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Thanks for the link, its going to need a realignment. How do you ad a link in a post? I have a handy one for determining values of resistors I wanted to ad to the little sweetie topic. Stacy

Well it turns out I had two tubes testing marginal good and one tube tested positive for a short on one side. I rep!aced all three and walla Turner works great!If you are into tubes and listen to radio you should think about trying a tube Turner I'll bet you won't be disappointed. And the majority of them can be had fairly cheep. Stacy

Thanks for the reply canyonman. I will test all the tubes and see if any test bad.I may get lucky and find a bad tube and just have to swap it with a good one. Stacy

I have a HH Scott 350 Turner that I got a while back from a form member that is in great shape cosmeticly. I finally hooked it up after thanksgiving dinner Thursday evening.(Hope y'all had a great holiday) I was shocked at how good it sounds,beats any tuner I have listened to thus far. When we first got it going in stereo mode it sounded great maybe 15 min,then it started to sound a garbled and motor boating.If I run it in mono it sounds great,Same thing this morning. Is this something that could be caused by a tube? Reading what I found on the internet some say they fixed similar issues with a new tube but I also read it will need a alignment if the tubes are changed.I also read where someone replaced a cap that was in circuit for the multiplexer and fixed it. I will eventually like to recap it and get it realigned. But for now I was wondering if there was something like a tube or capacitor swap that would make it useable short term. Stacy

Beautiful looking work Maynard. Thanks for sharing it with us. This looks like it may be my first attempt at a build! Stacy

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Thanks Seadog,I do like adventure and I had all the confidence in the world Maynard would get me through it alive with a beautifully working amp.It was a experience I'm thankful to have had!! Stacy

I believe they are the same amp. I also have a beautiful 233 which I believe is a somewhat stripped down version of the 299D LK-72 from what I have read they left out some of the feature switches. Stacy

That is the same for me. I imagine it may be like that so only logged in members can view. Hey I just noticed your in Georgia, I have a cousin I vist down there. Maybe next time I'm down we can get together. I think it would be interesting to do a side by side comparison of the amps with the different capacitors. Stacy

I have Firefox 40.0.3 (it updated yesterday). There is no tiny text on any posts on my end.Sorry I was posting from my phone this morning and it was tiny text on my phone but I see now it is normal size once posted here.Stacy

what I was asking is when you came to the pics in post were you able to see them,or did you have to download them to view them. I noticed when I'm not logged in all I see is the download info but when I'm logged in I see the actual pic. Stacy

What's up with the tiny text? Have I accidentally turned something on or off? Stacy

Thanks Quiet hollow for taking time to share your thoughts on the pioneer very informative. Especially the part about the fan ,as you said pioneer doesn't mention it nor have I read a review that makes mention of it. Stacy

Actually it was really clean when I bought it , the only thing I did was a good dusting. Quick question. How do I post a pic so it is viewable without having to download it. Stacy

I would be moving up from a older denon which I like but I have to run audio from DVD player and satellite to tv then to denon thru SD cable. If I get the pioneer ill be able to go directly to AVR . My tv is 2.0 HDMI. Will audio and video be better going that route? Im not up to date on how the 2.0 works. If im understand going to AVR with both signals the to tv the AVR will upscale them to a better resolution? Has anyone had any bad experience with the pioneer? Stacy

I may be pulling the trigger on one in the next day or two, and have been working a bunch lately and may not get to do as much research as I would like so I was hoping anybody using one, care to share their thoughts on it. Thanks in advance for any insight. Stacy

Thanks Mark1101 ,which version LK-72 do you have? I have no idea what happened to the bottom of the transformer it was like that when I bought it. Stacy

Thanks Maynard for the links i will check them out this evening.

Well this isn't a problem with equipment or question about a mod , but I thought if I were to ask here someone with a question in those categories may find help with any potential answers to mine. My question is I would like to learn how to read tube amp schematics and gain a better understanding of tube amp circuits. does anyone know of any teaching aids, articles, websites they would like to share. Thanks in advance for any insight. Stacy

Thanks Maynard , I am proud of OUR work my friends and family say im somewhat of a perfectionist. But it is a testament to your knowledge and patience.

We are truly blessed to have him here. thanks CECAA850 I am glad you enjoyed it.

First I should clarify this post is not a how to, as much as a share my experience! My first tube amp was a Jolida fx10 which uses 6bq5 tubes for the output . I used it primarily with 1987 Klipschorns in what I would consider a medium to small room at medium loud to lower listening volumes, and loved the sound. But after reading post after post about the quality of sound of the vintage tube amps like Scott , Fisher, Mac. etc. and in some of the post there was some discussion as to why they sound so nice like better iron in the transformers the circuitry used and better overall parts and workmanship from a era long since past. I was intrigued. So like most of you AFFLICTED with this audio hobby I went in quest of better or higher quality sound. I decided on a Scott intergraded amp ( supposed Mac killer) and liked the look of the brown faced lk 72. After finding and buying a working amp I started to educate myself on the different aspects of its restoration. So with my non existing skill set or understanding of anything electrical outside of paying the monthly bill ,decided it would have to be shipped to someone. While exploring the options of qualified techs I was told by a fellow forum member to talk with Maynard. While discussing what would be involved to have him restore the amp I soon realized that I had been steered by the fellow forum to a highly qualified and stellar human being !! At some point in are conversation I expressed the fact that I wished I knew how to do this myself . In the following email I could actually pick up on the excitement that it was infact possible and Maynard was wiling to help me. So began the adventure!!! The way this was to work would be to send Maynard pics of the bottom of the amp with the cover removed and he would formulate a plan of attack, list of parts to buy and a set of instruction`s. When I would get the work finished from his instructions I would photo the replaced components , confirm the amp still worked and send Maynard the photos for evaluation then the process would repeat. Sometimes I would receive new instructions sometimes I would have to rework something or maybe resolder a connection but I always received encouragement. At one point I lost signal in one channel, after replacing more components than I was supposed to before confirming what I had done was correctly working.( case of having to much fun desoldering and soldering). I emailed Maynard and confessed to my overzealous stent with the ole soldering iron . He replied not to worry about it that he in fact he had been guilty of the same thing and ask if I had a sound generating thingy , I had no idea what it looked like or really was used for but was positive I didn't have one. Maynard replied no worries we will make one, then gave me instructions how to make one out of a old receiver, speaker, cd player and rca cable . We then commenced to locate the issue, which turned out to be a balance control pot that had been working and was acting up. I must admit that I had a blast doing this! The amp is now complete and working perfectly. I can say for me and the few that have listened to it. It truly sounds amazing on my klipschorns. While I gained a lot of experience and knowledge I have a lot to learn or understand! I want to say that do it yourself may not be for everyone but it is possible with the proper guidance . I would like to also mention some safety guidelines.( discharge all electrolytics,only one hand in amp at a time , never work barefoot and don't work on a conductive work surface.) While I have not been to a cookout, drank beer, chased the local women around or a multitude of things friends do, I do consider you Maynard as such! So thank you my friend for your time and understanding. Stacy PS. Maynard I am all itchy and have those bumps and rash again so I bought a Mac 225 andc24 pre sat. ill be in touch Now I can test the Mac killer comment before pics after pics

I also would enjoy a sub section dedicated to tubes and Klipsch. I see no down side to it. As Maynard stated it would keep threads from being buried in the two channel, may also help Klipsch with advertising. Win win. Stacy

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Are they 17 mm plate?