200

Marvel thanks and trust me I have multiple top notch phono sections with my/Mark Deneen's being my go to... Interestingly I'm currently using huge rack size box CJ phono pre that sounds spectacular with my Denon D103R scary quiet background for LPs

MArvel, Thanks that is what I'm finding when digging around the internet. Countless positive and zero substance based negatives. Plus I think I can use it for amateur DJ and Karaoke stuff.

Hey anyone around here ever used the Scarlett line of products to do the conversion from Focusrite.com I'm waiting for one the try out and keep if I like it. The gen. 3 stuff refurbished is a great deal right now. Cheers Craig